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10 Cool Things to Look at Under a Microscope

Our kids got a new AmScope Compound Microscope for Christmas and it has opened up a whole new world of

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How to Teach Kids Engineering – 5 Keys to Success

An engineering education can prepare kids for an exciting career or provide them with life-long skills.The key is to make it fun as they learn!

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6 Engineering Youtube Channels We Love

In my previous post, How to Teach Your Kids Engineering, I presented 5 keys to engaging your children in engineering

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Our Favorite Lego Mindstorms EV3 Projects

Here are some of our favorite Lego Mindstorms EV3 projects from around the web.

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James Dyson Foundation STEM Challenges

6 STEM Challenges from the James Dyson Foundation: A Cardboard Chair, a Spaghetti Bridge, a Cardboard Boat, a Marble Run, a Balloon Car, and a Periscope.

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2017 STEM Gift Guide

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Rube Goldberg Machines and the Art of Over-Engineering

When I teach our kids about engineering, I always teach them about efficiency. But sometimes it’s fun to be inefficient!

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How to Inspire a Love of Learning

How to inspire a love of learning and take things to a whole new level.

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How a Rubik’s Cube Inspired my Kids Love for Algorithms

Once we had the resources we needed to get started and the extra inspiration, it didn’t take long for us to become proficient in solving the cube and to start becoming a little competitive in trying to beat each other’s times…

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3 Keys for Teaching Kids to Set Goals

My favorite thing about January is that it’s a great time of year to set some meaningful goals. A few years ago,

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Amazing Engineering Jobs: Meet the Engineers of National Geographic

Do you ever wonder how photographers and scientists are able to capture images from the deepest parts of the ocean

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20 Amazing STEM Gifts for 2016

20 Amazing STEM Gift Ideas for Christmas 2016

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Our Favorite Rubik’s Cube Videos

We poured over many Youtube videos and sought out our favorite Rubik’s Cube videos of all. These videos have fueled our family’s inspiration to learn more about speed cubing and gave us the idea for our latest project, a Rubik’s Cube Stop Motion Explosion.

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Merry Christmas from Teach Kids Engineering [Video]

Merry Christmas from Teach Kids Engineering! This year we made a quick video with the kids. This was our 6-year

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How to Inspire a Love for Math in Your Kids

Let’s talk about great books and resources that inspire a love for math and science in your kids.

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School’s Out For Summer! – Well, Kind Of

This summer I am asking each of the kids to pick one or two things they want to get better at to practice for 30 days. I talked through a few examples to remind them of ways practice has shown huge returns for them already when they dive into something passionately. I am allowing them to choose any summer goals they want. My only condition is that whatever they choose, they must pursue it passionately for 30 days.

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3 Ways to Use your Public Library for STEAM Education

Good news! You don’t have to invest a lot of money or have any prior knowledge to teach your kids engineering. If you live in an area with a good public library, you may have resources available to you that are worth looking into. The public library can be a great way to introduce a concept and get hands on experience with it.