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by Amy Charest on July 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
STEM Education—My two young daughters keep me hopping during the day, so I do my best to keep them busy. Now that my oldest is in preschool, I am trying to incorporate more scientific activities into our play. My husband, a mechanical engineer, and I, a biologist turned…
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by Carissa Rogers on February 6th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Across the nation it’s time for ‘Operation Find a Great Science Fair Project’! The scientific method is the main ingredient with creativity and enthusiasm thrown in on the side. Find a topic and ask questions. Then alter your experiment with different variables.
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by Carissa Rogers on January 9th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Teaching your kids to love science is as simple as making it fun. The more hands-on, curiosity-building, and messy, the better!
Kid-Friendly Science Experiment to Teach the Difference Between a Liquid and a Solid
Inserting a little playfulness while comparing the differences between a liquid and a solid makes an…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 3rd, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Can Sid the Science Kid actually make learning fun? I'm not going to lie to you. I hated math. I was never good at it in school. I signed up for an economics class my first semester of college and my TA, after trying to help me grasp a concept…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 25th, 2010 | 346 Comments »
The holiday gift giving season is over, kids are wrapped up in school, and homework is on the brain. With that in mind, PBS Kids put together an amazingly fun and educational prize pack for one child in your life to encourage a learning and love of STEM subjects (science,…
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