Mercury, Not Venus, Is the Closest Planet to Earth

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum A team of scientists just demonstrated something that might shock you: Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth on average. The researchers presented their results this week in an article in the magazine   Physics Today. They explain that our methods of calculating which planet is “the closest” oversimplify the matter….

A Seat at the Table

By Glenn Maleyko, Ph.D Superintendent, Dearborn Public Schools I was excited to get the call asking if I would join several Superintendents from the Tri–County area along with state and local union leaders to participate in a meeting with Governor Whitmer at the Cadillac Building in Detroit. The purpose of the meeting was to learn about her budget…

DCMST students win drone contest

Two Dearborn Center for Math, Science and Technology students won recognition –and free drones – in a national drone contest. Ammel Mutahr took the grand prize, and Madeline Gillette won second prize in the “How Would You Drone? Drones for Good Video Contest.” Both students are part of Tooba Mansoor’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science class…

Ontario to ban cellphones from classrooms for non-educational purposes. Should we do the same?

Starting this fall, Ontario students won’t be able to bring their cellphones to class unless teachers are using them for educational reasons. “Ontario’s students need to be able to focus on their learning — not their cellphones,” Education Minister Lisa Thompson said in a statement released early Tuesday. “Last fall, we launched the largest-ever consultation…

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