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Tweens and Engineering: November #STEMchat Sponsored by Design Squad Nation

November 6, 2012 By Kim
Tagged With: #STEMchat, STEM, STEM Girls

Design Squad Nation engineering for tweensWe’re talking about the “E” in STEM this month as #STEMchat tackles engineering. Engineering uses principles of science, math, and design to create things- systems, objects, and processes. We’ll be sharing ideas and resources to turn your tween on to engineering concepts.

Join in for #STEMchat on Tuesday, November 13 at 9 Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific) for an hour of engaging discussion about the Big E.

This month’s panel of moms who are raising STEM-loving kids consists of:

Beth Blecherman @TechMama: founder of TechMamas.com and author of My Parent Plan.

Christy Matte @QuirkyFusion: blogger at Quirky Fusion and Quirky-Tech.com. She’s spent most of her professional life sharing her passion for technology with kids and adults around the world, making it more accessible and helping them turn their ideas into action.

Amy Kraft @mediamacaroni: kids’ media producer, writer, and game designer living in New York City. She writes the kids’ media blog Media Macaroni and is a core contributor for Wired’s GeekMom blog.

Yours truly, @KimMoldofsky: STEMchat founder, floundering robotics coach. I may also appear as my alter-ego, @STEMchat, if I land in Twitter jail due to excessive Tweeting.

Our sponsor, @DesignSquad: inspires tweens from all backgrounds to imagine, design, and engineer cool, creative things.

Design Squad Nation has resources for parents, educators and kids. In addition to watching archived episodes of Design Squad, tweens can join the lively online community to share ideas as well as give and get feedback, play games and enter contests. The site also features engineering insights and projects a-plenty for your burgeoning engineer.

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Comments

  1. Anne Jolly says

    November 13, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    I’ll be there! Thanks to the Design Squad Nation for sponsoring these.

    Anne Jolly

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About Kim

Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom / empty-nester who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a published author, blogger, vlogger, baker and maker. I love to travel, especially on trips that involve hiking and other active endeavors, farm tours, and learning new things in general.[Read More...]

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