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 ]
Fall STEM Fun and Themes: November Edition
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 Robotics 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
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!
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 ]
Make a Pi Day Necklace
Whether you're literally outfitting a child or you want a few tchotchkes for a classroom of kiddos, Pi Day is mainstream enough that you can find everything from t-shirts, to temporary tattoos to Pi plates and tins with just a click these days. But the best stuff is the stuff you make yourself, right? So try your hand at making a colorful Pi Day Necklace.* This post contains affiliate links. Make a Pi Day Necklace Supplies Perler ... [ Read More ]
Meet Sarah Mihm for 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 ]