Suzie Olsen
9th Day of STEMas
On the 9th Day of STEMas, STEM Spark raffled off... 1 Snap Circuits Jr. kit! As an electric engineer (turned systems engineer), I love...
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Suzie Olsen
Dec 19, 20211 min read
8th Day of STEMas
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...
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Suzie Olsen
Dec 14, 20211 min read
3rd Day of STEMas
On the 3rd Day of STEMas, STEM Spark raffled off the Layla and the Bots: Making Waves (4th in series)! We're hooked on these fun and...
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Suzie Olsen
Dec 13, 20211 min read
2nd Day of STEMas
On the second day of STEMas, STEM Spark raffled off: 1 STEM book titled The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop...
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Suzie Olsen
Oct 16, 20212 min read
STEAM Activity: Lego Ghost
Happy October STEM Sparkers! I hope you've been doing well. Our family has been busy (we took a trip to Northern Arizona for Jack's...
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Suzie Olsen
Jun 18, 20211 min read
STEAM Activity: LED Greeting Card
Happy Father’s Day STEM Sparkers! Every June in the US, we thank the dads in our lives who made a positive impact in our lives. For me,...
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Suzie Olsen
May 25, 20213 min read
10 Virtual STEAM Summer Camps
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...
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Suzie Olsen
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Interview with a STEM Author: Jennifer Swanson
Happy February STEM Sparkers! The weather is pretty awesome in Phoenix right now, and I get to talk to STEM author Jennifer Swanson on...
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Suzie Olsen
Feb 6, 20211 min read
STEAM Activity: Paper Lantern
STEM Sparkers, happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year is February 12 of this year (2021). It is the year of the Ox. Jack and I made some...
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Suzie Olsen
Oct 22, 20202 min read
STEAM Activity: Hydro Dipping
Hey STEM Sparkers. How are you all doing? So during our summer of quarantine, we watched a lot of YouTube. Okay, so Jack watched YouTube...
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Suzie Olsen
Sep 4, 20201 min read
STEAM Activity: Light Up Wand Plus #Giveaway
September 1st was Back to Hogwarts Day, STEM Sparkers! Of course Jack, Bobby and I celebrated the day: we made a light up wand! This...
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Suzie Olsen
Aug 12, 20202 min read
Blog Birthday! There's a #Giveaway!
Happy blog-i-versary STEM Sparkers! Two years ago, I started STEM Spark, and with the help of my son, Jack, we've had lots of fun...
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Suzie Olsen
Jun 10, 20203 min read
STEAM Activity: DIY Shrinky Dinks
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...
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Suzie Olsen
May 15, 20202 min read
Interview with a STEM Author: Orion Razat
Hi STEM Sparkers! Today it is my pleasure to introduce you all to STEM author Orion Razat. This author wrote a book titled 101 STEM...
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Suzie Olsen
May 7, 20201 min read
STEAM Activity: Easy Duplo Frame
Happy Mother's Day STEM Sparkers! How are you doing? I'm low on energy this week, and Jack's interest in STEM/STEAM crafts is waning, so...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 28, 20203 min read
May the Fourth 2020: Make a Lightsaber with a Pool Noodle Plus #Giveaway!
Yay! May the Fourth is almost upon us STEM Sparkers! One, you may be like what is May the Fourth: we covered the holiday last year in...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 23, 20202 min read
STEM Product Review: Lego BrickHeadz Easter Chick Plus #Giveaway!
Well STEM Sparkers, we're about to enter the season of spummer here at STEM Spark HQ. It's going to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit by...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 16, 20201 min read
STEAM Activity: What can you make with a cardboard box?
Hi STEM Sparkers. We hope you are hanging in there with stay at home orders and online schooling. At STEM Spark, some days are really...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 9, 20203 min read
Interview with a STEM Author: Kirsten W. Lawson
Hi STEM Sparkers! I'm excited because today we have an interview with author Kirsten W. Lawson who has written tons of nonfiction books...
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Suzie Olsen
Mar 19, 20202 min read
STEM Product Review: Learning Resources Build and Bloom Plus #Giveaway
Happy Spring Equinox STEM Sparkers! To say that this Spring will be a little different is probably the understatement of the year. If...
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