{"id":831,"date":"2020-08-14T06:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T13:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=831"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T15:07:03","slug":"makers-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/makers-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Makers, Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My new Focus on STEM<\/em> column: Makers, Then and Now<\/a><\/em> is in the August Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries<\/a><\/em> newsletter.<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Use these handy printable activities to help kids learn about makers throughout history.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> The term makerspace<\/em> may be new, but being a maker isn’t. As you’ll see in these new picture-book biographies, people have been making things to express themselves and solve problems for many years. <\/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 2020 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My new Focus on STEM column: Makers, Then and Now is in the August Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter. Booktalk: Use these handy printable activities to help kids learn about makers throughout history. Snippet: The term makerspace may be new, but being a maker isn’t. As you’ll see in these new picture-book biographies, … <\/p>\n

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