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Our first products featured for the Products that Make the Grade campaign are our air-powered products. Pitsco started using air power with its Straw Rocket Launcher, which is an easy and fun way to demonstrate rockets and the lessons behind them. When creating more products, we at Pitsco like to go higher and bigger - who doesn't? When we introduced the AP Rocket Launcher, it was a big hit. The launcher can shoot rockets more than 100 feet in a variety of different directions. The launch angle...

Honoring math students in the Oval Office has been a tradition for 10 consecutive years now, but many presidents have welcomed these champions. President Barack Obama and former Presidents George W. Bush, William Clinton, George Bush, and Ronald Reagan have all honored MATHCOUNT champs in that same office. To become a MATHCOUNT champion requires an extraordinary student and an excellent coach who are very deserving of a private meeting with the President. At the National competition - held on May...

The Technology Student Association national conference is in 10 days! Are you ready? Since 1978, 2,000,000 middle and high school students have participated in this organization. This year's conference will mark the 32 nd anniversary and will be held in Baltimore, MD starting June 28 through July 2. The theme is "TSA: Tomorrow's Leaders" and anyone who has helped with, been a part of, or participated in this organization, knows that to be true. With 69 competitions at the national...

At Pitsco, we obviously believe that hands-on learning is a crucial component to a classroom in order to reach all types of students. But did you know that many research studies confirm the benefits? Following are a few findings from various studies in the past 20 years: A Purdue University study has found that the best way to get students interested in engineering and technology at an early age may be to focus less on textbooks and more on interactive, problem-solving design projects. According...

Teaching math and science, depending on the teacher or parent, can be comfortable or nerve-racking. For the student learning math and science, it can be natural or difficult. Homeschool parents either looking for a better way to teach these subjects or trying to find lessons to help your students comprehend these subjects, look no further. Math and science can be fun to teach and easy to understand when you learn hands on. We have a wide variety of hands-on products in areas including sustainable...

How many teachers reading this wish that your students' parents had more opportunities to get their children involved in science? Well, you are not alone. According to a recent survey, 500 teachers were asked that similar question and 94% of them agreed. In the same survey, though, more than half of the 506 parents involved in the survey acknowledged they could use more help to assist their child's knowledge in science. The survey, conducted by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA...