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Kids and Science #STEMchat Summary

September 8, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: #STEMchat, Joanne Manaster, kids and science, kids who love science, Liz Heinecke

STEMchat on raising kids who love scienceThanks to everyone who joined in for STEMchat with me, Liz Heineicke, and Joanne Manaster in celebration of Liz’s new book, Kitchen Science Lab for Kids. We talked about kids and science with a lively crowd of Twitter friends. As always, the STEMchatters provided great resources to help inspire science-loving kids in your home or classroom. I’m sharing some of the favorites below. (Please note this post includes affiliate links.)

Stay tuned for the September STEMchat with host Texas Instruments. It will take place on Twitter on Tuesday night September 16, 2014 at 9 PM Eastern and will include a sweet EdTech giveaway! Sign up for an email reminder here.

Resources to Raise Kids Who Love Science

Websites and Blogs

  • Change the Equation – a non-profit working to ensure that all students have access to quality STEM education
  • Joanne Loves Science –  blog by #STEMchat panelist Joanne Manaster
  • Kitchen Pantry Scientist – blog by #STEMchat panelist Liz Heinecke
  • The Maker Mom –  blog by #STEMchat founder and host, Kim Moldofsky
  • NASA website
  • National Geographic Science and Space
  • National Science Teachers Association – site with lots of resources for science teachers
  • IX Reasons STEM needs Title IX – blog post at Mind Research Institute by Janine Ingram talking about why STEM education needs the same push that Title IX gave to women athletes
  • SciStarter – brings together scientists and citizen scientists; helps people learn about and contribute to science
  • STEMconnector –  both a resource and a service, designed to link “all things STEM” through a comprehensive website that connects national, state and local STEM entities
  • University of Illinois Pollinatarium – museum at University of Illinois focusing on flower plants and their pollinators

YouTube Channels and Videos

  • ASAP SCIENCE – a YouTube channel that offers weekly science videos
  • Bozeman Science – videos that help teach science topics
  • Crash Course – a series of YouTube videos to help teach science (and other areas of study)
  • It’s Okay to be Smart – a YouTube channel dedicated to science, our world, and how science is part of our everyday lives
  • MinutePhysics – a YouTube channel full of short videos covering physics concepts
  • Veritasium – a science video blog featuring science experiments, demonstrations, interviews, etc.
  • Dew Point Experiment: Ice Bucket Challenge – a video by Kitchen Pantry Scientist which throws some science into the popular ice bucket challenge
  • Everything you Need to Calculate the Speed of Light Can be Found in Your Kitchen – video at HuffPo that teaches you to calculate the speed of light with a microwave

Books and Magazines

  • Science Books by author Seymour Simon
  • Gigabyte Magazine – technology magazine spreading the word by the speed of light
  • Kitchen Science Lab for Kids by blogger and science mom Liz Heinecke
  • The Magic School Bus Books
  • Muse Magazine

Shopping

  • American Science Surplus – a Chicago-area store with lots of science things
  • Elemental Science – a homeschooling science curriculum
  • Goldieblox – toy company aimed at making products to get girls building and using STEM skills
  • GroovyLab in a Box – subscription service that sends you a science project in a box each month
  • Sierra Circuits – a Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) manufacturer
  • STEMfinity – on-line store to buy many STEM products, kits, resources, etc Steve Spangler Science –  innovative products that help teach hands-on STEM skills
  • The Young Scientist Club – science kits aimed at younger students

Other

ISTE: The True Meaning of STEM – an on-line seminar hosted by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) on Sept 3, 2014.

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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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