52: How to Host a STEM Family Night

Show Summary:With things finally starting to return to “normal,” how can you get families excited for STEM? HOST A STEM FAMILY NIGHT! But how do you do that? How far in advance should you start planning all of this and recruiting your help? What kind of STEM activities should you include? Planning and executing a STEM family night doesn’t have to be difficult. Tune in as Natasha walks Claire through her proven steps to make STEM family night truly EPIC and divulges some of her favorite activities to include!Links from the Show:STEM Family Night Information and GuideVivify Blog - 10 Amazing STEM Family Night ActivitiesNeed to host a Virtual STEM Family night? Read this!Vivify Store - Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, STEM Activity Instructions, Posters (includes Straw Rockets activity!)Vivify Products Mentioned in this Episode:Basics of Makey Makey: STEM Activity <FREE in the STEM Explorer Library>STEM Activity Hoop Glider Challenge (Variable Testing)STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)Vivify Blog Posts Mentioned in this Episode:Space Docking ChallengeBasics of Sphero Robotics + 3 Awesome Sphero STEM ActivitiesActivities and Products Recommended by Vivify in this Episode:Strawberry DNA Experiment Steve Spangler ScienceUSB 2.0 Digital MicroscopePitsco Straw Rockets – Getting Started PackageSnap Circuits“The CLAW!”Pitsco Education Family STEM Night Bundle (takes out all the guesswork!)THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES:https://www.vivifystem.om/thestemspace/2022/52/how-to-host-a-stem-family-nightTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestemspace/VIVIFY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vivifystemVIVIFY FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/vivifystemVIVIFY TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vivifystem