To many middle school students, science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) can be an intimidating area of study. Young people often believe that these subjects are only for the smart kids, and that you have to have some natural talent to do well in them. This can put off lots of middle schoolers from developing …
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Here we are going to talk through the science behind pulleys and where you can find, or even how to create your very own pulley. Then we can get into the fun pulley systems and activities that you can do with your pulley.What Are Pulleys?A pulley is a term that is used to describe a …
“We build, but to tear down” – Nikola Tesla One toy that seems to have permeated all of history from the neanderthals even to our phone-ridden society is the building block. Everyone as a child can remember building up a tower and knocking it down again. It was an educational tool as much as it …
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Vector is a more contemporary robot from Anki, a company that specialises in consumer robotics. It’s a stylistically comparable spiritual heir to the incredibly successful Cozmo. Indeed, there appears to be little difference between the two at first glance. Cozmo and Vector vary primarily in that Cozmo requires an app to engage, whereas Vector is …
A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine of insanely complicated comedic value, it’s purposely over-complicated system performs the simplest of tasks in the most roundabout ways. The Rube Goldberg machine was named after the cartoonist Rube Goldberg. Usually, these machines were made up of many simple mechanisms all serving a different purpose all trying to …
Time. It’s something we all experience. But, when you have a science fair rapidly approaching and you still haven’t got any idea what to do for a project, time seems to go faster than ever! Coming up with a science fair project is no easy task. If you’re stressing about it, then many others in …
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As parents, we all want our children to develop creative and practical skills from an early age while also having fun. However, in this day and age, it can be difficult to find toys that teach these skills without the assistance of a screen. For those parents who want to foster their children’s creativity, mathematical, …
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The Earth is a fascinating thing, a huge rock floating through space that we all want to learn more about. It can be hard for kids to fully comprehend what the Earth is and more importantly, what it is made of. Fun projects are a great way of educating kids about planet Earth. Here we …
When you’re teaching your kids about science, nothing makes it come alive more than getting them to actually do it themselves. Designing experiments and projects they can do at home makes everything they’re learning far more memorable and will make them enthusiastic to learn even more. Building an electromagnet might sound far too difficult to …
Snowflakes are both fascinating and beautiful to look at. Collecting some so you can look at them under a microscope is fairly easy to do, and is a great way for kids to learn more about nature. So how can you do it? Read on to find out! Collecting The Snowflakes The first thing you’ll …
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