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Hannah Herbst, America’s Top Young Scientist: It’s STEM Girl Friday

November 20, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: kids and science, kids who love science, STEM Girl Friday, STEM Girls

Read about America's Top Young Scientist, Hannah Herbst, and the challenges she encountered on her way to earning the title. www.TheMakerMom.com.

Hannah Herbst is a 9th-grade student from Boca Raton, Florida who attends Florida Atlantic University High School. She was recently awarded the title of America’s Top Young Scientist and took home the $25,000 grand prize in the 17th annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Hannah created an ocean energy probe called BEACON (Bringing Electricity Access to Countries Through Ocean Energy Collection), which aims to provide a stable ... [ Read More ]

Kids and Science #STEMchat Summary

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

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Thanks 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 ... [ Read More ]

Raising America’s Top Scientist: April STEMchat, Part 2

April 17, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: #STEMchat, Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge, kids who love science, resources, STEM

There's still a few days before the entry deadline of 2014 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The April STEMchat on raising America's next Top Young Scientist was so robust that I broke the summary into two parts. Read Part 1 here.This post contains affiliate links. How can you help your child find a STEM mentor? Science fairs. Younger kids may find mentors in older students Look at parent's or teacher's personal ... [ 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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