We had a great time at the Tweens and Engineering #STEMchat. In fact, the chat was so lively it trended on Twitter! And as you will see below everyone shared so many great links and ideas. Many thanks to our sponsor and source of many excellent resources for emerging tween engineers, Design Squad. Thanks also to panelists Beth Blecherman, Amy Kraft, and Christy Matte. Kudos also to Jen Merrill bringing a sense of order from a rambling ... [ Read More ]
Design Squad Nation from PBS: Engineering Fun for Tweens
The wheels are difficult to detect because they are clear CDs. I spotted Design Squad's Rubber Band Car via Facebook a few weeks back and suggested to my tween that it would be a good project. Because I keep a well-stocked makerspace*, The Maker Tween was able to send me to quickly find all the materials needed to build this car. But as usual, he didn't wait for me** to take pictures of the process. This post was lingering in the ... [ Read More ]