STEM Chat Episode 1: Kids Learn Through Play

STEM Chat is a new show for parents featuring fun STEM-themed projects you can do with your kids at home. Co-hosted by Natalie Zee Drieu and Diana Eng, these two creative moms share a passion for all things STEM! #stemkids #stem #steam #education #makerkids #tinkering Timestamps: 0:16 Intro 2:33 Blocks 7:22 Toy Rotation 9:12 Activities at Home (origami, Blockus game, Harry Potter 3D puzzle) 11:14 Nature Walks & Journal 13:42 Rock Hounding 18:36 Favorite Things Links Mentioned in the Video: City and Country Blocks: https://www.bekainc.com/shop/7/beka-blocks (Diana’s blocks are from BEKA but there are other companies that make them too.) Grimm’s Rainbow: https://normanandjules.com/products/rainbow-with-12-pieces.html Grimm's Colour Charts Rally (Dominoes): https://www.babipur.co.uk/grimm-s-colour-charts-rally.html invitationtoplay hashtag on Instagram (blocks inspiration): https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/invitationtoplay/ Blockus Game: https://www.amazon.com/Blokus-Game/dp/B01IL5W9R2/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=blockus&qid=1602194394&sr=8-4 Harry Potter The Burrow Weasly Family Home 3D Puzzle: https://tinyurl.com/y5jtaj2k 3D Puzzles on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=3d+puzzles&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Seek App: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id1353224144 Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.seek&hl=en_US&gl=US Kid’s Backpack for Rock Hounding: https://tinyurl.com/y2o8qsd3 The backpack is from Molo. Unfortunately the robot print is no longer available, but here’s the current print of Pandas. Lortone 3A Rock Tumbler Kit: http://www.therockshed.com/tumbler-kits.html (Diana purchased directly from Lortone.com, but it’s out of stock.) National Geographic Make This! Book https://www.amazon.com/Make-This-Building-Thinking-Tinkering/dp/1426333242/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=national+geographic+make+this&qid=1602192185&sr=8-1 My Book of Rocks and Minerals (DK Publishing) https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rocks-Minerals-Devin-Dennie/dp/1465461906/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=DK+Rocks+and+Minerals&qid=1602192207&sr=8-3 The Renegade Spy Project by Terri Selting David Adafruit blog post + Catapult project PDF https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/09/25/stem-book-for-kids-the-renegade-spy-project-stem-homeschooling/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Renegade-Spy-Project-Girls-Tinkering/dp/1735454524/ref=sr_1_1?crid=331DKBITNPEA&dchild=1&keywords=the+renegade+spy+project&qid=1602192235&sprefix=the+renegade+spy%2Caps%2C353&sr=8-1 DK Pocket Genius books: (added more that we love here) Space: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Genius-Space-Facts-Fingertips/dp/1465445935/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=dk+pocket+dinosaur+books+small&qid=1602192265&sr=8-4 Dinosaurs: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Genius-Dinosaurs-Facts-Fingertips/dp/1465445617/ref=sr_1_2?crid=34AEIQ0VK0LUD&dchild=1&keywords=dk+pocket+genius+dinosaurs&qid=1602192317&sprefix=dk+pocket+genius+dino%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-2 Rocks and Minerals: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Genius-Rocks-Minerals-Fingertips/dp/1465445900/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dk+pocket+genius+Rocks+and+Minerals&qid=1602192328&sr=8-3 Inventions: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Genius-Inventions-Facts-Fingertips/dp/1465446060/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dk+pocket+genius+Inventions&qid=1602192351&sr=8-1 Animals: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Genius-Animals-Facts-Fingertips/dp/1465445269/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=dk+pocket+dinosaur+books+small&qid=1602192265&sr=8-5 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------