The possibilities to teach programming with a Sphero in the classroom are endless! If you already have a Sphero and are using the Sphero Edu, this is something you know well. In the home screen of the app, Sphero recommends activities and gives you the most recent news. If you are considering buying Spheros for you...
In this day of age, we all love receiving mail! Kids even more so than adults. If you don’t have time at home to plan regular science experiments or adventure with new robotic activities, a STEM focused subscription box is a great reminder to do a STEM project every month in your house! Everyone at home is...
Many of the best science kits for kids have stood the test of time. These brought back memories of my own childhood days of Ant Farms and rock tumbling. These science kits help develop science skills and curiosity without even realizing the toy would be categorized as "education". While there are so many great science experiment kits, I wanted to...
You may already be aware about drones, and even have one yourself! But what are the best drones for kids? Drones get expensive, they can break. At first glance they drones may not seem very STEM-related. But the applications with drones in modern careers is fascinating. Farmers monitor crops and environmentalists monitor waterways via drones. Land surveys and more are...
Best Make Makey Activities guaranteed to stimulate the imagination! Makey Makey is an invention kit aimed at getting kids to use their imagination and be an inventor! It’s gaining popularity just because of how much you can do with a single kit. All you need to get started is the Makey Makey board, alligator clips, a USB cable,...
10 STEM Challenges: Idea Roundup! Education never seems to lack a new fad teaching strategy, curriculum emphasis, instructor temperament, or trendy buzzword to garner our hopes of a bright future for our students and our profession. In fact, ScienceGeek has created a playful jargon generator that parody's the linguistic nonsense that often passes as educational theory....