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Field Work: Exploring Asexual Reproduction of Plants

Students completed field work at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Students visited the tropical & dessert biomes, they made observations on the habitat of several plants and completed several activities to help them understand asexual reproduction of plants. NYS SCIENCE STANDARDS ADDRESSED: *In all organisms, genetic traits are passed on from generation to generation. (2.2a) * Some genes are dominant and …

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BSEA Presents at the STEM Education Leadership Awards

Congratulations to Brandon, Sherell, Allysa, Kyle, Gabriel, Jamar & Kaitlyn for being invited to the first EverFi STEM Education Leadership Awards. Presented by Nasdaq and EverFi, the STEM Education Leadership Awards celebrate organizations that are leading robust efforts to contribute to STEM education and career readiness among our nation’s youth. North America faces a staggering demand for qualified STEM workers, …

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Field Trip/Research

DARK UNIVERSE @ The Museum of Natural History December 16, 2015 was an amazing sunny day as we traveled to the Museum of Natural History to attend the premier of “Dark Universe”. Students were extremely curious about the creation of dark matter, dark energy, the big bang theory as well as reviewing the biggest model of our universe, galaxy & …