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Fall STEM Fun and Themes: November Edition

October 24, 2019 By Kim
Tagged With: special STEM day or week

Fall STEM activites

Whether your family homeschools, supplements with afterschool topics of your own, or you just enjoy learning about the world around you, here are notable STEM themes to run with this autumn! Fall into STEM Fun this November ... [ Read More ]

National Manufacturing Day 2019

September 24, 2019 By Kim
Tagged With: manufacturing, special STEM day or week, STEM at work

National Manufacturing Day. Look for details on www.TheMakerMom.com.

It's no secret that I love behind-the-scenes tours. I think it's fascinating to see how things get made. And as we discussed during the recent #STEMchat on STEM at Work in Manufacturing, many people don't have a sense of what a modern manufacturing facility looks like. That's one of the reasons we now have a National Manufacturing Day. It's also one of the reasons I worked with Alcoa Foundation and SkillsUSA earlier this year to clear up ... [ Read More ]

Winter STEM and STEAM Fun in February

February 5, 2019 By Kim
Tagged With: family fun, monthly guide, special STEM day or week

STEM funand activities for February on TheMakerMom.com

We're adding to our series of guides to seasonal STEM fun! There are special STEM days all year long and we're working to compile them into family-friendly bits that will help guide your family activities, whether for homeschool, supplementing, or work with youth groups. Use these February STEM themes to guide your winter study, reading, and fun You can find the STEM in any day. For example, you can make these crystal hearts for Valentine's ... [ Read More ]

Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week

December 3, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: special STEM day or week

STEM gifts for kids: Learn to code with Kano's Harry Potter Kit

Whether at schools, libraries, or at home, millions of Americans participate in Hour of Code during the first week in December. It's a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to computer science and computer programming through introductory coding activities that take about an hour. Computer Science Education Week If you are looking for spectacular Hour of Code activities, you ... [ Read More ]

National Robotics Week

April 9, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: special STEM day or week

It's National Robotics Week! Time to honor good old American ingenuity and embrace our robot future.  We adults haven't passed the torch just yet, but it's incumbent upon us to make sure our kids have the skills to create an awesome future. There's a lot going on across to the country to celebrate National Robotics Week. In fact, click that link to find events near you. If you don't see one, create your own! Contact a local school, afterschool ... [ Read More ]

World Water Day, March 22

March 20, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: special STEM day or week

World Water Day. Resources for learning about fresh water from TheMakerMom.com

In support of, but not affiliated with the UN campaign. Inspired by the book, Written in Water. (affiliate link), I began to educate myself on issues related to fresh water. That's when I learned about World Water Day. World Water Day takes place on March 22. A project of the UN, it focuses global attention on Earth's most precious resource. Kids and World Water Day Unlike chromosomes or atoms, kids know water. They see, touch, and drink ... [ Read More ]

The White House Science Fair is Today!

April 13, 2016 By Kim
Tagged With: special STEM day or week

White House Science Fair

President Obama is hosting his final White House Science Fair today, April 13, 2016. Roughly 40 student teams from around the country will be sharing their research, inventions and award-winning robots and rockets. These young people are truly impressive. Read up on them here. You can tune in to watch the Science Fair live from 1:00 – 3:00 PM ET. The White House Science Fair is a great new tradition. It's one that I wish I could say I know ... [ Read More ]

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Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom of teen boys who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a blogger, vlogger, baker and maker, as well as the founder of #STEMchat. I also write about parenting gifted kids, girls in STEM and the Maker Movement. [Read More...]
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