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Driving STEM learning. Sparking AHA moments. Creating pathways to success.

Serving Northern Michigan since 2010
 

 


Our Mission

Newton’s Road is a nonprofit organization dedicated to STEM-related learning for all youth in our Northwest Michigan region. Through these experiences and career exploration, we empower our young people to thrive in our community and beyond.

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What is STEM?

STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math, but it is more than a focus on these subject areas. STEM education integrates these subjects in ways that develop 21st-century skills by encouraging learning through hands-on problem solving, creativity, inquiry skills, critical thinking and collaboration.

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STEM At Home We found quality Science and STEM lessons that you can do at home anytime, so you don’t have to do the research—just dive in! More...
STEM Finder Use our searchable online STEM Hub to find quality experiences and learning opportunities for ages preschool through 12th grade. More...
Community Liaisons Learn how we are helping to STEM Up communities around our region by sparking more AHA moments for youth and their families! More...
Career Investigator Test drive this interactive platform for youth wishing to explore regional STEM-related careers and the "hot jobs" they create. More...
  • 8 Jan
    • STEAM/Maker Alliance Monthly Activity
      Date: Jan 8 - Jan 29
      Location: GLCM's First Steps Science Page
      Cost: Free
      Calendar: Virtual Events & Programs

      STEAM and Making is for everyone! Every month, join member organizations from the STEAM/Maker Alliance for a fun, at-home STEAM or Making activity. Follow the below steps to be entered into monthly and program-end (May) drawings for STEAM Prize Packs and STEM Kits:

      1) Take a picture of your child(ren)’s STEAM/Maker activity and send an email to kids@tadl.org describing what you learned (3-4 sentences).

      2) Have an adult fill out the STEAM/Maker activity survey you’ll receive after emailing your photo and description.

      3) You’re entered into a monthly and program-end drawings for STEAM Prize Packs and STEM Kits! The more activities and surveys you complete, the better your chances at winning a STEM Kit.

      Upcoming monthly activities:

      January: Great Lakes Children’s Museum: Day and Night (view the program HERE and download a list of activity supplies HERE)

      Activity: Experiment with a ball and a flashlight. Find out how day and night happens. Find out why you can’t see stars during the day. Explore the colors of sunlight.

      View this program live on Friday, January 8th at 11 a.m. on GLCM’s First Steps Science page or visit GLCM’s YouTube channel to access the recording.

       

      For more info visit TADL's website! 

  • 29 Jan
    • Night Explorer Month with GLCM
      Date: Jan 29
      Time: 11 to 12 P
      Location: First Steps Science Video
      Cost: Free
      Calendar: Virtual Events & Programs

      With the Great Lakes Children's Museum every Friday in January at 11:00am First Steps Science is reaching for the stars! Join them and earn a Junior Ranger Night Explorer Patch from the National Parks Service. 

      Deep Space Activity: From down here on Earth, what we see in the night sky changes. Explore why the Moon changes shape and why the Big Dipper turns upside down.

      Check out the GLCM website for more info! 

  • 30 Jan
    • STEAM/Maker Alliance Monthly SHOWCASE
      Date: Jan 30
      Time: 11 to 12 P
      Location: Zoom
      Cost: Free
      Calendar: Virtual Events & Programs

      Show off and talk about your STEAM/Maker Alliance monthly activity with the member organizations who sponsored it. Families who complete the activity and a brief follow-up survey will be entered to win a monthly STEM Prize Pack and a program-end drawing for a STEM Kit of your choosing.

      To learn more about the monthly activity, please see below:

      January: Great Lakes Children’s Museum: Day and Night (view the program HERE and download a list of activity supplies HERE)

      Experiment with a ball and a flashlight. Find out how day and night happens. Find out why you can’t see stars during the day. Explore the colors of sunlight.

      View this program live on Friday, January 8th at 11 a.m. on GLCM’s First Steps Science page or visit GLCM’s YouTube channel to access the recording.

      To register for this meeting:

      https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sceuorz0vE9HxGvzo8NCVqkVGzQfQr9S7

      After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

      More info on TADL's website! 

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Newton's News & More

STEM Kits at Your Local Library

Newton's Road and TADL are half way to all 20 regional libraries having STEM Kits available!

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Thank you to TCAPS!

A big thank you to the TCAPS Board of Education for our Certificate of Appreciation.

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Why STEM matters

Igniting a passion for STEM learning today will help to develop thinkers that are ready for tomorrow!

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What the Community is Saying

Coral C., 5th Grader "From the moment I heard about [the STEM Kits] I wanted to go check one out for me and my brother. They looked hard but once you start working on them your brain started working and you could really finish them and they were fun."
Evelyn P., Central High School TechGirl "As a high school senior interested in the medical field, the career investigator was incredibly helpful. I discovered careers that I didn't even know existed, and was able to find ones that are flourishing in Northern Michigan specifically!"
Heidi Skodack, TCAPS Director of School Improvement - STEM & CTE, NR Board Member “In the past year and half, Newton’s Road has made so much progress with reach and visibility in our community.”
Krista Goldman, Director of Mentoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters “I am blown away by Newton Road's Career Investigative Platform. It is a fabulous, thorough, engaging tool that I am so excited to share with our Bigs and Littles. Thank you for including us in its use. We will link to the site via our web page dedicated to Bigs, as well as utilize it on a regular basis in our match support and resources communications.”
Rose Zivkovich, Homeschool Parent "Newton's Road is an incredible resource for our community here in Northern Michigan! They have led and supported many quality STEM events; they are a key partner in developing connections between students in our region and STEM related businesses and resources; they have developed a robust website that brings together families, businesses, and organizations with shared interests; and they have taken the lead on connecting local STEM/Maker organizations to really capitalize on collaborative brainstorming and cooperation. Thank you Newton's Road for all of your hard work building up our community!"