KnowAtom Press
June 1, 2010
New Castle Elementary Students Tackle Oil Spills
Oil has made its way into the hands-on science curriculum at Maude H. Trefethen School in New Castle, New Hampshire. Inspired by the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe, science teacher Francis Vigeant challenged fifth and sixth grade students to design and build affordable devices that could reduce the oil spill’s environmental impact. (read more…)
March 24, 2010
Salem Chamber of Commerce Nominates KnowAtom for New Business Award
KnowAtom, LLC, is honored to be one of six nominees for the Salem Chamber of Commerce’s New Business of the Year 2009 award. The award goes to the best new business that opened in 2009 and will be presented at the 88th Annual Celebrate Salem Awards Dinner “Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea,” April 28, 2010, at the Peabody Essex Museum. For more information, please visit www.salem-chamber.org.
February 2, 2010
Lincoln-Thomson Elementary Adopts New Science Program
A new science program at Lincoln-Thomson Elementary comes with high expectations from Principal Helen Psallidas Mihos. Number one is that the adoption of this hands-on, inquiry-based science curriculum translates into student gains on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Science and Technology/ Engineering exam.
Last spring, 64 percent of Lincoln-Thomson fifth graders scored a “needs improvement” in science. “It was time for action and to try something new and different,” Mihos says. (read more…)
February 1, 2010
KnowAtom, LLC, Joins Salem Chamber of Commerce
KnowAom, LLC, has joined the Salem Chamber of Commerce, adding an elementary science education company to the diversity of the city’s businesses.
KnowAtom, which supplies hands-on, 21st-century science curricula and kits for elementary schools, has been present on the North Shore for six years. Last August, KnowAtom moved to Shetland Park, Salem’s waterfront business center. The space, which was last used to manufacture wedding dresses, is now helping KnowAtom meet increasing demands for elementary science materials. (read more….)
KnowAtom in the News
3/31/10 – “North Shore slogs its way through near-record rain” (http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_089225756.html) – As seen in The Salem News
3/23/10 – “Chamber announces nominees for Celebrate Salem Awards” (http://www.wickedlocal.com/salem/news/x99764212/Chamber-announces-nominees-for-Celebrate-Salem-Awards) – As seem on Wicked Local Salem
2/17/10 – “Business Briefcase” (http://www.salemnews.com/permalink/local_story_048000555.html) – As seen in The Salem News
4/16/09 – ” North Shore Business Plan Competition announces 6 semi-finalists” (http://boston.citybizlist.com/yourCitybizNews/detail.aspx?id=47057) – As seen on Citybizlist Boston
1/15/09 – “Top 10 List: Jan 15-22” (http://www.wickedlocal.com/swampscott/fun/entertainment/arts/x1943020915/Top-Ten-List-Jan-15-22) – As seen on Wicked Local Swampscott
12/15/08 – “New ‘intro to soldering’ class planned” (http://www.wickedlocal.com/marblehead/archive/x1720694902/New-intro-to-soldering-class-planned) – As seen on Wicked Local Marblehead
6/3/08 – “A Business Lesson in Teaching Science” (http://www.sciencemetropolis.com/2008/06/03/a-business-lesson-in-teaching-science/) – As seen on ScienceMetropolis.com (A Boston/Cambridge Science Website)
4/17/08 – “Marblehead Rec Department Offers New Science Classes” (http://salemnews.com/punews/local_story_108002134.html) – As seen in The Salem News
Media Photos
For high-resolution photos, e-mail Media@KnowAtom.com
Media Contact
617-475-3475 x 2001
45 Congress St., Salem, MA, 01970