Summer Camp Where Kids Interact Virtually
Instead of sleeping in cabins, kids are building them, virtually, in the wildly popular video game Minecraft. Minecraft servers went down worldwide, which meant the camps had to shut down.
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DIY Toolkit: How To Win A Hackathon, From Pitch To Presentation
Want to win your next (or first) hackathon? Check out these seven tips and three activities to help you and your students build their pitching skills, confidence and communication for STEM success.
Inside A ‘SuperGirl Math’ Playgroup
No hard tests, no flashcards, not even desks. For these Supergirls, math is all about having fun.
Teens Hack Alameda County (With Permission)
Hacking doesn’t mean breaking stuff anymore. The term has evolved. Now, hacking is often a form of making.
Sound Science: 4 Audio Project Ideas For STEM Educators
Attention all STEM teachers — are you looking for ways to incorporate music and sound into your classroom?Check out these hands-on project ideas from Youth Radio’s Brains and Beakers science speaker series.
Black Women Less Biased Against “Masculine” STEM Fields
What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and even Bill Nye the Science Guy all have in common? They are white guys. STEM fields are infamous for lacking females and people of color participants, but maybe not for long.
Local Festival Highlights Interactive Science Experiments
The Life Is Living festival is an event that happens once a year in Oakland. It promotes science, which is the root of the event, but it’s also learning, having fun and connecting with the community. I went to the event last saturday with my two sisters. My goal was to visit the STEM mini Maker Faire, and check out the other booths and their interactive experiments .
Introducing Youth Radio’s Scholar-in-Residence
Hi y’all! I want to introduce myself to the Youth Radio community. My name is Clifford Lee and I am officially the new “Scholar-in-Residence.”
A Dialogue on the Future of Tech Education: Youth Radio X MIT
With all the excitement these days about “teaching kids to code,” it seems an important moment to pause and consider…