Spending time with my grandsons is one of the greatest joys of my life. My four grandsons are aged 11, 7,6 and 3. The three older boys have gotten into video games and Star Wars, Legos and sports. I am amazed at how quickly all of them absorb information from everything around them. Some of …
For my recent post about 3-D printing click here Beauty and the Beak Author: Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp Publisher: Persnickety Press 2019 After a bald eagle, later named Beauty, receives a devastating injury to her beak, a wildlife rehabber and an engineer use 3D printing to give the bird a new life. Nice …
Cookie Cutters A friend of mine makes cookies that are works of art. Beautiful! I never imagined I would be writing about those cookies on a blog about STEAM. But new technology spreads into everyday lives. 3D printing is one of those technologies. My baker friend got a 3D printer so she can design, and …
I hope you read my last post Wind Turbines and Whale FinsBased on that post here are some book recommendations. If you would like to purchase any of these books, check out my STEAM Stories Book Store Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry Author: Karen Ansberry Illustrator: Jennifer DiRubbio Publisher: Dawn Publications, 2020 I’m …
I won’t give away my age, but I will say I am “mature”. I have grown children and grandchildren. Through all of my life and especially now, viewing the moon has been one of those quiet and lovely experiences I never get tired of. Though going outside to see it’s familiar, soft light is my …
