The Science Behind 3 Kid-Friendly Space Books
As a child, I wasn’t an avid reader. It was only in college that I discovered a love for reading and realized what I had been missing. If you’re [...]
2 Chemistry Experiments Using Pantry Items
Distance learning can be tough given a lack of learning utensils in the home. While trying to navigate, try these two fun chemistry experiments using items you have around [...]
Let’s Design a Game: Part 2
Before we examine the steps of the design thinking process, I want you to understand this fundamental truth. Design thinking is best described as systematic chaos. And although that [...]
Let’s Design a Game: Part 1
Taking an idea from inception to reality isn’t for the faint of heart. And I’m not simply spewing hollow words from the sidelines. I know the complexities well because [...]
Using Recycled Cardboard Boxes to Teach Engineering
Boxes are one of those things that you always have a ton of, especially if you are addicted to online shopping like I am. I always recycle my boxes, [...]
6 No-Tech Coding Activities You Can Do at Home
Often when you think about coding, you think of computers or tablets, but coding can be done with absolutely no technology! Whether you teach in a classroom with only [...]
How To: Make Any Space a Makerspace
A makerspace is any venue that promotes creativity, design-thinking, and tinkering. In a school, a makerspace can live on a cart, in a closet, in the corner of a [...]
Full STEAM Ahead: Combining the Arts and STEM
There’s a lot of debate about STEM verses STEAM. In conversations I’ve had with educators, they wonder which is more relevant and how they should approach the arts portion. [...]
3 Unplugged Computer Science Activities for Kids
In the STEM world, technology is the fastest growing field. As the demand for high technology in our phones, computers, and televisions increases, so does the rate at which [...]
3 STEM Movie Recommendations for Young Learners
Parents and teachers can agree that sometimes you just need to put on a movie. Especially with parents and guardians now taking on additional household roles of chefs, employees, [...]
