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Happy Father's Day here in the States! We love celebrating and gift giving here at STEM Spark, so of course we have STEM inspired gifts...

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...

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers here in the States! Shopping for mom can be hard for some people (psst, more than a gift, we just want...

That's right, we're celebrating May the Fourth here at STEM Spark! For those of you unfamilar with May the Fourth Be With You, it's an...

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 and I were excited to take some of his leftover plastic eggs and try out this science experiment we saw on Pinterest . You could even say we were egg-static! You'll Need Plastic Egg (No holes and breaks in half are requirements) Alka-Seltzer Tablets Water Instructions 1) Set the bottom part of the plastic egg on the grounds. We lucked ou

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...

Plastic eggs are soon to be filled with goodies as Easter approaches here in the States, and if you're like me, you wonder what you can...

Our STEM Spark friend Stephanie B. (hi Stephanie!) suggested that we do the edible science experiment rain cloud in a jar, and although...

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...

Hello STEM Sparkers! STEM Spark hopes you all are enjoying your March and Women's History Month. This week's post combines our love of...

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...

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 Non-Newtonian Fluid, aka Oobleck ! The Oobleck can also be dyed green, making it a great St. Patrick Day's science experiment as well! You'll Need Box of Corn Starch Water Measuring cups A Bowl or Pie Tin Spoon Food coloring (optional) Paper towels, paper ads, paper table cloth, or newspaper to cover your working surface to make clean up e

Hello STEM Sparkers! It's actually been below freezing at STEM Spark headquarters, and may I dare say almost like a real winter? Okay, it's probably more like a real fall. And I can only image our Mid-West friends laughing and shaking their heads at us Phoenicians and our desire to play with snow, even if that snow is human-made from the Frozen Science kit! Will your kids like it and/or will you hate it? I saw the Frozen Science kit on sale at Target, and I thought since

For some more STEM-entine's fun, I've made a quick video tutorial on how to make a Lego heart! This Lego heart is geared towards people whose dexterity is limited; so like preschoolers, arthritis patients (like me), the elderly and so on. Plus, the bricks should be easy to find in any Lego stash or store. I think it will make for a fun STEM project to do with your family and friends on Valentine's Day, so have fun building the heart STEM Sparkers! You won't wanna Lego of t

Felicia Green was destined to graduate from New Mexico State University (Las Cruces) with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering—before she was born, her baby shower was celebrated in the Physics Department of New Mexico State University (NMSU). At the time Felicia’s mother was an administrator for NMSU, where Felicia and her sister created many memories over their mother’s 39 years of service to the university. Once Felicia started attending NMSU for engineering, she would m

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 those left over cinnamon candy hearts that didn't go into a Valentine's card? Science experiment of course (see first sentence for reference)! STEM Spark presents "Dissolving Candy Hearts" for your Valentine's Day STEM fun! You'll Need: Candy Hearts (preferably the red hard kind) Water Plate, bowl or tray Instructions: 1) Place candy hearts

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 Laura Roettiger. I'm so thrilled that STEM Spark received another picture book featuring a girl enjoying STEM activities to review for MCBD ! And as a reminder, here's a little bit about MCBD . Multicultural Children’s Book Day in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom .

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!

As a female engineer, supporting diversity in my profession is close to my heart and supporting diversity in children's book is an extension of that.  It's why I'm excited to be participating in Multicultural Children's Book Day ( MCBD ), which is on January 25 this year, and especially thrilled to receive a copy of the picture book How to Code a Sandcastle from the author, Josh Funk, to review for STEM Spark! Here's a little about MCBD . Multicultural Children’s Book Da