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On the 12th Day of STEMas, STEM Spark giveaway, one Marble Run! Marble Runs are one Jacks absolute STEM toys, so I thought it'd be a...

On the 11th Day of STEMas, STEM Spark raffled off a Melissa and Doug Solar System Puzzle! I remember over two years ago we got this for...

On the 9th Day of STEMas, STEM Spark raffled off... 1 Snap Circuits Jr. kit! As an electric engineer (turned systems engineer), I love...

On the 8th Day of STEMas, STEM Spark raffled off, a copy of To the Rescue: Geeger the Robot. Perfect mix of robots and laughs for the...

More than three years ago my engineering friend told me how her and her son make their own play dough, and she said suggested I should do...

Hi STEM Sparkers! I apologize that last week I didn't post again. I was focused on getting ahead on work tasks because this week the...

Wow STEM Sparkers! Summer is right around the corner. Jack has only 2 more weeks of school, but I know for a lot of kids, summer break...

Hi STEM Sparkers! I hope your January is going well. I'm very excited that my favorite day in January, Multicultural Children's Book...

Hi STEM Sparker! To say life in the US feels a little chaotic right now feels like a understatement. I've been trying to work (at my...

We're pretty nerdy here at STEM Spark, as our readers know, so it probably won't surprise you that I subscribe to the Crayola newsletter...

STEM Sparkers, join me today in welcoming STEM author Michele Knowlton-Thorne! Michele and I have known each other for a couple of...

Hi STEM Sparkers! I hope your September was good, and that you're looking forward to October. I love October. Things start to cool...

Hooray for Jack! He turned six recently. My baby is six years old. I loved my birthdays growing up; my mom had way to make my day or...

Hi STEM Sparkers! Jack started Kindergarten online this week, and to say it's been interesting is an understatement. However, Jack,...

Amidst this pandemic, I admit I'm one lucky STEM professional who gets to work from home and (when I have spare time) who gets to...

Apologies for no post last week. I’ve been wrestling with how to breach a topic that I think others may need to hear which is: we’re not...

Hello STEM Sparkers! How is everybody doing? Trying to forget that school situations in the States haven't quite been figured out by...

Hi STEM Sparker readers! How are you doing this week? I hope you are doing well. We're feeling a little sleep deprived this week, as...

Hi STEM Sparkers! We have so many feelings this month in our house about current events, and I found the best way to for us to express...

Hi STEM Sparkers! I feel very lucky that STEM Authors want to keep being interviewed by me, and I couldn't be more thrilled that Vicky...