Mars Month: Build a Rover with Remote Control Machines: Space Explorers
Remote Control Machines: Space Explorers is an engineering, robotics, & science kit that allows kids to build and control their own machines.
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Tag: STEM Education
Mars Month: Pepper Mint in The Magnificent Mars Expedition
The Magnificent Mars Expedition is a STEM kit that includes a story linking to experiments and activities you can do at home.
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GraviTrax Expansions: Which Ones Are Worth Your Money?
We have been taking a look at six of the latest GraviTrax expansions now available to see which are the best ones to invest in.
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Itty Bitty Buggy Inspires Imagination and STEM Learning
National STEM Day is right around the corner. If you are looking for a way to interest your kid in STEM or looking for a fun new project for your little geekling then check out the Itty Bitty Buggy by Microduino.
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The Ultimate-est List of Toys, Kits, and Books to Teach Kids Coding
An updated list of toys, kits, and books that teach kids to code. Perfect for celebrating Hour of Code or under your Yuletide tree.
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The Ultimate List of Toys, Kits, and Books to Teach Kids Coding
A list of physical goods to teach your kids programming and electronics. Perfect for celebrating Hour of Code or as gifts under your Yuletide tree.
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Join This NASA Summer Online Mentoring Program to Learn About Real Life STEM
NASA Girls and Boys connects middle school students with NASA employees for a 5-week online summer mentoring program in all things STEM. The time to apply is now!
Continue ReadingIntroducing the 2015 Summer Immersion Program at Girls Who Code
Sophomore and junior high school girls are encouraged to apply to the Girls Who Code 7-week summer immersion program, offered in about a dozen cities across the U.S.
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Groovy Lab in a Box: Review, Interview, Coupon Code, and Giveaway!
Groovy Lab in a Box is a subscription box program that brings numerous STEM-focused activities to your elementary-school-aged children every month. Our family loved it, I’m sure yours will too.
Continue ReadingPromote Computer Science Education With Hour of Code
Participate in Hour of Code to help reach the goal of introducing 10 million students of all ages to programming. All it takes is one hour.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Bit by Bit: RoboMind Teaches Text Editor-Based Programming to Kids
RoboMind is a no-prerequisite-required introduction to programming, where the objective is to create programs that allow a robot to perform certain tasks.
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Maker Faire New York: The Next Generation
Maker Faire New York this year had more than ever to do with (and buy for) kids.
Continue ReadingAlleyoop Partners with NASA and National Geographic to Bring STEM to Your Teen’s Screen
Innovative learning website Alleyoop.com, which launched in February with math, has partnered with NASA, National Geographic, and others to create a full-spectrum science program for students ages 13-17.
Continue ReadingIntroducing NASA G.I.R.L.S.: A New Mentoring Program For Girls
I recently got wind of a new mentoring program called NASA G.I.R.L.S., organized by Women@NASA. The program is so new that they are still building their website, but I knew I just had to contact them to find out more! I was able to reach the NASA official responsible for this new project, Mamta Patel Nagaraja, […]
Continue ReadingThe Case For Community College
Students are lucky if they can get one truly influential professor in their lives. I’ve had countless. I hold close to my heart the professors who taught me way more than the subject at hand. I remember so vividly those moments when I knew my life was forever changed by what I had learned: when Jeff Baker […]
Continue ReadingWANTED: Rosie the Programmer
It’s a pretty uniform feeling among geeks with daughters: We want to raise strong, smart, independent girls who can stand above stereotypes. So when I’m faced with marketing geared toward girls, I feel a mixture of emotions. Part of me is excited to see something cute and girly, and part of me is outraged at […]
Continue Reading“Wind and Mr. Ug” Get Non-Euclidean
Gather up the kiddies because it’s storytime! Meet Wind, a lonely triangle living on a flat, yet mysterious world. Watch as curiosity compels her to unravel those mysteries and change her world forever… (Warning: Spoilers below the clip!) “Wind and Mr. Ug ” is a shining example of education by stealth. It makes Möbius strips […]
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