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Scavenger hunts – Taking hands-on, minds-on learning on the move
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Updated 6/11/24 I’m a huge fan of lists. I even have lists for my lists. And checking things off is my favorite thing. I also love mysteries. So, it’s pretty...

Code your own story: Interactive storytelling through coding
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Updated 06/10/24 The beginning, middle, and end – those are familiar elements of a good story. They provide the structure to help a reader follow along and convey the intended...

Yo-Yo physics: Practice the science that make yo-yos so much fun
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Updated 6/10/24 When I was in fifth grade, I was almost in a yo-yo commercial. Looking back now, I wonder if knowing the physics behind yo-yoing would have helped me...

The scoop on ice cream STEM activities
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Updated 5/23/24 Ice cream is always a big hit in the summertime (and usually year round too if we’re being honest 😉). I don’t know about you, but I don’t...

Translating Morse code into learning
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Updated 6/17/24 When I was young, there was one day that my dad kept making these weird noises. “Daw, dee dee, daw, daw, daw.” I was very, very confused by...

Launch your learning to the Moon: The universe of STEM
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Updated 6/3/24 On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first humans to the Moon. And, six hours after landing on the Moon, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong took his...