Next up Stop Motion! What do we mean by Stop Motion? Stop Motion is a filming technique where pictures are taken as objects are moved in small increments. To make it work you place an object in front of a camera and snap a pic. You then move the object a tiny bit and snap […]
New Digital Challenge Series
Mini Design Challenge We are launching an exciting series of activities in our Mini Design Challenges. All of the challenges will have a digital component and the alternative to complete the Mini Design Challenge off line. All of the digital tools will be free of charge. So what are we planning? The Mini Design Challenges […]
Rube Goldberg Challenge
Your Challenge is to Build aRube Goldberg Machine with a Halloween Twist Let’s get started! Your Halloween themed Rube Goldberg Machine must do something at the end. This could be to turn off a light, put candy in a cauldron, make a scary noise. Surprise us with something spooky! Who Was Rube Goldberg? Rube Goldberg […]
Mini Design Challenge Spring Into Citizen Science
Be Part of the Climate Solution with this Mini Challenge Spring is a great time to get outdoors for some Citizen Science. You can join a Citizen Science program to share your observations or use your own Bird Journal Notebook or Bird Journal app. Though digital, the apps also have a community component to share […]
Mini Design Challenge Water Footprint
Calculate Your Water Footprint What natural resource is more precious that oil? Yep, water. Water is more precious than oil, especially in areas where there are no rivers or lakes and very low annual rainfall. According to Water.org 1 in 9 people do not have access to safe water. In our new normal we are all […]
STEM in the Community
Get Girls Involved! Kids are learning at home and schools are practicing distance learning, so let’s explore collaborative STEM engineering projects that kids can work on remotely now, then build in person when we get back to life before COVID19. One way to frame these projects is Community Based Engineering or CBE. If you don’t […]
Mini Design Challenge Ultimate Upcycling
Thank you for your positive feedback on our first challenge. Good News! A new challenge will be posted every 2 weeks with themes in STEM, Entrepreneurship and Leadership while exploring topics in Innovation, Climate, Sustainability and Civic Engagement. April is Earth MonthLet’s Go Offline For the Ultimate Upcycling Challenge In the Ultimate Upcycling Challenge you are […]
Mini Design Challenge COVID19 Social Distancing
Show Us Your Idea to Demonstrate Social Distancing in a FUN Way! Give Kids a Creative Outlet For Expression. COVID 19 precautions can be scary and uncertain. To give kids a creative outlet for expression we present this STEM/STEAM Design Challenge to demonstrate Social Distancing in a FUN way. This can be a short video, […]