Biology
Can a Shipping Container Increase Access to Hands-On STEM?
The MilliporeSigma Curiosity Cube traveled more than ~18,000 miles in its inaugural year, packing science and scientists into a bright yellow box.
Stories by Amanda Baker
Environment
Salty Solutions: Looking at the Driveway a Little Differently
With kids home from school and snow on the ground, its a great time for some wintertime STEM exploration
Culture
STEM Gifts That Don't Come in Boxes or Need Batteries
Encouraging the budding scientist in your life doesn't have to mean getting your hands on the latest gadgets
Behavior
Recognizing False Beliefs: More Than Chimneys and Reindeer
The holidays can provide a yearly reminder that all the learning we have to do as we grow up leads to a lot of important highs and lows
Culture
Hiding Clear Ideas behind Unclear Words
Sometimes it take a little bit of humor to see that clear ideas can get buried inside convoluted sentences
Culture
Getting a Little Lost on the Great Food Scavenger Hunt
Looking into the source of your holiday meal may lead to more questions than answers—and that can be a good thing
Culture
Recognizing Ms. Frizzle's Own Magic
Still looking for ways to take chances, make mistakes and get messy 20 years later
Cognition
Dirty Windshields and Other Ways to Notice Gradual Change
We want to help kids become better observers, but some of our natural cognitive shortcuts mean that we need to give ourselves reasons to pay attention
Culture
Embracing Your Enthusiasm: Halloween Edition
Building outrageous yearly decorations for Halloween provided important lessons not just about design and engineering, but also embracing things that make you happy even when others might be inclined to judge...
Electronics
Recognizing an Unexpected Source for Unstructured Play
Free-play modes on 1990's video games provided a special opportunity for a generation of kids to mentally romp around an unfettered digital landscape.
Biology
Underestimating After-School STEM Is for the Birds
Informal introductions to new ideas can open doors for participation in citizen science – like tracking local bird populations – long after a particular program ends.
Electronics
From Farming to Fitness Trackers: 4–H National Youth Science Day
More than 100,000 students around the country were expected to explore Incredible Wearables in the program's exciting 10th year.
Electronics
Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport
Learning how to balance strategy, practice, programming and teamwork at robotics camp
Environment
The GLOBE Program: Making the Case for K–12 Citizen Scientists
Young participants in the GLOBE Program have collected more than 140 million data points in the last 20 years
Computing
Why Just Play Video Games When You Can Design Your Own?
Spending a week at animation academy got kids looking at one of their favorite hobbies from a brand new perspective
Environment
Art, Data and Environmental Stewardship
An unexpected marriage between socially engaged art and citizen science for youth outreach...
Engineering
Storming Castles and Forming Friendships with Catapults, Robotics and Code
Five days, 18 kids, nine robots and a whole lot of plastic bricks
Culture
STEMtastic Party Games for Your Backyard Bash
Some ideas on how to add fun problem-solving and STEM challenges to an end-of-summer gathering
Culture
Drones, Data, and Deep-Fried Doughnuts: STEAM at the Great New York State Fair
Fairgoers will find an all-new STEAM exhibit at this year's state fair.
Space & Physics
Bring Some Citizen Science to Your Summer
Do you want to track local frog populations or photograph clouds for science? The young and curious kids you know can finish out the summer as citizen scientists
