Hello, GeekFamily. It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Plague-(two)-year stress has knocked my spoons down, and I haven’t had the brainpower to write an article—even this past summer, when family trips gave me several ideas for articles, the writing wasn’t happening. But now, something has made me angry, and that anger has given […]
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the second season of ‘The World According to Jeff Goldblum’ premieres Friday, November 12th on Disney+. Join the actor has he explores various subjects including fireworks, magic, monsters, dogs, and dance.
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I’m a fan of historical letters. Letter writing is a bit of a lost art; emails just don’t have the same weight, and social media posts certainly lack depth most of the time. Writing a good letter, one that’s written sequentially with no significant editing later on, is a practiced skill, one which most of […]
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Like its predecessor, An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language should be required reading in every high school. Learning how to think is, and should be, the ultimate goal of education. Be very, very quiet—we’re hunting rhetoric. —Ali Almossawi People use words for many reasons. To share, to explain, to educate. But words can also be […]
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Two things the modern history nerd needs to be wary of in their historical thoughts and pursuits are prejudice and its sneaky little brother, the stereotype. Watch any popular historical film and some stereotype or other will show its head. In this article, I’ll be discussing the stereotype of medieval women in Europe. Were they […]
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Like its predecessor, An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language should be required reading in every high school. Learning how to think is, and should be, the ultimate goal of education. Be very, very quiet—we’re hunting rhetoric. —Ali Almossawi People use words for many reasons. To share, to explain, to educate. But words can also […]
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What does STEAM mean in education?
What is STEAM? STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
September is back to school time here in the UK and for my family this year, that has included watching my son transition from primary (ages 4-11) to secondary school (11-18). With school-related stuff therefore at the forefront of my mind for the last month, I found myself picking up two teacher-authored non-fiction books that […]
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‘Among the Stars’ is a six-part series on Disney+ following Chris Cassidy and other astronauts as they prepare on Earth and then perform jobs in space on the International Space Station.
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The Gravity Bugs Free-Climbing MicroBot teaches children STEM as they build and experiment with a robot that can climb up a smooth, vertical surface.
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A book full of information and illustrations.
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Byju’s Learning Suite features Disney characters and uses Osmo’s technology to bring workbooks to life.
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A powerful coming of age story about the absolute strength of a 16-year-old girl escaping ISIS.
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Part of the “Empower the Future” series, this book seeks to create a new way to address important issues.
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With summer break coming to a close for my family, we took our daughters downtown for a local museum visit. The current exhibits at our city museums, El Paso Museum of Art and Museum of History, featured a great selection of exhibits, from lowrider culture to railroad history to Mexican print art, European renaissance paintings, […]
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This Sunday, Discovery returns to the plains of Tanzania to visit with some old friends and meet some new ones in Serengeti II. Kali, Sefu, Nalla, Tembo, Bakari, and Shani are living their lives in their beautiful home, and we are introduced to Aiysha, daughter of season one’s KiKay and her cubs. We will also […]
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Join in some of the best, most positive, and creative fun out there!
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We spent part of this month at a lake house in Maine. Five glorious days of polar dips, evening kayaking, and lots of general splashing around. Part way through the day on our fourth day there, I told my entire family to go put their cozzies on, and they all looked at me like I […]
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App and software makers are always trying to find new ways to engage kids with educational material. The educational software market is incredibly huge, and those publishers that adhere to national education standards often find their way into classrooms or are assigned as homework. Tappity is potentially one such app. What Is Tappity? Tappity is […]
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Back in March, I wrote up the Leaf’d gardening subscription service. It’s a fantastic company that provides quality seeds and healthy seedlings, along with educational material and guides, to help your kids and family learn to garden together. This post is a follow-up to that one. Now that we’ve had a couple months of the […]
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Stuck in the friend zone? Got a loved one in the friend zone? Take a look at how to get a better perspective and improve the relationships.
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I love a good aggregator of interesting information. Having one place to go to feed your intellectual curiosity. Curiosity about the world, about people, about art, about progress, about anything. Sites like Brain Pickings and Mental Floss fit into this category, and that’s actually how I first discovered GeekDad, back in the aughts. These are […]
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Spintronics teach you about circuits—but with a mechanical system!
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As my kids have grown up, we’ve encountered a lot of different types of toys, activities, and play systems. Some of them are worth the space they take up; some are not. But the best ones are those that take up very little space but have such open-ended play that they can be used again […]
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The data is still streaming in, and the facts are undeniable: Taking COVID-19 precautions have saved tens of thousands of lives normally lost to other respiratory illnesses. Read on for specific numbers.
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The Celestron Kids Microscope With Smartphone Adapter is a great way to introduce kids to the wonders of the smaller world around us.
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Happy Earth Day! Earth Day is an annual event that was first celebrated in 1970 and focuses on “promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable habitat for people and wildlife alike.” This year, I have put together a reading list of 12 books that all make ideal reading for today and any day – because […]
Continue ReadingApril 15 is World Art Day, created by International Association of Art in partnership with UNESCO as a “celebration to promote the development, diffusion, and enjoyment of art.” The day was first declared in 2012, and since then countries around the globe have celebrated with festivals, exhibits, competitions, conferences, and more. For families, this day […]
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The Tempest Weather System is a great way to track the weather and can be set up and running in only 5 minutes.
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