STEM & Science
Hands-on ideas that encourage children to experiment, investigate, build, and discover how things work.
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When Your Child Asks “Why?” and You Don’t Know the Answer
“Why does the moon follow our car?” “Why do ants walk in a line?” “Why did that leaf turn red?” Some questions arrive while we are making dinner or trying to get everyone into the car. Others come at the end of a long day, when there is not much energy left for an explanation.…
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What Makes a STEM Activity Worth Doing? Curiosity Over Perfect Experiments
There is a particular kind of pressure attached to children’s STEM activities. It often arrives disguised as inspiration: a bright social-media video of a rainbow foam eruption, a perfectly engineered cardboard marble run, a child in a spotless kitchen announcing a conclusion with the confidence of a television scientist. These projects can be lovely. But…