101 Things That Can Make Kids Interested In STEM

42. STEMworks!!

Submitted by sbrown on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:18pm

An excellent program to introduce folks to the wonders of Science Technology Engineering and Math.

 

Go here!  http://sip-hawaii.org/stemworks

41. New Age Origami

Submitted by fnwellington on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 4:31pm

In this recent TED talk, "origami is fun" takes on new meaning...

http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new_origami.html

 

40 - 1TPC - One Telescope Per Child

Submitted by sbrown on Sat, 09/26/2009 - 9:15pm

http://www.starstryder.com/2009/09/22/galileoscope-a-dream-of-1-telescop...

Galileoscope-with-Box

 A fantastic plan from the folks at Galileoscope!

39. On Being a Scientist from the National Academies

Submitted by fnwellington on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 3:13pm

Here are some important things to know about being a scientist...some that you may have been wanting to ask about, and others that you probably never imagined.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIBjGV3OB0o

38. The Kids Care Project

Submitted by fnwellington on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 12:15pm

This is a blog recently created (using Google blog) by a 12-year old who wants to make a difference.

http://kidscareproject.blogspot.com/

There are probably about a patrillion things that kids could do to advance STEM causes...what ideas do you have?

Are you willing to put them into action? 

37: Lego Mindstorm NXT Meets Rubik's Cube

Submitted by fnwellington on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 4:08pm

This is just plain cool...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEUPUH7u9TU

36. Hitchhikers beware!

Submitted by fnwellington on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 12:20pm

Do you know about the tiny univited guests on cargo ships travelling in and out of our island waters?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106599241

 

35. Why are racehorses getting faster?

Submitted by fnwellington on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 12:02pm

All Things Considered, July 16, 2009 · Jockeys are using the laws of physics to help their horses run faster, according to a study published this week in the journal Science.

34. The Magic Heart

Submitted by fnwellington on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 2:49pm

Scientists in England made it possible for an ailing heart to heal itself.

 

Associated Press, London. - British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart.

 

 

33. Kid Entrepreneurs Build iPhone App

Submitted by fnwellington on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 1:03pm

Yes, you can! Read below:

Owen Voorhees may seem to be an unlikely tech entrepreneur, because he's just 11. But for the past nine months, he climbed a mountain of self and parental doubt, overcame unfamiliar programming languages, and pored over college-level computer science textbooks--all to develop his own iPhone application. Last month, his app, MathTime, debuted in the App Store and quickly rose to No. 13 in the paid, educational apps section.