{"id":690,"date":"2020-02-07T06:50:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=690"},"modified":"2020-02-06T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T23:30:16","slug":"seeds-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/seeds-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My new Focus on STEM<\/em> column: Seeds of Spring<\/a><\/em> is in the February Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries<\/a><\/em> newsletter.<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Prepare for the first day of spring with a celebration of the tiny seed!<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> These new picture books introduce young readers to the wonder of seeds as well as the changes that come as things grow.<\/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: Seeds of Spring is in the February Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter. Booktalk: Prepare for the first day of spring with a celebration of the tiny seed! Snippet: These new picture books introduce young readers to the wonder of seeds as well as the changes that come … <\/p>\n

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