Suzie Olsen
STEM Product Review: Kiwi Crate's Bubbling Cauldron Plus #Giveaway
The bewitching hour is upon us STEM Sparkers! Halloween is 22 days away (or is it 21, depending on if you count today or not?)! We love...
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Suzie Olsen
Sep 24, 20202 min read
STEM Product Review: The Tiny Giant (Picture Book)
Happy Fall STEM Sparkers! It's kind of weird to say it's fall in Phoenix, since the temperature high is 105 degree Fahrenheit. But Jack...
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Suzie Olsen
Sep 11, 20203 min read
A STEM Inspired Birthday Party
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...
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Suzie Olsen
Aug 17, 20203 min read
Interview with a STEM Author: Artemis Roehrig
Hi STEM Sparkers! Jack started Kindergarten online this week, and to say it's been interesting is an understatement. However, Jack,...
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Suzie Olsen
Aug 7, 20202 min read
STEAM Activity: Ocean in a Jar for Shark Week 2020
STEM Sparkers, it's Shark Week! We love celebrating the odd holiday (check out our May the Fourth celebration post) around here, so you...
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Suzie Olsen
Jul 18, 20204 min read
Interview with a STEM Author: Craig Macnaughton
Hello STEM Sparkers! How is everybody doing? Trying to forget that school situations in the States haven't quite been figured out by...
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Suzie Olsen
Jun 19, 20203 min read
STEM Product Review: Crayola Color Chemistry Lab Set Plus Giveaway
Happy Friday STEM Sparkers! Happy Juneteenth! Happy Father's Day! I think it's time to celebrate with a STEM Product Review and...
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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 20, 20202 min read
Edible Science: Fireworks in a Jar
Happy Memorial Day to STEM Spark readers who live in the USA! Jack, Bobby, and I are celebrating the 3 day weekend by remembering those...
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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
Apr 2, 20202 min read
STEM Product Review: Bubble Science Lab Plus #Giveaway
Well it's April STEM Sparkers. At least I think it is April. To quote a friend, it's like day 67089 of quarantine, so we hope all our...
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Suzie Olsen
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Edible Science: The Diet Coke and Mentos Challenge
Hi STEM Sparkers! Are any of you having a hard time fitting work, homeschooling, and sleep into one day? I am! It's so overwhelming,...
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Suzie Olsen
Mar 7, 20201 min read
Picture Books Featuring Women In STEM Plus #Giveaway
Hi STEM Sparkers! Remember last year when we talked about 10 STEM picture books for Women's History Month? Well, there's been a bunch...
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Suzie Olsen
Jan 31, 20204 min read
STEM Product Review: Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
In my previous post I mentioned STEM Spark participating in Multicultural Children's Book Day (MCBD), which is on January 31 this year. I...
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Suzie Olsen
Jan 11, 20201 min read
STEM Activity: Exploding Snowman
Happy 2020 STEM Sparkers! I think there's some 20-20 vision joke in there somewhere, but it's been a busy week here at STEM Spark, so my...
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Suzie Olsen
Dec 27, 20191 min read
STEM Activity: Confetti Eruptions for New Year's Eve!
Wow STEM Sparkers the end of the year is upon us! And of course here at STEM Spark we're celebrating the end of the year with math jokes...
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Suzie Olsen
Dec 19, 20192 min read
STEAM Activity: Crystal Pipe Cleaner Ornaments
Ho to the 3rd power STEM Sparkers! 'Tis the season to fa la to the 3rd power! Okay, enough 3rd power math puns there, it's time to make...
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Suzie Olsen
Nov 28, 20191 min read
STEM Book Recommendations: 2019 Holiday Edition plus #Giveaway
Alright, it's that time of year again where STEM Spark recommends some STEM books for your Black Friday and other holiday shopping. But...
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Suzie Olsen
Nov 14, 20192 min read
STEAM Activity: Flying Turkey
Gobble, gobble! Jack and I had a lot of fun with this Flying Turkey STEM/STEAM activity-- releasing a balloon and hearing it make that...
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Suzie Olsen
Nov 2, 20191 min read
STEM Activity: Hopping Corn
Welcome back STEM Sparkers! Hope you're ready for the perfect Thanksgiving science experiment: hopping corn! You'll Need a clear glass...
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