{"id":394,"date":"2019-05-10T08:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=394"},"modified":"2019-05-09T14:56:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T21:56:46","slug":"thinkers-and-tinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/thinkers-and-tinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinkers and Tinkers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My new Focus on STEM<\/em> column: Thinkers and Tinkers<\/a><\/em> is in the May Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries<\/a><\/em> newsletter.<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Thinkers who like to tinker will enjoy these inspiring pairings of project books and biographies.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> Some thinkers are also tinkerers. As they think, they play, working with their hands, trying this and that until it\u2019s just right. Thinkers and tinkerers build and plant, paint and code. They make things that others can see, hear, and use. These new biographies and DIY project books<\/a> will help inspire the thinking, tinkering makers at your school or library.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My new Focus on STEM column: Thinkers and Tinkers is in the May Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter. Booktalk: Thinkers who like to tinker will enjoy these inspiring pairings of project books and biographies. Snippet: Some thinkers are also tinkerers. As they think, they play, working with their hands, trying this and that … <\/p>\n

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