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The first day of school is an exciting day for kids, parents,
teachers, and the principal. Decorate your room with uplifting and
engaging decorations and get your students excited about learning.
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strives to inspire, educate, and entertain curious and creative
learners of all ages. It celebrates arts, crafts, engineering,
green design, food, music, science and technology and brings
together communities who embrace the DIY spirit. One of the things
I love most about the Faire is seeing all the amazed and curious
young makers, their eyes lit up with inspiration at what is
possible in this world. We always welcome students and teachers to
come and check out all the Faire has to offer. We asked hundreds of
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Getting Excited for Back to School
Are your kids ready for back to school? Are YOU ready for back to
school?! Well, here are a few quick tips for getting back into the
swing of things! From clothes and backpacks to books and snacks.
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Being late is no longer an issue
At school, there is the old excuse of the bus being late, or
missing the school bus, but experiments on a new type of school bus
will make sure that excuse will never be valid ever again. This is
a standard yellow school bus, as seen on the streets every day, the
only difference is … Continue reading →
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My daughter is an elementary school teacher, and she recently found
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Otyp's Biotech Project on Kickstarter
Kyle, James and David of Otyp have designed a kit for teaching kids
the biological equivalent of writing "Hello, world" and they'd like
to share with more kids in the classroom. With this kit, kids start
with the gene from a jellyfish that makes it glow green and they
insert it into bacteria. They grow a colony of fluorescent
bacteria. Kids can learn about some of the fundamental processes
behind biotechnology and they can also have fun, using the bacteria
to paint an image that glows in the dark. I met the Otyp team at
Maker Faire Detroit where they were demonstrating the process. Kyle
made a pretty cool poster from the photos of the various creations
people made during Maker Faire.
