STEAM Activities To Do At Home With Kids: Episode 3 BREATHE!
It’s Nearly Spring: BREATHE! Hi All, I hope you’re all hanging in there! My college freshman son just learned he will not be going back to school until next fall since his school is shut down due to COVID-19 virus. His classes are online from now until the end of his year in May. He’s […]
STEAM Activities To Do At Home! Episode 2
Are they bored yet?! Here is a curated list of sites with lots of STEAM activities your kids will love. Click on the name at the front of each listing for links. Teach Outside the Box 3 Free Weeks of Maker Stations will keep students creating at home. Daily STEM 77 Simple STEM ideas for families. […]
STEAM Activities You Can Do At Home! Episode 1
Now that many schools, libraries, and community centers are temporarily closed, kids will have quite a bit time on their hands! There are LOTS of STEAM activities kids can do alone or with your guidance. Here are some ideas get you started: NATURE WALKS It is nearly spring here in the northern hemisphere. Get outside […]
Inspiring Girls To Pursue STEM Careers
This past summer, on day three of Cool-ology’s five-day Engineering Camp, I asked the young participants (a mix of boys and girls ages 6-10) to draw what they thought an engineer looked like. We had previously discussed what engineers do, and the children were familiar with the engineering design process. In fact, campers had completed […]
Seeds In Fall
September and October are great months to go seed hunting here in the northeastern USA and in many other places around the world! Early fall is the time of year that many plants in our area go to seed. Cool-ology® Kids are investigating why and how seeds disperse- by gravity, wind, animals, expulsion, even by […]