UPDATED The Only STEM Guide You Will Ever Need

UPDATED FROM 2015:

Is your kid into technology? I have a son who literally eats, sleeps, breathes, and talks nothing but CODING and GAMING.

We realized that this is my son's interest, and that he is good at it. We also realize that it can be quite a costly field to explore. So, we have had one major rule in our house:

If the lessons or download is FREE - You can have it!

Because of this, my son has become very amazing at finding freebies and deals when companies offer free trials or outright free open-source software.

When I came across this list of more than 200 STEM online sites, posted by Masters in Data Science by Science for Kids - I about fell off of my chair. So, cool - What a nice resource to save and always have on hand to check out a new site every day/week, etc.

I think it's pretty much the only STEM Resource Guide you will ever need (that is, before technology changes rapidly and new technology comes onto the playing field). But, it's certainly chock-full of enough material to get you started.

Whitney Farms Organic Products For Worry-Free Gardening With Kids

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.



I’m so excited!  I just learned about Whitney Farms® which is a full line of 100% natural plant foods and soils.  Who knows, it might even make your children eat their veggies.  As a mom, I can hope for this result.  At least, when they do sink their teeth into a home-grown tomato raised with organic soil and organic plant food products, I don't have to worry about what they are eating.

My children and I plant a vegetable and herb garden every year as part of homeschooling science.  It also serves for some amazing life lessons of watching plants grow from a tiny seed and responsibility in watering, weeding and caring for the garden.  When I think about my kids getting their hands dirty, however; the soil, fertilizers, plant foods and other products used is a huge concern.  With Whitney Farms® products I don’t have to worry.
My family believes organic is best.  When given a choice, we choose natural products.  These products are not only good for the environment but are the best way to go for deciding what foods to put into our bodies.  With three rapidly growing little bodies in my household, this is a huge consideration for us.

Why worry if your child is eating unnecessary pesticides when there is a company like Whitney Farms® who provides naturally organic gardening products?  There are no additives in the gardening products from Whitney Farms®.  There is nothing artificial – Just ingredients from the Earth as we believe God intended it to be from the start in the Garden of Eden.

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Science for Kids: Physics Behind Levers And Catapults

Physics sounds ominous and way too far over the heads of many to be able to instruct it. But, it's not. The laws of physics may seem unattainable to teach, but much of these complex laws can be boiled down to simple explanations and demonstrations. These laws pre-date their discoverers such as Newton. King David put the laws of physics to good use when he pulled out a slingshot and killed the giant.

Yesterday, my children had a blast learning laws of physics involving levers and projectory. We build this easy-to-make catapult out of a paper cup that we had left over from a Christmas party, a rubber band that came in a bundle of mail and a plastic spoon. After we built it, the kids had fun launching salt water taffy into the air. Surprisingly, even my 4 year old shot that taffy clear across the dining room and halfway through the living room with her little hands launching the catapult. Don't worry! We did not aim the taffy toward anyone or anything that would be breakable.