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Pitsco values the customer's perspective. We have been lucky over the years to meet and work with so many wonderful teachers, because of these relationships we have established an elite volunteer group of teachers, known as the Teacher Advisor Group or TAG. We have created this "In the Classroom" blog from teachers for teachers. Our TAG group consists of eight teachers from across the country. We appreciate their participation in this group and we hope that you will be able to benefit...

At this point you have received an email that asked you to like us on Facebook, then you were redirected here still trying to find out how to win, well here's how: Locate your 2012 Big Book, the one that looks like this: Turn to page 212 and find the NEW product on that page. Then e-mail the name of the NEW product to PitscoMarketing@pitsco.com . If you are one of the first 25 people to e-mail and your answer is right, you win!!

This year, we a t Pitsco have gone a little robot crazy with the introduction of our Mr. Robot as a product in the 2012 Big Book catalog. So in “his” honor, the first post of the year will focus on some robotic advancements from the medical world. A team of robotics experts at UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) and the University of Washington (UW) are doing something rather unusual in the field of medical robotics: giving away their work. Lead by Jacob Rosen (UCSC) and Blake Hannaford (UW), the team...

If your students have enjoyed Pitsco’s Catapult and Trebuchet Kits, get ready for some more flinging fun! This mon th Pitsco r eleased two new siege machine kits – the Torsion Catapult Kit and Torsion Ballista Kit – that use the power of torsion, which is the strain in a material that is twisted. When the material is released, it resists this strain by unwinding itself and flinging the projectile. Some of the best catapults from classical and medieval times were powered by torsion...

Author George Orwell said that sometimes the duty of responsible people is to restate an idea that should be obvious. So let us restate an idea that should be obvious: In the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), collaborative learning works best; students working together can often accomplish far more than when they work alone. Pitsco Education and LEGO® Education curricula are awash with the stimulating collaboration sought by education and business leaders. Collaboration...