Education

Kamala Harris: Why STEM is a Necessity

Introduction Vice President Kamala Harris is the highest-ranking female in United States history and the first African American and Asian American vice president. She was also the first graduate of a Historically Black College and University to become vice president. Her ‘firsts’ have made her an inspiration to young women and people of color everywhere. …

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STEM Sports® Curricula – Updates and Additions

STEM Sports® will soon be releasing a new version of our curricula that includes updates as well as additions to the overall modules. We at STEM Sports® believe that these changes will enhance the educational experience with each of our STEM kits for both educators and students. After eight various schools piloted the new curricula,…

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STEM Activities & Resources for Every Age (K-12)

STEM is fundamental to the education of all children, regardless of grade level. With technology rapidly advancing and becoming essential to daily life, it is crucial that everyone have STEM literacy. Whether a student plans on moving into a STEM career path or not, having a general understanding of science, technology, engineering and math concepts…

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Sphero Education

Sphero Education is a virtual STEAM education program that allows students to learn through both on their website and their application. This 21-century learning tool focuses on essential science, technology, engineering and math concepts while also catering to a students creative side – incorporating in art.  Sphero specializes in robots that teach their students code….

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STEM or STEAM?

STEM is an acronym that represents science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM represents the same four fields but adds in art related subjects. We often get the question of: Why don’t you change to STEAM? Our initial response is, always, we are STEAM and the “A” stands for activity! However, on a more serious note,…

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I Tried STEM Sports®

My name is Lauren Chiangpradit and I have been the blog post writer for STEM Sports® since I began my internship here in January 2019. I am a junior sports journalism major at Arizona State University. Coming into this internship I had a concrete base of sports knowledge but was not as confident in my…

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STEM and Stability

When people hear science, technology, engineering and math, they often associate it with difficulty. Kids may be disinclined to take STEM subjects in school due to this long-time stigma. In a study done by the Pew Research Center, 46 percent of K-12 kids did not like science-based classes because they thought they were too difficult….

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Kids are better students when their activity levels are high

The average child over the age of six needs at least an hour of physical activity per day. Encouraging kids to have an active lifestyle at a young age will lead to health benefits, a more positive outlook and better performance in school. Approximately 6.4 million kids between the elementary and high school level have…