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Going Beyond Hour of Code: A Non-Coding Parent’s Guide

December 12, 2016Claire Jennings4

What do you say, are you ready to teach your kids code, and learn along with them? It is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

First Images and Video From Avatar: Discover Pandora

December 9, 2016Melody Mooney

Visit the ‘Avatar’ planet of Pandora with your family in this new exhibit that brings the movie to life.

Child, hacker. Image credit: Flickr user donnieray, CC BY 2.0

The Ultimate-est List of Toys, Kits, and Books to Teach Kids Coding

December 6, 2016Ariane Coffin

An updated list of toys, kits, and books that teach kids to code. Perfect for celebrating Hour of Code or under your Yuletide tree.

School Kids Recreate Daraprim for $20 (Not $750)

December 3, 2016Evil Genius Mum2

A group of high school students in Australia has recreated a key ingredient in Daraprim for a fraction of the cost claimed by the company distributing it.

SBrick Plus: Programmable Interlocking Bricks You Want

November 3, 2016Karen Walsh

When educators asked for better programmable interlocking bricks that were compatible with LEGO, SBrick Plus answered the call. Check out their fully funded Kickstarter before Monday, November 7.

Nail Biting: Mental Disorder or Gross Habit?

October 16, 2016Rebecca Angel2

Nail biting is classified as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Does this mean your child should be treated for the very common habit?

The Hadron Collider (Sort of!) Can Be Found in Australia

September 1, 2016Evil Genius Mum

I’m no particle physicist, and I am unlikely to ever enter CERN laboratories. But for one brief, shining moment, I could imagine being there. All for the price of a museum ticket.

Dinosaur State Park: Dinosaurs in Connecticut!

August 23, 2016Anika Dane

We’ve gone to many museums to visit dinosaurs — the Smithsonian in DC,the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, the Museum of Science in Boston — but one of our favorites is just next door, in the Connecticut River Valley.

Profound Perseid Ponderances

August 13, 2016Nivi Engineer

I, uh, stayed up last night and watched the Perseid Meteor Shower / It was, um, amazing.

Hogwarts Party at the Library!

August 3, 2016Amy Weir1

All the details of the Back-to-Hogwarts party Amy hosted at her public library this past weekend.

Pokébiology: Where Science and Pokémon Meet

July 22, 2016Anika Dane

Anika interviews a biologist to discover how Pokémon and real-world science intersect.

Dragon's Blood for your next Potions Class! Remember to keep refrigerated!

Potions 101: Adding a Little Magic to Your Science (Or Science to Your Magic)

July 18, 2016Amy Weir

Here’s a textbook from a Hogwarts Potions class, which, remarkably enough, can also be used as a textbook for fun chemistry experiments in your own Muggle home.

Science and Technology Tailored to Tweens: StemBox

June 22, 2016Kelly Knox

If you’re looking for a STEM kit that dives deep into concepts, StemBox could be the box your tweens look forward the most every month.

The Sport of Vaccination

June 2, 2016Nivi Engineer

Not getting vaccinated is like playing a game against a team of vampires. They are bigger, stronger, and faster. The odds are in their favor, and it will undoubtedly wear you out to beat them. But even if you do beat them, there’s a good chance someone from that team of vampires will wander off into the stands to attack someone else.

I Hate Passwords

May 26, 2016Rebecca Angel10

Do you hate creating and remember passwords? So do most of us. But what are the alternatives?

Kickstarter Alert: Movin’ With the Mover Kit

May 18, 2016December 13, 2017Evil Genius Mum

The Mover Kit: Wearable tech for kids; with a huge range of possibilities to code, create, and encourage kids to do more. It’s fairly simple in appearance but like any child’s imagination – it’s the potential within which is amazing.

Is Your Preschooler Ready for Bitsbox?

May 11, 2016Claire Jennings

Your early reader may be ready for Bitsbox, even if your child a few years younger than recommended.

Just Say No to Screen-Free Week

May 6, 2016Claire Jennings9

Okay, I get it. Some people do nothing but get consumed by a screen. Do you really think walking away from the screen for one random week will solve this issue?

Electronics for Teens With Creation Crate

March 20, 2016December 16, 2017Jenny Bristol

Many STEM-based subscription boxes that I’ve seen have been targeted toward younger kids, getting them excited about STEM subjects early. This is a very good thing, of course. But what about older kids and teens?

How Four Kids LEGO of Self-Doubt and (MIND)STORMed the Castle

March 4, 2016April 15, 2020Nivi Engineer3

You know how I don’t like to spend Saturday? Watching kids play with Lego bricks. Especially if I’m not allowed to play with them myself. So how I found myself driving three sixth grade Montessori boys (one of them my own spawn) and offering to spend the entire day in an auditorium watching nineteen teams […]

Reactions to Facebook’s New ‘Reactions’

February 24, 2016Patricia Vollmer

What do you think about Facebook’s new “reactions”?

Windows Notepad for Toddlers and Preschoolers

February 12, 2016Claire Jennings

A child’s distraction tactic launched my three-year-old daughter’s reading, writing, and typing exploration. It can launch your child’s journey as well.

A Look at Computer Science For All

February 11, 2016Claire Jennings

Basic computer programming will be as important to our children as reading is to us. Do we have a path to get our children there?

Zombie Starfish: Nature’s Undeadliest Catch

February 4, 2016Melody Mooney

Is there a Zombie apocalypse happening to the Sea Stars of our West Coast?

Repopulate! Keeping Your Gut Healthy On Antibiotics

February 1, 2016Rebecca Angel5

When you or your child are on antibiotics, your gut can really take a beating. Learn how to keep healthy!

If You Can Dance, You Can Code

January 24, 2016Nivi Engineer

Behind the intimidating circuitry hidden inside the impersonal hardshell exterior known as computers is an elegant simplicity that can unlock countless possibilities limited only by your imagination. The beauty of it is that it is so fundamentally easy to understand, yet capable of doing so, so much. Much like dancing.

Don't Be Afraid to Grieve for Professor Snape

January 14, 2016Anika Dane

Science says grieving someone you only met through their art is normal, real, and healthy. And I say it’s beautiful.

Kitchin' Witchin': Why Does Yeast Make Things Rise?

January 14, 2016Shiri Sondheimer1

The thirteen year old boy who lives in my head is telling me to tell you that that bread’s delicious fluffiness is, essentially fungus urine and farts.

Interview: PlayStation First and the Gaming Community

December 20, 2015Evil Genius Mum

Now the Hour of Code is finished, what do you do with your budding game developers? EG Mum takes a look at one of the academic programmes for older students and interviews Dr Maria Stukoff, Head of PlayStation First.

Falling for Chuck, Part Two: NIPS – a Screen, Not a Diagnostic

December 17, 2015Dani Weiss-Bronstein1

What would you think if your doctor called to say there was a 99% chance that your baby had Down Syndrome?

Category: Science

Going Beyond Hour of Code: A Non-Coding Parent’s Guide

First Images and Video From Avatar: Discover Pandora

The Ultimate-est List of Toys, Kits, and Books to Teach Kids Coding

School Kids Recreate Daraprim for $20 (Not $750)

SBrick Plus: Programmable Interlocking Bricks You Want

Nail Biting: Mental Disorder or Gross Habit?

The Hadron Collider (Sort of!) Can Be Found in Australia

Dinosaur State Park: Dinosaurs in Connecticut!

Profound Perseid Ponderances

Hogwarts Party at the Library!

Pokébiology: Where Science and Pokémon Meet

Potions 101: Adding a Little Magic to Your Science (Or Science to Your Magic)

Science and Technology Tailored to Tweens: StemBox

The Sport of Vaccination

I Hate Passwords

Kickstarter Alert: Movin’ With the Mover Kit

Is Your Preschooler Ready for Bitsbox?

Just Say No to Screen-Free Week

Electronics for Teens With Creation Crate

How Four Kids LEGO of Self-Doubt and (MIND)STORMed the Castle

Windows Notepad for Toddlers and Preschoolers

A Look at Computer Science For All

Zombie Starfish: Nature’s Undeadliest Catch

Repopulate! Keeping Your Gut Healthy On Antibiotics

If You Can Dance, You Can Code

Don't Be Afraid to Grieve for Professor Snape

Kitchin' Witchin': Why Does Yeast Make Things Rise?

Interview: PlayStation First and the Gaming Community

Falling for Chuck, Part Two: NIPS – a Screen, Not a Diagnostic

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