add a bit of interactive educational fun to the classroom — Crystals are fun and easy to grow, and it’s a great introduction to the sciences. Anyone can grow beautiful crystals, you just need a little bit of time and a couple of ingredients. I decided to write this post because my son’s teacher wanted to add some crystal growing experiments…

In celebration of this year’s “International Day of Women and Girls in Science” we thought it would be nice to bring together a collection of our most popular articles featuring young women who have each come from very different backgrounds to work within a scientific environment. …

“It is madness to hate all roses because you got scratched with one thorn. To give up on your dreams because one didn’t come true. To lose faith in prayers because one was not answered, to give up on our efforts because one of them failed. To condemn all your…

Parte de la neo-revolución educativa viene de la mano de las ramas STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), y una herramienta que la abarca a totalidad y con mejor desempeño es la robótica Investigaciones recientes indican que los dispositivos tangibles aumentan de gran manera el nivel de inmersión, dado que…

CoSpaces Edu is a great platform for creating virtual reality experiences. Students can easily insert and manipulate 3D objects and then view them on a mobile device. This offers a great opportunity to promote creativity in the classroom and provide a purpose for creating work. …

Calling all Latinas! Just like Wonder Woman who changes the world through creative problem solving, communication and teamwork, you too can become a Tech Super Hero by learning to CODE a computer. Coding is one of the most in-demand skills today, with as many as 7 million job openings that…

Access to learning that takes place outside a classroom is a complex task since informal channels that people use to acquire knowledge are not easily detected. A conventional way of doing this is to identify different scenarios where learning practices take place — mainly non-formal and informal learning spaces, such…

Being a Mathematics and Computers enthusiast, I advocate early computer education for children, but being parent to one curious mind and educator to several curious minds, I want them to see what they are doing, why they are doing what they’re doing and where they are heading. I don’t want…

Imagine seven 7–11-year-olds using drills, hot glue guns and hand saws for the first time. To say I was anxious is an understatement. I was balancing helping them use tools for the first time and encouraging them to get building their designs. When I was helping one kid by holding…