Suzie Olsen
STEM Product Review: Glow Stick Lab PLUS #Giveaway
Halloween is in STEM Spark's top 100 holidays (give or take 100; is that not the most engineering thing to say? ha), and we love doing...
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Suzie Olsen
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Edible Science: Erupting Apples
Let's fall for STEM! We're celebrating fall with this apple related science experiment [insert groan at our earlier pun], so grab that...
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Suzie Olsen
Aug 30, 20193 min read
Back to School Book Reviews- Stardust Explores Earth's Wonders Plus #Giveaway
Hello STEM Sparkers! Welcome back to the Back to School Book Reviews; this one is the last one which means this post contains the...
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Suzie Olsen
Aug 20, 20193 min read
Back to School Book Reviews- Mia Marcotte and the Robot
Welcome back STEM Sparkers for the next back to school book review! This time STEM Spark is reviewing the fun, STEM chapter book Mia...
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Suzie Olsen
Aug 12, 20193 min read
Back to School Book Reviews- Everyday Superheroes: Women in STEM Careers
Hello fellow STEM Sparkers! It's back to school time here in Phoenix, so we're loading up on fish. Oh wait, not a school of fish,...
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Suzie Olsen
Jul 24, 20191 min read
STEAM Activity: Frozen Shark Dig
Shark Week is coming up soon, and STEM Spark has some very good friends who love Shark Week. So to help our friends celebrate their love...
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Suzie Olsen
Jun 13, 20191 min read
Edible Science: Dissolving Rainbow Candies
Jack loves rainbows! I love rainbows! Scientists loves rainbows! I mean there are so many science websites out there explaining the...
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Suzie Olsen
May 24, 20192 min read
STEM Product Review: Magnet Experiment Kit Plus #Giveaway
I'm so excited! I'm on a panel for Phoenix FanFusion called "Take Chances, Make Mistakes, Get Messy! Fun DIY Science Projects." I'm on...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 26, 20192 min read
STEM Activity: Plastic Egg Rockets
We're keeping with the theme of Earth Day and reuse on STEM Spark this week, and happily present this Plastic Egg Rocket experiment! Jack...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 18, 20193 min read
STEM Product Review: Melissa and Doug Solar System Floor Puzzle Plus #Giveaway
Happy Earth Day fellow STEM Sparkers! There are so many great ways to celebrate our wonderful Earth, and here on STEM Spark we can't...
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Suzie Olsen
Apr 4, 20191 min read
Edible Science: Rain Cloud in a Jar
Our STEM Spark friend Stephanie B. (hi Stephanie!) suggested that we do the edible science experiment rain cloud in a jar, and although...
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Suzie Olsen
Mar 30, 20191 min read
STEM Champion: Sally Ride #WomensHistoryMonth
Alright, we're wrapping up Women's History Month here at STEM Spark with a free, downloadable poster of Sally Ride! I have a special tie...
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Suzie Olsen
Mar 13, 20192 min read
STEM Product Review: Women of NASA Lego #WomensHistoryMonth
STEM Spark loves Women in STEM. STEM Spark loves NASA. STEM Spark loves Lego. So put them all together, and STEM Spark loves the Women...
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Suzie Olsen
Mar 5, 20191 min read
STEM Champion: Annie Easley #WomensHistoryMonth
Happy Women's History Month here in the US! To celebrate, STEM Spark is going to do special posts centered around women in STEM. First...
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Suzie Olsen
Feb 26, 20192 min read
Edible Science: Non-Newtonian Fluid, aka Oobleck
Dr. Seuss Day, aka Read Across America Day, is on March 2nd this year! And I can't think of a better way to celebrate than by making some...
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Suzie Olsen
Feb 20, 20193 min read
STEM Product Review: Frozen Science (Kit) Plus #Giveaway
Hello STEM Sparkers! It's actually been below freezing at STEM Spark headquarters, and may I dare say almost like a real winter? Okay,...
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Suzie Olsen
Jan 31, 20191 min read
Edible Science: Dissolving Candy Hearts
Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a science experiment, right? Okay, maybe not so much. But what are you going to do with all...
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Suzie Olsen
Jan 24, 20195 min read
STEM Product Review: Aliana Reaches for the Moon
Time for my second review for Multicultural Children's Book Day (MCBD), which is on January 25 this year-- Aliana Reaches for the Moon by...
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Suzie Olsen
Jan 1, 20191 min read
Science Experiment: Make Your Own Snow
Happy 2019 STEM Spark-ers! When you live in a warm weather place like Phoenix, you rarely receive snowfall (it has happened though). So...
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Suzie Olsen
Dec 17, 20181 min read
STEAM Activity: Confetti Poppers
Wow, 2019 is right around the 90 degrees (get it? 90 degrees is a corner, haha)! I sincerely hope everyone had a few highs and good...
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