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Future City STEM Competition 2019 Topic

July 26, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: engineering, STEM competitions

Future City stem competition for middle school students

Future City is an engaging engineering competition for middle school students. It's one of the most affordable STEM team competitions around and  has a low barrier to entry. I attended the Future City finals in Washington, D.C. a couple of years ago to provide social media coverage. I was impressed by what I learned and the people I met--students, teachers and engineers. It's a powerful STEM learning opportunity, especially this year! Yes, the ... [ Read More ]

Meet Sarah Mihm for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

February 5, 2016 By Kim
Tagged With: engineering, special STEM day or week, STEM Girl Friday, STEM Girls

Meet Sarah Mihm, an engineer who got her start thanks to Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day!

On behalf of DiscoverE, sponsor of this post, I’m delighted to introduce you to Sarah Mihm, an engineering student at the University of Iowa.  Sarah is spending this Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day) on a boat-she’s studying abroad doing the Semester at Sea program. If she were on land, surely she’d once again spend it giving back to a program that helped inspire her course of study. DiscoverE's Introduce a Girl to Engineering ... [ Read More ]

Marbleocity DIY Roller Coaster Kit by Tinkineer

October 14, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: engineering, kickstarter, kit, maker projects, projects

Marbleocity, the made in the U.S.A. wooden DIY marble roller coaster kit reviewed on www.TheMakerMom.com.

I wasn't able to attend the World Maker Faire in New York City, but at I did get to try one of the hot products that debuted there, Marbleocity. The folks at Tinkineer reached out the me to review their Mini Coaster (currently selling for $30 on Kickstarter). They had me at DIY marble roller coaster. My boys are teens now, but they when they were young, my little engineers loved making marble roller coasters and watching them in ... [ Read More ]

Candy Construction Challenge

July 21, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: engineering, maker projects, math, projects, snacktivity, sponsored

Candy Construction Challenge, a STEM snacktivity from www.TheMakerMom.com

The Candy Construction Challenge is what one of my friends refers to as a snacktivity. Snacktivities combine the best of all worlds: playing, learning, and eating. The Candy Construction Challenge is super easy and provides many ways to learn and play. And it's a fun way to prevent the summer slide. The idea is to have kids explore math and engineering concepts with toothpicks and candy. I'll share a few of my favorite ways to play. ... [ Read More ]

Inspiring Young Engineers: June #STEMchat Summary

July 7, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: #STEMchat, engineering

Last week's #STEMchat on Inspiring the Engineer in Every Child was a rousing success. STEMchatters shared so many helpful insights, ideas and resources. I'll recap some of the highlights below. First I want to thank our sponsor, ThinkFun and our crack panel of makers and engineers. And I want to remind you that there's still time to enter the #KidsMakeIt Challenge sponsored by ThinkFun and MakerBot! Entries will be accepted through July 14, ... [ Read More ]

June #STEMchat on Engineering with ThinkFun

June 23, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: engineering

Inspiring the Engineer in Every Child, STEMchat with ThinkFun hosted by www.TheMakerMom.com.

A few weeks ago, I told you that ThinkFun was doing something exciting and disruptive in the toy industry and today's the big day- the designs for their Maker Studio Construction Sets are now available for free on MakerBot's Thingiverse. Thingiverse is the world's largest 3D design community, offering digital designs for real-world objects. Thinkfun is celebrating with a #STEMchat on unleashing and inspiring the engineer in every ... [ Read More ]

Engineers Week Fun in Chicago

February 18, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: engineering, special STEM day or week

STEMKidsChicago.com shares STEM fun in Chicago for kids and families for Engineers Week Chicago and beyond

Engineers Week 2015 runs February 22-28. I already shared great ideas for celebrating at home, now I want to let local readers in on Engineers Week Chicago. We've got two big engineer fests in the area and because the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is hosting their event on two different weekends, you can hit up both fests, providing your family with two STEM Saturdays in a row. Way to make it a year of wonder, right? In fact, help your ... [ Read More ]

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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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