A Window to a World of Knowledge

As we prepare to welcome 2025, SPI is excited to share a glimpse of what’s to come.

All gradesMary KuechenmeisterDecember 4, 2024Science, History, Art, Career Opportunities

Transcending Limits: NASA's Story Musgrave

Story Musgrave’s life is a living reflection of deeper meanings about resilience, curiosity, and human potential.

Grades 4-12Mary KuechenmeisterOctober 21, 2024Science, Space and Flight, Aspirations

Stories of Discovery

In-depth conversations with trailblazing scientists who have reshaped fields including biology, environmental science, physics, and beyond.

Combining Breathtaking Illustrations with Scientific Fact

SPI adds celebrated children's book author-illustrator Jason Chin's story to its collection.

All gradesMary KuechenmeisterSeptember 16, 2024ELA, Art, Science

What I Learned at the Harvard Observatory

In relaxed conversation, Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell relates highly complex information.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterJuly 30, 2024Science, Space and Flight

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Sea

Alessandro Bocconcelli is a leading researcher in the field of underwater acoustics.

All gradesMary KuechenmeisterMay 27, 2024Earth and Environment, Ocean, Science

Putting the Brakes on Climate Change

Last May, SPI sat down with Dr. Steven Wofsy, the principal investigator on the project MethaneSAT.

Grades 9-12Mary KuechenmeisterMarch 11, 2024Earth and Environment, Climate, Science

Working to Save the Monarch Butterfly

Dr. Karen Oberhauser is considered to be one of the foremost Conservation Biologists in the world.

Grades 4-12Mary KuechenmeisterMarch 1, 2024Science, Earth and Environment, Conservation

Understanding the Seasonal Cycle of Trees

Students listen to plant biologist, professor, researcher, and author (“What a Plant Knows”) Danny Chamovitz’s SPI recording and create their own nature notebook detailing the seasonal cycle of trees.

Grades 4-12Mary KuechenmeisterMarch 20, 2023Science, Art, Literacy, Earth and Environment

Women Who Changed Science: Elizabeth Blackburn

Dr. Blackburn’s work offers students a unique opportunity to learn about the human body through the lens of aging.

Grades 9-12Mary KuechenmeisterDecember 9, 2022Human Biology, Science, Women's History

Human Biology: Why We Age

SPI has added the oral history of David Sinclair, Ph.D. to its Science/ Human Biology collection. Dr. Sinclair is the co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. Grades 9-12.

Grades 9-12Mary KuechenmeisterSeptember 12, 2022New for 2022, Science, Human Biology

The Singing Life of Birds: Understanding The Natural World

SPI’s primary source recording of ornithologist Don Kroodsma (grades 7-12) reveals stunning details about bird communication and the evolution of birdsong.

Project Series, Grades 4-12Mary KuechenmeisterMay 1, 2022Science, Earth and Environment

What a Plant Knows: Understanding The Natural World

Story Preservation Initiative’s primary source recording of plant biologist Danny Chamovitz offers students, grades 7-12, an intriguing look at how plants experience the world.

Project SeriesMary KuechenmeisterMay 25, 2021Science, Earth and Environment

SPI Science-based Stories: The Spark of Wonder

Story Preservation Initiative’s science-based stories inspire students in grades 4-12 and model curiosity. Every great discovery comes as a result of a natural sense of wonder about the world.

Project SeriesMary KuechenmeisterMarch 15, 2021Science, Earth and Environment