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The Ultimate List of Kindergarten Science Fair Project Ideas and Activities
The first few years of a child’s life are crucial in determining their future and to a large extent chart the course of their life.…
STEMpedia at CES 2020 – a Wrap-Up
2020 started with a bang for STEMpedia! We had the privilege of participating as an exhibitor at the 2020 edition of the International Consumer Electronics…
Importance of Play-Based Learning in Child Development
Play-based learning is important throughout our lives if we wish to live a healthy and prosperous life. This is not some random made-up sentence that…
How Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Education Are Changing Learning
When it comes to understanding the structure of complex mechanical, biological, or other systems, the text surrounding it is not sufficient. With the onset of…
5 Engineering Resources that Engineering Students Should Know About
The world is exploding with tech and STEM opportunities for children, teens, adults, and even seniors. Nowadays, engineering resources and technology are among the fastest-growing…
5 Fun Christmas STEM Activities: Christmas Crafts for Kids
Christmas, Christmas time is near! So is the deadline before which “Santa” needs to get presents for all his children. While you look for the…
Scratch Games and Projects for Kids to Try Before 2019 Ends!
Our brains are idea-producing factories. But they need a direction. Earlier on our website STEMpedia we talked about why is it important for children to…
STEM Education in Africa – the Past, Present, and Future
Although Africa holds nearly 17% of the world’s population, its Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) capabilities fall behind the rest of the world. STEM…
10 Tips for Kids and Beginners to Learn Robotics Basics
STEM robotics has seen a tremendous amount of growth in the past decade. It has broken barriers drawn by conventional methods of teaching and brought…
21st-Century Learning Strategies for Efficient Learning
Experiential learning is the most important part of a child’s life. Scratch that; it is the most important thing for people of all ages. If…
Classroom Activities: STEM Project Ideas to Make Your Curriculum Engaging
In one of our previous articles on how to design an effective STEM curriculum, we pointed out that learning that is hands-on tends to stick…
The Teacher’s Guide: STEM Teacher Resources That Make Education Fun
Education has been an important tool for people to gain knowledge for centuries now. And for the past few years, STEM resources have been thriving…
Halloween STEM Activities: DIY Halloween Decorations for Kids to Make in 2019
As the Spooktober comes to an eerie end, the pumpkin eyes are starting to burn with the sinister flames. Children are roaming around the fantasyland,…
STEM School 101: How to Design an Effective STEM Middle School Curriculum
Middle school is the prime time of schooling; students have just had the doors to the world been opened to them with endless exploration quests…
Educational Toys: Best STEM Toys for Kids in 2019
Do you remember Tinkle? That cutesy child magazine? It has everything from comics, fun-facts, to DIYs. Every child’s ears perk right up when they hear…
STEM Lab 101: How to Set Up the Perfect Makerspace for STEM?
Mark Hatch in his book The Maker Movement Manifesto has said that “Making is fundamental to what it means to be human. We must make,…
8 Best Free Coding Websites for Kids to Learn to Code
If we exploit our literary freedom to exaggerate a little bit, we can say that coding is almost like the world-bearing turtle for the future…
Gamification in Education: the What, Why, and How
Thomas Edison’s teachers used to say that he was too dumb to learn anything, and now we have that same “dumb” student gracing the pages…
5 Best Scratch Coding Alternatives for Teaching Kids to Code
Contrary to what we have been hearing for decades, coding is neither magic nor complicated. Linda Liukas, a computer programmer and writer from Finland explains…
3 Coding Languages that Make Coding for Kids Fun to Learn
Innovation, critical thinking, analytical skills, adaptability – all of these words, albeit the core pillars of STEM education, sound very… fancy. The words “coding” and…
A Narrowed Down Guide to Learn to Code for Kids and Beginners
First things first, watch this three-minute bit of a TED talk by Mitch Resnick where he gives an example of a real-life situation that he…
Introducing Codeavour 2019: a Unique Coding Competition for Kids
Coding and sustainable development – two concepts belonging to completely different spectrum yet important all the same to the world today. While coding has become…
4 Video Games You Can Hand to Your Kid without Worrying
There’s not one week that goes without some major headlines in the media about whether video games are good or bad for you, right? You’re…
7 Ways to Utilize the Creative Freedom Provided by STEM
In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn. ― Phil Collins The impact of a good teacher is more than what meets…
3 Cool STEM TV Shows for Our Young Innovators
India recently created history by launching Chandrayaan-2 for its journey to the south polar region of the Moon. We had talked about a novel (as…
Being Your Child’s ‘Pal’ in the Digital Age
Parenting isn’t child’s play. If it were, children wouldn’t need parenting, would they? Jokes apart, parenting surely is one of the most difficult (if not…
4 Movies That Have Been Preaching STEM for Years
So if I asked you about art, you’d probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about…
Benefits of AI in Education – Will It Enhance Human Efforts?
Some people call this artificial intelligence, but the reality is this technology will enhance us. So instead of artificial intelligence, I think we’ll augment our…
Top 5 Tips to Teach Students How to Code
In the 1400s, not more than 20% of the world’s population could read. We again stand at a similar position. However, 20% has decreased to…
The Future of Education – Do We Need Help?
Education Till Now Around the time of independence, India inherited a legacy of large-scale illiteracy and lack of proper provision for education. The traditional Indian…
STEM – A Stepping Stone to a Better World
The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence. – Rabindranath Tagore STEM…
STEM Learning and the Vital Role of a Mother in It
A child’s first teacher is its mother. – Peng Liyuan A mother, being the first ever human to connect with a child, knows her child…
Mathematics and the Real, Mature World
The current generation, Gen Z, albeit more connected with technology than any of the preceding generations, is surely facing a stark disconnect to one of…
Blockchain Is Here and It Will Change STEM Education Forever
Technology today continues to impact our lives in ways that would have been akin to sorcery for our fathers and forefathers. But its impact is…
The Best Programmable Robots For Kids
Kids have been fascinated with all things moving electronically ever since the dawn of robots. There are plenty of options available for kids in the…
3 Powerful Ways to Fire Up Motivation at Schools with STEM
When was the last time you decided to lose that fat and be a lean, fit personality? Maybe not too far off in the recent…
STEM and Engineering – All the Answers
India has always prided itself on being traditionally rich in the field of education. The Gurukul System – a residential schooling system – dating back…
Can Parents and Kids Learn How to Code Together?
When we think about learning, we think about schools, classrooms, books, and several other artifacts which only students can be acquainted with. Or we like…
What YOU Can Do – A Parents’ Guide for STEM Learning
In the olden days, was everything black and white? Why do I have two eyes if I only see one thing? How did people make…
Here Is How You can Encourage Girls to Take Up STEM
March 8th marks International Women’s Day, where people from all over celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s theme was #BalanceforBetter;…
Education Sector & IoT: The Benefits of Evolution
The field of information and technology has been working on getting things done with a single touch for as long as we can remember. This…
3 Reasons Why Digital Learning More Prevalent Now Than Ever
We’ve all been in a place in our lives where it gets difficult to get out of the house for recreational learning because there are…
Help Your Kids Code: the Ultimate Guide
Kids of the 21st Century are surrounded by technology at all of the important steps of their lives. From using modern education software to study…
6 Exciting Robotics Projects for Students to Try at School
Did you know that the car that your dad drives has been assembled and painted by a robot? Or that the bottles of Pepsi you…
Important Life Skills That Children Learn from STEM Education
Learning is a crucial part of life. With every step that we take, we’re learning. It doesn’t matter if you’re just walking home from school…
The Ultimate DIY Arduino Robot Kits for Beginners
Robot Kits are one of the finest ways to implement a big chunk of knowledge into one simple pragmatic outcome. However, being a beginner in…
5 Reasons Why DIY Is AWESOME
Let us be honest with our selves – gone are the days when one needed to certified to be an electrical engineer to fit a…
Surprisingly Obvious Reasons Why Robotics Should Be Taught in Schools
Robotics (or automation, in general), like electricity and information technology, is now considered a General Purpose Technology, which means that it has the potential to…
Simple Yet Effective Ways to Foster Creativity in Children
Think of three things you can make with a box full of sticks. Anything that comes to your mind. Absolutely anything. No rules or restrictions.…
Connecting Engineering and Humanities
Back in the time of the Renaissance, the ideal goal about education was to make individuals capable of taking up any endeavor. Today’s modern take…
STEMpedia in 30 Under 30: Bringing About a Revolution in STEM
Agilo Research, an ed-Tech startup better known by its brand name STEMpedia, was born with the aim of making STEM education accessible to all students…
3 Reasons Why You Should Get the evive Starter Kit
With technology taking over the steering wheel of the world’s wagon towards the future, more and more people all across the globe are realizing the…
Quirky DIY Projects to Make This Spring
DIY, or do-it-yourself, is all about creativity, learning, and innovation. Not only is it fun, gives the satisfaction of having made something on your own…
5 DIY Fun Summer Projects for Kids
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? And if Spring ain’t that far behind, then Summer too will catch up quick! So will the…
Dabble – One App for Sensing and Control
Ever since Arduino came into the market, the world of all the current and aspiring DIYers/tinkerers completely changed for the good. But for now, that’s…
Introducing PictoBlox – the Fun Way to Learn to Code!
Everybody should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think. – Steve Jobs And we couldn’t agree more! In a…
5 Online Courses to Get Started in Robotics
The internet is what students, both young and old, turn to in order to gain knowledge on almost everything – from learning how to tie…
The Superwomen of STEM
Women – usually called the better halves of men, ideally speaking, make-up 50% of the global human population. Given the patriarchal beginnings of culture in…
Top Websites for Online Courses on Programming
With STEM as a new player in the game, education has become a whole lot more interesting. Students are more and more into the way…
How 3D Printing Is Revolutionising STEM Education
Shakalaka Boom Boom, a 90’s kids show that picked up the pace in India had something beautiful to its concept. A child would draw a…
DIY-related Problems? Not Anymore!
Have you ever started working on a project and felt as if the problems within the project are way too high for you to even…
Top 3 Games to Help Your Kid Learn How to Code
Coding can very easily stress upon your child’s ambition and capability to mix their idea of logic with their intuition. Kids instantly see it as…
How STEMpedia Is Transforming Today’s Youth into Tomorrow’s Innovators
Created on the campus of IIT Kanpur by three masterminds of the Institute of imminence, STEMpedia is the brainchild of innovation to make education on…
Awesome Back-To-School Kits For Teachers To Turn Their Class Into Play
The holidays are over and now it’s time to go back to school. Every time we go back to school after the holidays, something or…
Robotics and STEM Education
Since the birth of STEM, robotics and electronics have taken a central place in the practice of STEM education. One can easily say that one…
India and STEM – Challenges To An Education For A Better Tomorrow
We are rising to the dawn of an India that looks upon the world with a mighty workforce, strong leadership and a prime democratic foundation.…
Where Will STEM Education Be in the Near Future?
With STEM education an active player in the teaching field, the future of education looks brighter than ever. However, that is not sufficient. It is…
Career Choices In STEM that Will Take You a Long Way
In today’s time, with the growing competition in the employment industry, it is difficult to find a job even for a highly qualified job applicant…
Where Does STEM Education Stand at the Moment?
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela How Significant Is Education? Education is a vital…
How Can We Improve STEM Education?
Education is the key to strong societal development and making a better tomorrow. STEM education is the big thing in making education the revolution that…
STEM – Enhancing Education at the Vocational Level
STEM learning has strongly established benefits when it comes to making education at preliminary and higher secondary educations’ modus operandi. However, one can not neglect…
What to Talk About When Talking About Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is a desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, readiness to consider, carefulness to dispose and set in…
Some Principles For Fearless Learning That Will Take You A Long Way
In one world, effort is a bad thing. It, like failure, means you’re not smart or talented. If you were, you wouldn’t need effort. In…
How To Introduce Easy STEM Activities In The Classroom
Teachers are like building blocks for students. They help students grow up to be smart and aware citizens. They play a huge role in how…
How Technology Plays an Important Role in Learning
“We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it…
STEM Kits: The Perfect Gift For Today’s Children
STEM Education: Robotics, Coding, and Gifts Who doesn’t like gifts? Have you ever met someone who doesn’t like gifts? Exactly! Everyone loves gifts. Especially children.…
Benefits of STEM Education in Early Childhood
Children are curious little beings that have the burning desire to explore all of their surroundings, make discoveries, and try new things out on the…
Why Science Is Important at All Levels of Society
We all know someone from the science field that boasts a little too much about science, don’t we? But do you know why? What is…
Atal Tinkering Labs: Indian Education System’s Future
What do we talk about when we talk about STEM? What is the first thing that comes to our mind when we think about STEM…
STEAM: A Renaissance for STEM?
Integrated STEM education is an effort to combine the four disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into one class, unit, or lesson that is…
This Is Why Math Is Important
2 plus 2 is four, minus 1 is 3, quick maths. Now, though not many people are going to understand the beauty of this song,…
Engaging Students in Project Based Learning
STEM education has its foot down in several teaching areas, and one that has proved to be the most useful is Project Based Learning. A…
This Is Why Your Child Should Become a Lifelong Learner
The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. An average human lives for 79-80 years. Compared to the universe’s age, our age is equal to…
Culturally Responsive STEM Education
STEM has made itself comfortable as a beneficial form of teaching for quite some time now. The wide realm of subjects it covers makes it…
Why Children Should Learn How to Code
We’ve been going on and on about how the world is undergoing a major change and how everything is and will be about technology in…
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