If you're a builder already, you might find that your ideas are becoming stale. What if I told you that there was a way to breathe new life into your designs and to come up with even more ideas? Circuit Cubes are little tiles that can be added to your latest LEGO creation or to a used tube of toilet paper to make a fully functional product. Circuit Cubes has three types of electronic building tiles: the Battery Cube, Motor Cube, and LED Cube. These blocks snap together three ways: horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Use them to power a LEGO car or to make a pinwheel out of a piece of cardboard easily. Each piece is transparent, so you can see the connections. It facilitates a better understanding of the circuits and how they are easily manipulated to change a design or function. You can power a motor, create a light source, activate switches, or make a real life hack product to make a task easier. To get started, you choose any of the three kits available: Whacky Wheels … [Read more...]
KiwiCo
Most subscription boxes are designed to fit maybe one or two categories and if you don't fit into those categories then it's just not for you. When it comes to creativity and problem solving those are categories that apply to every person regardless of age. KiwiCo recognized a need for more age-specific choices in a single subscription box and they seem to have nailed it! Their boxes go from 0-36 months, ages 3-4, ages 5-8, and ages 9-16+ with two different types of subscription boxes to choose from for their oldest users. You'll find that their boxes are heavily STEM/STEAM themed and offer a wide variety of projects. We were lucky enough to try a few of their single crates: The KiwiCo Light-Up Speaker box is recommended for ages 12+, but does fall within that 9-16+ box age range. In the kit, there was everything needed to make a fully functional light-up speaker. The goal is to teach users how to build an amplification circuit, learn about transistors, and see electromagnetism … [Read more...]
Teaching Your Kids A Good Work Ethic
Our job as parents is to teach our kids about life and mold them into responsible adults as we raise them everyday. As much as we may not like to think about it like this, we have to prepare our kids to be adults because they will grow up one day. Once they are old enough, our kids will eventually get their very own jobs and one thing we need to teach them about is having a good work ethic. This is such an important trait to have because you have to work hard to be successful in life and your kids need to know this. Today I am going to be sharing with you a few tips for teaching your kids a good work ethic that will definitely prepare them for their adulthood. Teaching Your Kids A Good Work Ethic -Give Chores: I think it is so important to give your kids chores because it is essentially their first "job". Giving them chores shows your kids responsibility and gives them duties to do around the house. You can make sure that they are aware that they need to finish up all of their jobs … [Read more...]
Creation Crate Builds Your Own Maker Space, Month by Month
Creation Crate is a monthly subscription box that is designed with STEM in mind, as well as, just education in general. The twist is that they not only want to fulfill STEM goals for learners, but they want to promote practical skills that will make subscribers competitive in the ever-advancing technological world. Think of it this way: A child gets an entire year of Creation Crates (one per month) and has more real life experience with programming than 99% of college level computer students. That's incredible! The mission of Creation Crate is to make people of any age competitive in the job force to combat the fear that unemployment may continue to grow in the future thanks to automation. You can subscribe to a single month of Creation Crate, but the real investment is an entire 12 months of crates each with a different project to build and a way to start your own makerspace. Each month's themes that also include specific objectives and outcomes can be found below: Month … [Read more...]
Pillowcase Studies Is Dreamy Fun!
When you're a student, the learning never seems to stop. Some semesters, you feel like you're spending every waking hour studying, but what if I told you that you could be studying while you sleep, too? Sounds crazy, doesn't it? Political Science, Biology, Psychology, Music Theory, Art History, Economics, Corporate Finance, and Drama. Pillowcase Studies takes the basics of a subject area and prints them in easy-to-read and understand notes on a white pillowcase. When appropriate, they include diagrams and other helpful illustrations to build upon a concept. These pillowcases are perfect not only for students but for anyone who loves any of the nine subject areas covered. The black and white design is sleek and a great addition to any space, especially a dorm room. Plus, they're made in the USA, which is great news to many buyers with this criterion on their shopping list. At $25 per pillowcase, this is a great investment to keep the basics of any subject fresh. The pillowcases … [Read more...]
Numbers Alive Adds Up to Learning Fun
Designed by Rebecca Klemm, PhD, Numbers Alive is an exciting way to teach children about the patterns around them and the relevancy of numbers as a story. Team Ten, her characters, includes the numbers zero to ten who have their own backstories, personalities, and likes that are very educational and cleverly fit into her numeric relevancy stories. She also created the STEM Squad that includes: Pi, Phi, Infinity, and The Imaginary Unit that takes numbers and mathematical concepts into middle and high school levels. Numbers Alive educational materials go from infant to adult and include a wide range of products. For example, Baby's First Christmas Decoration and STEM Learning Tool Kit is a fabric book that is a first introduction to numbers. The book itself is soft, crinkles, and promotes exploration. She's included elements that are appropriate for infants to keep them exploring, discovering, and engaged. Another fun addition to this book kit is the carrying handle that helps … [Read more...]
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