National Weatherperson’s Day is on February 5th in the United States, honoring John Jeffries, one of the first Americans to take weather observations. Read More
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Category Archives: Education
LEGO Education: A Real-World Case Study in Philadelphia
Paula Don, from the Philadelphia school district, proves that all schools can implement LEGO Education’s hands-on learning principles. Read More
An Interview with LEGO Education President Esben Staerk Jørgensen
LEGO Education’s President, Esben Staerk Jørgensen, discusses working with low-income schools, making a difference, and being a parent. Read More
LEGO Education: Rebuild The World By Rebuilding Confidence
LEGO Education’s holistic preschool through high school educator geared sets can help “Rebuild the World” by building student confidence. Read More
Rebuild the World: What LEGO Systems Mean for Children’s Futures
LEGO Rebuild the World is more than a marketing campaign, it’s a way for parents and educators to support kids for successful futures. Read More
LEGO Braille Bricks and Audio Instructions: In-Depth Interviews
In this interview, we spoke with Matthew Shifrin, LEGO, and the AI Institute about expanding LEGO to include blind children. Read More
New Logic Game ‘Domino Maze’ Is a Topplingly Good Time
Take logic puzzles into the third dimension with this new logic game from ThinkFun. Read More
Properly Prepared With Paper and Pen
Why Amy (and her daughter) never leave home without something to write with and something to write on. Read More
Cold Water Fishery Resources: What Are They and Why Are They Important?
Last week Melanie Meadors took part in a volunteer program to test the water in a local cold water fishery resource and report it to the local watershed monitoring program. Read on to find out why this is important work! Read More
Apollo 50th: Our Visit to the National Space Centre
The National Space Centre in Leicester, UK, is an interactive museum dedicated to the past, present, and future of space exploration. Read More
Apollo 50th: ‘The Spectacular Journey Into Space’ Fails to Impress
In ‘The Spectacular Journey Into Space,’ kids punch out sections of the images to create floating shapes of planets, space vehicles, & more. Read More
Asteroid Day Is June 30th!
On June 30th, it will be Asteroid Day, an annual event celebrated by 192 countries around the world! Here are some things to make your Asteroid Day cool. Read More
Apollo 50th: ‘History Heroes: Space,’ An Educational Card Game for All
‘History Heroes: Space’ is a card game for ages eight plus that teaches kids and adults about all aspects of space exploration. Read More
Spike 150: Celebrating the Diversity of the Transcontinental Railroad
Patricia had the opportunity of a lifetime last weekend: commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 1869 completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad in Utah. Read More
12 Lazy-Ass Ways to Save the Earth
Be lazy and save the earth! Here are 12 ways to do it by not doing anything. Read More
LEGO Education Presents: SPIKE Prime for First LEGO
New LEGO Education SPIKE Prime to pair with First LEGO Leagues for 2019-2020 competitions to teach resiliency. Read More
‘CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story’: A GeekMom World Premiere
CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story is an immersive documentary movie for planetariums that explores the history of the Apollo Space Programme. Read More
‘Once on This Island, Jr.’ – A Potential Minefield of Cultural Appropriation
In a world that needs empathy, theater provides an entry point for children. However, as adults, we also need to be purposeful about the way in which we make decisions and how we position those choices for our children. Read More
Bored to Sleep: The Understimulated ADHD Brain
Amy discovers that the phenomenon of “intrusive sleep,” which has hounded her all her life, is actually caused by boredom. Read More
Spinlight: 3 Apps to Help With Math and Logic Skills
My son and I have recently played with three apps from Spinlight: ‘Winky Think Logic Puzzles,’ ‘Operation Math,’ and ‘YodelOh Math Mountain.’ Read More
