GoldieBlox Giveaway: Win a $100 Gift CardGoldieBlox is a toy company founded in 2012 by Debbie Sterling, a Stanford engineer. Their mission is to inspire girls the way Legos and Erector Sets have inspired boys, for over 100 years, to develop an early interest and skill set in engineering. Goldie is the role model our girls…
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Have you found it difficult to help your little girl embrace her love of building? GoldieBlox is a toy company out to inspire the next generation of female engineers. They have created a book series and construction set that follows the story of Goldie, a kid inventor who loves to…
Technical Skills: The Importance of STEM Educationmom • education • parenting • education
Education—Did you know that in a 2006 international assessment of 15-year-old students, the U.S. ranked 28th in math literacy and 24th in science literacy? Or that the U.S. ranks 20th among all nations in the proportion of college students who earn degrees in natural science or engineering. "When compared…
Education: 10 Tips to Help Engage Your Kids in STEM Subjectsmom • parenting • parenting • education
Education—We’ve been talking a lot this summer about how to engage your kids more in science and other subjects and how to truly spark their interest and make learning fun and exciting (check out this post or this one for examples). This is a subject many of our readers…
Summer Learning: STEM Activities for Kidsmom • education • parenting • education
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…
