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Tadpoles Develop into Disabled Frogs near Chicago
There’s a lot of nostalgic talk about childhood summers in the 1970s. The kind where kids ran rampant and unsupervised throughout the neighborhood, especially during the summer. One thing I did as a...
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How to Make Electroactive Slime
Are you planning a Halloween party? Electroactive slime, sometime called electric slime, provides the perfect opportunity to show off your spooky scientific powers. You can fool partygoers into...
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STEM: Looking Back and Paying it Forward, October #STEMchat
Mr. Ton, Mr. Herbst, Ms. Murphy, these are just a few of the many science teachers who helped me develop an appreciation for science. My dad played an important role, too. Do you remember the teacher...
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Make a Dynamic Static Ghost with Shocking Behavior
Looking for a Halloween group activity for that’s easy, inexpensive and fun? Granted, making electroactive slime mostly fits the bill, but can can get a bit messy. Having each child mix up a batch of...
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STEM Careers: Meet Skin Care Scientist Dr. Jim Arbogast
It’s always interesting to get a glimpse behind the scenes to learn about what people do at their jobs and how they got to those jobs in the first place. So I was pleased to have the opportunity to...
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Girls Can! Crate
It seems like there’s a proliferation of subscription boxes for kids these days. It’s fun to have something arrive in the mail that will provide a few hours of fun, or at least a bad weather day...
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Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Book Review with Video
Just when you thought your holiday STEM gift shopping was done, well, it’s not. Today and tomorrow I’m featuring two of my favorite new books for STEM and Maker-loving families. First up, Liz...
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