Podcasts about snap circuits

"STEM education equips students to solve both technical and non-technical problems." ~ Robert Walsh Watch this full interview on our YouTube Channel. Yvette Hampton continues her conversation with Robert Walsh, of Excalibur Solutions STEM Academy, on the importance of STEM Education. Discover age-appropriate STEM activities and the multiple benefits of integrating programming and math into your child's learning. Robert shares unexpected benefits of STEM education, like improved writing, logic, language, and problem solving skills. 

Cogs Toys and Games, Ireland's top independent toy retailer, is today urging parents to ignite their children's passion for science and engineering this Christmas following the opening of its new pop-up shop on Dublin's Grafton Street. Specialising in products designed to boost brain development in children and maintain mental acuity in adults, Cogs Toys and Games (formerly Cogs The Brain Shop) has been a fixture in St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre in Dublin since it was set up by siblings Conor Brady and Ruth Roberts in 2013. The company marked its 10th anniversary with the opening its new pop-up premises on Grafton Street in October this year. Cogs Toys and Games stocks a wide range of family board games, brain teasers, puzzles, jigsaws, strategy, and STEM games, as well as products specifically for children with additional needs, including sensory toys for children with autism, reading games for children with dyslexia, and fidget toys for those with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Founder of Cogs Toys and Games Ruth Roberts is calling on parents to instil a burgeoning love of science and engineering in their children this Christmas with the gift of one of the company's many STEM toys and games. She says: "As an experienced primary school teacher with a master's degree in educational studies and a diploma in special education, and as a mother of two boys, I know the benefits of learning through play. "All the toys and games we sell online or in-store at our Grafton Street pop-up shop are specifically selected to aid brain development. Indeed, the effectiveness of every product we sell at stimulating the brain is measured before they go on our shelves. This has helped us create one of the best collections of STEM toys and games in Ireland. "Christmas is the perfect time to ignite a child's passion for science and engineering with the gift of one of our STEM toys and games. Visitors to our Grafton Street store will find staff on hand to demonstrate any one of these products, as well as our Irish-made and designed range, and a whole series of products specifically for children with additional needs, such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia." Some of the most popular STEM toys include Snap Circuits, a multi-award-winning range of toys from Elenco which teach children the basics of electronics. Aimed at children aged eight to 15, Snap Circuits has a lot of different kits in a range of prices which offer hands-on experience designing and building models of working electrical circuits using a collection of different components. The range includes models for building a remote-controlled car, a flying saucer, a motion detector, and arcade games. Snap Circuits Green Energy, meanwhile, helps kids understand the concept of clean energy through the construction of windmills and electric cars. Another popular choice this year is The Keva Maker Bot Maze, an engineering tool which allows children to build mazes through which their own motorised robot must pass. The game encourages children to use their creativity, imagination and resourcefulness to make tunnels, bridges, pathways and obstacles from planks and connectors. See the Keva Maker Bot Maze here A charity gift-wrapping service will be operating at the back of the Grafton Street pop-up shop in the run-up to Christmas with all proceeds going towards Hugh's House, a charity that provides family accommodation to parents of sick children in Temple Street, Holles Street, The Coombe and Rotunda Hospitals. See more stories here.

Higher end math and computational thinking are skill sets that can provide amazing opportunities to many at a young age. The problem that persists is how do parents and educators find the right accessible tools for mastering these abilities in the K-12 environment? We have featured APH s Code Jumper in our previous convention coverage. However, that s just the start for APH s Road To Code offerings that teach students the concepts of sequencing, loops and block coding. J.J. spoke to Leslie Weilbacher, APH Regional Outreach Specialist for the Northwest Region, about some of the new programs and products that can assist in the teaching of coding fundamentals. The interview covers products like the Colby Mouse, Code Quest and Snapino s Snap Circuits and Snap Rover. Lastly, programs like the National Coding Symposium and Access Academy are discussed. To learn more about the products mentioned, with additional links to educational resources, visit the APH Road To Code website Blind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall coverage is Brought to you by AFB AccessWorld. For the latest news and accessibility information on mainstream and access technology, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon offerings, access technology book reviews, and mobile apps, and how they can enhance entertainment, education and employment, log on to AccessWorld, the American Foundation for the Blind's free, monthly, online technology magazine. Visit https://www.afb.org/aw

Episode Notes WCB Unleashed brings you another exciting show. From Frank Cuta: One of my favorite Snap Circuits projects is the SC-12 FM radio. If you like the tech look, the resulting radio looks like something that was built in a research lab, and it is totally accessible. You can find it on Amazon for $40, and you can assemble it in as little as a half an hour with the recorded audible instructions that I can send you. For more information, write to me at frank@cuta.net. From Reginald George: I took Frank up on his challenge to build this radio, and though it took me over an hour, instead of the promised half hour, the podcast you see here is the result. It was a lot of fun. Frank's recorded instructions guide me through the steps and keep things lively as I fumble my way through. By the time it was over I felt like I had been speaking to and arguing with an imaginary friend. Any mistakes I made were strictly my own. Maybe this can inspire you or your child to delve into electronics and try something similar. No tools required! Even a child can do it, and they will probably do it much more quickly than I did. So please enjoy my unboxing and journey through this kit, and keep listening to see if I actually succeed. A big thanks as always goes out to the American council of the Blind, , our producer Zack Hurtz, and all those who provided  legal music for this podcast. You may write to us at TheWCBNewsline@Gmail.com. Find out more at https://wcb-newsline-unleashed.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-af0929 for 40% off for 4 months, and support WCB Newsline Unleashed.

STEM curriculum specialist Dr. Corey Hall shares tips and resources for teaching engineering effectively at the K-12 level in 2021, both during and beyond COVID. Corey recommends teaching strategies and products based on her 24 years of experience in education, as a school librarian, middle school teacher, professor, and online teacher. She discusses 3D printing, lending libraries, virtual cloud-based robotics software, out-of-school STEM programs such as in 4-H, and more. Related to this episode: • Dr. Corey Hall on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rchallway • Dr. Corey Hall on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/library_doc/ • STEM Education Works: https://stemeducationworks.com/ • Zork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork • Sphero: https://sphero.com/ • Three Billy Goats Gruff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Billy_Goats_Gruff • AASL – American Association for School Librarians: http://www.ala.org/aasl/ • Microbit: https://microbit.org/ • What is a Bitmoji Classroom and How Can I Build One? https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/what-is-a-bitmoji-classroom-and-how-can-i-build-one • Google Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/ • Little Bits Fuse: https://fuse.littlebits.com/ • Snap Circuits: https://www.elenco.com/snap-circuits/ • Autodesk Tinkercad: https://www.tinkercad.com/ • Elecfreaks: https://www.elecfreaks.com/ • Teaching HTML/CSS Unplugged and Offline, with Sam Taylor: https://k12engineering.net/episodes/101 • Buildsmart Clubhouse: https://stemeducationworks.com/product/build-smart-clubhouse-curriculum/ • Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs. You'll also be supporting projects like the Engineer's Guide to Improv and Art Games, The Calculator Gator, or Chordinates! Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.

Dr. Corey Hall is a STEM Curriculum Developer. She spent the majority of her career as a middle school librarian where she brought technology to life for her students and as a science and math teacher. Dr. Hall has a BA in Middle Education, a MS in Educational Technology, a Master of Library & Information Sciences in emerging technology, and a PhD in Education/Technology Management. Episode NotesMusic used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms, Definitions & Fact CheckCatalog: https://stemeducationworks.com/catalog/#p=1Makerspaces in Libraries: http://www.ala.org/pla/resources/tools/technology/makerspacesMakerspaces/Learning Commons: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/category/blogs/maker/Developing Inclusive Learners and Citizens: Activity Guide and Framework https://standards.aasl.org/project/inclusive/Microbit - The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and many input/output features that, when programmed, let it interact with you and your world. (https://microbit.org/get-started/first-steps/introduction)Spheros - Sphero, Inc. is an American consumer robotics and toy company based in Boulder, Colorado.  (wikipedia)Little Bits - a New York City-based startup that makes an open source library of modular electronics, which snap together with small magnets for prototyping and learning. The company's goal is to democratize hardware the way software and printing have been democratized. (wikipedia)A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools.  (wikipedia)Snap Circuits - a line of electronic kits manufactured by Elenco Electronics and aimed at children eight years and older. The kits come in a variety of sizes, offering a range of building experience for the user, and may include capacitors, diodes, electric motors, lamps, LEDs, radios, electromagnets (wikipedia)Tinker CAD - a free, online 3D modeling program that runs in a web browser, known for its simplicity and ease of use. Since it became available in 2011 it has become a popular platform for creating models for 3D printing as well as an entry-level introduction to constructive solid geometry in schools. (wikipedia)Fab Labs - a small-scale workshop offering digital fabrication. A fab lab is typically equipped with an array of flexible computer-controlled tools that cover several different length scales and various materials, with the aim to make "almost anything". (wikipedia)

Can't buy me love...but I'll take a black Ticonderoga pencil! Join Gina and Christyn as they talk school supply shopping with a twist...homeschool-style. From traditional supplies to teacher supplies to those "Are you sure THIS is a school supply?" supplies, they offer their best ideas for this summertime rite of passage that, yes, homeschoolers can have, too.1:25    Gina and Christyn invite you to submit your burning homeschool questions for the October 15 episode2:07    One of Christyn's first questions as a homeschooler was "Do I still get to shop for school supplies?"3:00    Homeschool supplies look different from traditional school supplies3:44  Three categories of supplies1) Traditional supplies2) Teacher supplies3) Untraditional, magic-making supplies4:37    TRADITIONAL SUPPLIES.  Public school supply lists make a good jumping-off point5:22    Add some fun to your homeschool by creating your own supply list, or download the one from the OnlySchoolers Patreon pagehttps://www.patreon.com/onlyschoolers8:53   Get stuff you and your kids enjoy using, the brands you like, and involve your child as much as possible in getting the homeschool space ready10:05   TEACHER SUPPLIESMake your job as educational facilitataor easy with unique-to-you supplies11:50   Christyn's favorite teacher supplies are staplers, 3-hole punch, printer, and laminator13:01   Gina likes writing utensils: black Ticonderoga pencils, fine-point pens, and a good pencil sharpener14:05   MAGIC-MAKING SUPPLIESThese are untraditional supplies and include anything you want to use to bring delight to your homeschool -- think way outside the box to add these unique supplies15:25   Can include annual zoo memberships, magazine subscriptions, board games, craft or cooking subscription boxes, etc. Just decide what fits and will be good for your homeschool this particular academic year15:45   Christyn thinks this is the most vital category for anyone homeschooling an only because it can be a good way to break up the routine16:20   Gina likes conservation magazines, Highlights, video subscriptions18:12   Christyn's picks (after trying out pretty much everything!) are zoo membership,  Highlights Top Secret Adventure packets, Universal Yums snack boxes, KidStir cooking box, and board gameshttps://www.highlights.com/store/puzzle-book-clubs/top-secret-adventureshttps://www.universalyums.com/https://kidstir.com/21:00   Board games are a fun way to take a break and continue to build skills. Download Christyn's top picks and a fill-in-the-blank PDF for your own school year fun.https://www.patreon.com/onlyschoolers21:49   Gina includes Snap Circuits and Lego kits as school supplieshttps://www.elenco.com/brand/snap-circuits/22:15   The door is wide open when it comes to homeschool supplies because everything can be a school supply. Each homeschool is an educational experience unique to your child so use anything you can get your hands on!Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=KESW6393PZFRL)

The one about activities and things to do during stay at home quarantine. Jorge and Scott talk about how they each entertain their families at home with free or cheap, educational, outdoor, indoor activities. Mentioned in this episode Sportbrella https://amzn.to/33IRpKl Kiwi Crate https://www.kiwico.com ProCreate https://apps.apple.com/app/procreate/id425073498 Leapfrog Leap Reader Pen https://store.leapfrog.com/en-us/store/p/leapreader-reading-and-writing-system/_/A-prod21301 Arduino https://store.arduino.cc/usa/ Snap Circuits https://amzn.to/33IRpKl Vocabulary for PreK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Weekly-Vocabulary-Words-Set-1-of-4-3933399 Sight words flash Cards: https://amzn.to/36NsI14 Math Dice: https://www.thinkfun.com/products/math-dice-jr/ Happy Salmon - 3-6 Players. Combine the blue and green sets for up to 12 players! https://amzn.to/3iGQiit Ice Cool. https://amzn.to/3lrrblm Zooba https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wildlife.games.battle.royale.free.zooba&hl=en_US https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zooba-zoo-battle-royale-game/id1459402952 Blog about cardboard box activities, our kids LOVED stacking them up and hulk-smashing them!: https://dreamingupparties.com/2019/10/20/4-fun-ways-to-use-cardboard-boxes-at-your-next-party/ Blog about sensory bin activities- 1-3 year olds (scroll about halfway down for sensory bin ideas): https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/09/05/gracens-2nd-backyard-birthday-bash/ Share other Ideas at cooldadspodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at the link below: --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cooldads/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cooldads/support

NGSS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org   Resource on Paper Circuits: https://www.makerspaces.com/paper-circuits/   Energy Stick (aff links): https://amzn.to/2G9Gqgq   Energy Ball: https://amzn.to/2G9C0G5   Squishy Circuits: https://amzn.to/2G65p4f https://amzn.to/3amd1gR   Electronic Components Kit: https://amzn.to/2uiX9Li   Battery Holders: https://amzn.to/3amdijT https://amzn.to/38nerpn   Button Batteries: https://amzn.to/38pJj8Y   LEDs: https://amzn.to/2Rxsbap   Alligator Clips: https://amzn.to/30FkP8J   Wire Stripper/Cutter: https://amzn.to/37hVFjm   Little Bits: https://amzn.to/2Rx27fG   Circuit Blocks/Electronic Blocks: https://amzn.to/2G5GTQq   Snap Circuits: https://amzn.to/2RxzCym https://amzn.to/37ei29k   Conductive Copper Tape: https://amzn.to/2sD8mWC   Making and Tinkering with STEM (aff links) https://amzn.to/39HILwi   Rosie Revere Engineer: https://amzn.to/2NJJy6O   Rosie Revere Engineer Project Book: https://amzn.to/2G7Whfk   Bird LEGO kit: https://amzn.to/2RAdqn3   Tinkering Books: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2019/09/books-for-tinkering.html     Electricity is just organized lightning. –George Carlin What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.        --Ray Charles    Loose Parts Play Facebook Page   Loose Parts Play Facebook Group   Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page   Loose Parts Nature Play Website  

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      It’s a finalist for 2019 Toy of the Year.   Elenco’s Snap Circuits Bric Structures teaches kids about circuitry and electronics while turning imaginations loose.   They can combine with other brick type toys on the market...

Summer is a time for fun, creativity, imagination, and experimentation!But caution!! Kids are looking for a break from formal studies and a chance to be curious, adventurous, and in many cases, lazy. And that’s not a bad thing!Parents often feel a need to fill their kid’s time with activities, camps, and new experiences, which can be wonderful and fun. But they can also be tiring and overwhelming when they’ve just spent the last 9 mos with their time filled from morning til night. Be cautious about filling their schedule non stop. Let them have downtime!Summer is a great opportunity to let kids explore their interests in a low key way and follow their lead to see where it goes. Offer them some ideas but let them decide what they want to pursue. Let them be bored! Boredom is the beginning of imagination!Screen time: video games can be like interactive books, look at learning possibilities of games, limit if necessary for your familyLibraries: let them choose books, don't forget audio books, check to see if they have kits to check out such as games, legos, etc.It can be overwhelming to stock up on a ton of activity kits of the summer but I have some favorite tried and true options as a place to start:(We have used all the items listed and recommend them)*Science experiment kits:-Snap Circuits are a fun electronics discovery kit and can be reused in different configurations. Many different sizes of kits. Here’s a basic set: https://amzn.to/2tnZuQW-Volcano Science kit (though you can make your own with cardboard, paper mache, plastic tube/cup, baking soda, vinegar, and red food coloring) https://amzn.to/2M7EshA-National Geographic Dig kits (gemstones, fossils, or shark teeth)https://amzn.to/2lkkTHe-Clifford the Big Red Dog Young Science kits-bubbles-https://amzn.to/2M52pFZ-Sun Print paper-use various items to make designs-leaves, cookie cutters, use pipe cleaners to shape, fun foam shapes, etc. https://amzn.to/2lPHrzY*Science Tools:-Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x Power LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-300)We love this one! https://amzn.to/2M1Ek31-Bug catchers (homemade or dollar store)-Binoculars-Tweezers/tongs (dollar store)-Cheap tools (dollar store)*Unique Art Supplies:-Melissa and Doug Scratch Art paper https://amzn.to/2MEUQqL-Water color crayons (color than paint with water to see it transform)https://amzn.to/2liw0jS-Wikki Stix (like pipe cleaners but waxy)https://amzn.to/2I4Atj6I’ve found the “strewing method” to be quite successful. Choose a few of the resources, kits, books, etc that you have gathered and leave them strategically around the house. Maybe a few different books are left on the bed, on the couch, on coffee tables, in the car. Leave some of the supplies in a basket or tin on the table or counter.You are basically leaving things out for the kids to discover on their own so they WANT to engage in the activity. Some things may get no interest now but will in a few weeks so don’t worry if they don’t draw any attention yet. Just put them away and try again in a week or 2.(Full disclosure: Amazon links are affiliate links which means I get a small commission if you order through the link, however, the price to you is the same regardless. Thank you!)Send me comments or questions to outsidethelinespodcast@gmail.comor find me on FB athttps://www.facebook.com/learningoutsidethelinespodcast/Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

InfoComm18 is right around the corner. Nate shares an update to his CTS-D renewal strategy this year in Las Vegas.  Why not start ’em young?  Train up the next generation of AV Pros with Snap Circuits. Show Notes: Special Guests: N/A Release Date: May 1, 2018 Running Time: 20:32 Intro https://avshoptalk.com/subscribe Contact: … Read More

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Jon Dickerson writes an elegant ode to camp. Jon is not that many degrees separated from Sting (that's Sting's daughter). Moltz recommends Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens which features new dialog from the original cast of the movie. Jon recommends Trials Fusion for unicorn racing action. Snap Circuits might replace your broken circuits for free, but you didn't hear it from us. They say that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Our thanks to Pinhole Press for sponsoring this episode. Upload your photos and make a simple and smart memory game for your kids. Visit PinholePress.com/TTCA and enter code "TTCA" for 20% off on a memory game or choose one of their many other picture options from puzzles to frames to magnets. Our thanks as well to Sleep Number, the best sleep of your life. Set your sleep number from 0 to 100 to adjust how firm or soft you want your sleep experience. Find a Sleep Number store near you at SleepNumber.com and tell them Lex from Turning This Car Around sent you (really). Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

Here's your overblown parenting article of the week, this one about child prodigies. Here's a funny video that involves quantum mechanics, chess, Ant-Man, Stephen Hawking and Bill and Ted. Seriously. Little Bits looks pretty cool. Snap Circuits are also cool. When we were coming up, though, it was all Elencos. When we weren't huffing fumes from our Creepy Crawler Thing Maker, that is. Behold! The dark secret of Brian REVEALED! Not creepy at all. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

The circuit science workshop in Columbia is one of Daniel Boone Regional Library’s most popular regular events for kids. The workshop allows elementary school-aged children to play with Snap Circuits, a hands-on learning kit that helps illustrate how electricity works. On a recent fall afternoon, kids and their parents gathered at the library to make musical motion detectors, sound-activated switches and more. “Programming like this is more free-form, so they can be very creative,” said Katie Long, a public service associate with the library’s children’s team. “There’s less structure and rules that they have to follow.”

First we review our respective holidays. Lex has seen and recommends Boyhood. Jon has some choice words for the people who took down the Playstation Network on Christmas. So instead of playing Minecraft, they played the LEGO Movie game. Lex talks about some troubles playing Minecraft on the Kano. The Friedmans also watched Home Alone. Moltz considered watching Die Hard with his son but then thought better of it. Our real subject today is how we play with our kids. Lex does projects with the kids (Snap Circuits are pretty cool, by the way). Moltz used to run obstacle courses with his son. There were not American Ninja Warrior caliber. Or even Wipeout caliber. Jon's girl got the LEGO Rapunzel castle and Moltz's son got the LEGO Minecraft cave. Moltz's family plays a lot of Monopoly and poker. Trouble can be a fun game to try to extract vengeance on someone. And as you do on a parenting podcast, we talk about The Deer Hunter. Lex likes to beat his daughter at Typeracer. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.