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Jack loves rainbows! I love rainbows! Scientists loves rainbows! I mean there are so many science websites out there explaining the...

May has been a fun, but busy month for STEM Spark. So busy that we forgot that we had created a Flower Sums worksheet! The Flower Sums...

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...

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...

Got the winter blues and need some STEM fun? These fun snowman sums will add up to a good time! STEM Spark hopes you find this free math worksheet featuring snowman fun and cool (okay, done with the puns). Click here to download it or find it in the shop . Thanks!

This summer I came across Tegu Travel Pals, and I was excited to get one for Jack-- it's a wooden, magnetic tangram puzzle that one can take anywhere! Well, we finally got around to trying ours out last night, and you can see Jack and mine's review below. STEM Spark is also raffling of the exact same Tegu Travel Pals Spaceship; see directions below! Happy STEM-i-days! Will your kid(s) like it, or will you (the adult) hate it (that it don't matter if they like it)? Jack lov

So the second book in the Annie Aardvark series, Adding Ants, is officially released on Amazon ! I really wanted to make an ant pun, but I c an't think of one (yeah that was bad, even I admit)! I wanted to take a moment to thank the lovely bloggers and vloggers who have shared reviews of the book, which you find their reviews here , here , there and here . Also, a huge thank you again to everyone who supported the Kickstarter campaign for the book! I hope you are enjoyi

Thanksgiving is upon US (United States that is), and that also means Black Friday shopping and gift giving to kids at various holiday events. And if you're looking for a small gift for kids, I'd like suggest a book instead of toy, and in particular, a book that has a STEM component it. We are after all about the STEM, about that STEM, about that STEM over here on STEM Spark, so admittedly I think we all knew I where I was going with this STEM books for the holidays thing.

For US Thanksgiving, I put together a printable Turkey Tangram! Our kiddo loves doing tangram puzzles at his preschool, and when I saw the turkey one at school, I knew I had to make one for STEM Spark! It's a great Thanksgiving STEM activity, and if you're looking for more, check out my Fall STEM Activities board here . Happy Thanksgiving, gobble, gobble! Click here to download the tangram file or head on over to the STEM Spark shop !

STEM Spark loves Halloween! But besides eating all our candy, what kind of STEM activity could we use our candy for? We can use our Halloween candy for a math exercise, of course! Just click here to download the free STEM Spark Counting Candy Worksheet! If you have leftover candy corn, enjoy this worksheet from Math Geek Mama! You can also do a fun science experiment with your jack-o-lantern/pumpkin from Halloween: see this video ! And for more STEM ideas with a fall t

My character Annie Aardvark is named after fellow mathematician Annie Easley. In addition to being a mathematician, Annie Easley is also a computer programmer and rocket scientist. Annie Easley has worked at NASA, where she worked on one of the first-ever computer programs to enable space navigation. This computer program was used on the Centaur project, which is still considered one of NASA’s most important research projects. She also performed important research on power

Okay, this STEM product review of magnetic building blocks (or as I call them, magnetic tiles) is the first product review here on STEM Spark, and quite frankly my first written review for the internets to read (yes, I know the proper name is Internet, but internets is kind of fun to say) . Generally, when people ask me if I like a toy or product, I respond with a "yeah, I like it", or "meh, it was okay", or "I didn't really like it". I haven't typically elaborated on why I

I believe there really is no age limitation when it comes to science experiments. You just have to put a little more thought into what would be safe for babies and toddlers. That’s why I really liked the rainbow explosion science experiment when a friend shared it with me; I was really excited to do baby’s first science experiment with my then 18 month old son! It's a good twist on the classic baking soda and vinegar science experiment. I explained to my son how the vinegar

Hello! Welcome to my new blog, STEM Spark! Thank you for virtually being a part of the launch for STEM Spark! I'm Suzie Olsen, engineer, author/writer, mother (of humans, not dragons), wife, lover of pun jokes, and so on. While I'm not new to the blog-o-sphere (https://momeezee.blogspot.com/), this blog is a new platform for me to focus on everything in my life that is science, technology, engineering, and math. Hence the STEM part in STEM Spark. I'll be writing about wh

With Arizona teachers walking out tomorrow, which I totally support!, you might find your kid at home and looking for something to do. Or maybe you're in a state where there is no walk out, but you'll need something to do this weekend. Enter Edible Starburst Slime-- the science experiment is sure to give your kids a sugar high and then a sugar crash, so let's call it a win? YOU'LL NEED: Starbursts Powdered Sugar Double Boiler Pot Non-Stick Cooking Mat if you have one Parent

Do you love math? Then count and color with Annie Aardvark in this free coloring sheet! Just click on Annie Aardvark below. #STEM #Free #womeninSTEM