STEM Playground

STEM Playground: Inspiring and empowering the next generation of innovators. Your one-stop hub to all things Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths.

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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a space scientist, best known for presenting @BBCOne's The Sky at Night (@BBCStargazing) and @CBeebiesHQ Stargazing, has been named as a @Barbie Role Model for her work promoting science careers to girls. Huge congratulations! 👏🎉
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European @Astro_Pi Mission Zero Challenge: https://t.co/RtEoCUQlhZ (organised by @ESA__Education & @RaspberryPi_org) offers young people the chance to write a simple Python program that will run in space aboard the International @Space_Station (ISS). Deadline: 17 Mar 2023. #Space

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If your kids love dinosaurs and @LEGO_Group, visit Brick Dinos (10 Feb - 29 Oct) at @HornimanMuseum. Meet Masiakasaurus, Pterosaur, Sarcosuchus, Polacanthus & more 🦖🦕 built using LEGO bricks by artist Warren Elsmore! Plus, hands-on activities for kids.
https://t.co/wM4yZ0W5MN

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Check out Valentine's Day Heart Hunt with @LEGO! Little ones can celebrate Valentine's Day by finding hidden love hearts while learning early math skills as they play in the LEGO DUPLO World app: https://t.co/6fHFCTXnz9 🔢❤️ Make sure you give it a try! 👍 #LEGO #ValentinesDay

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This weekend, build your own @LEGO Valentine’s Rose at the world’s biggest LEGO Store in London’s Leicester Square and take it home with you! ❤️ Don't forget to collect your free Valentine’s Day cards 🤩🙌
https://t.co/A26iXsUvor #LEGO #ValentinesDay

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Happy National Maths Day everyone! 🔢🎉 https://t.co/EDD1jA3z4B It's a yearly fundraising event organised by @NSPCC and supported by Man Group & @OxUniPress.
If you need ideas or inspiration, @TwinklResources has lots resources to celebrate: https://t.co/vy9IOUZm0N 👍 #NumberDay

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Only 1 month left to take on the STEM themed Winter Mini Reading Challenge 'Gadgeteers' organized by @readingagency & @sciencemuseum to encourage children aged 4-11 to enjoy the benefits of reading for pleasure: https://t.co/1DbQj1pqzC. Read 3 books to a special certificate! 📚🎉

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This week, @GooglePlay announced a series of changes to its programs and policies around apps designed for children to help families find high-quality apps for kids. #GooglePlay #STEMParenting
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This week, Emily joined half-term fun at the world’s biggest @LEGO_Group Store in London’s Leicester Square. To celebrate Halloween, from Monday 24th October to Sunday 30th October LEGO is hosting a spooky in-store event – Trick or Treat Treasure Hunt 🎃👻
https://t.co/3gkjZMaPCg

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Loads of excellent in-person (face-to-face) coding camps in London this October holiday break! 💻 Which one are you sending your child to? 🙌 They'll surely have an exceptionally productive time learning how to code while having fun! ❤️ #STEM #HolidayCamps
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Moonhack is set for lift off! 🚀 Registration is open for Moonhack (10–23 October as part of World Space Week), the global online coding challenge: https://t.co/a3LlekuqyM. Your young coders (8-15yo) will be able to explore 6 new coding projects showcasing the role of satellites!

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Humanities disciplines are among the least popular majors. Almost half of humanities and arts majors regret their choice — and enrolment in those disciplines is shrinking rapidly. Meanwhile, STEM fields have doubled enrolment in the last decade. #Education
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Are you curious about our bodies, our planet and our universe? Then New Scientist Live science festival (@newscievents) is for you! 🤩 #NewScientistLive
🗓 When? 7-9 Oct 2022
📌 Where? @ExCeLLondon
🎟 Tickets: adults from £40, kids aged 5 & under go free
https://t.co/9TDTLEarKr

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Language learning app maker @Duolingo has launched its latest creation, Duolingo Math: https://t.co/AB2KlUwStx (3rd grade math, currently iOS only). Join the waitlist to be among the first to try it out! 📱🔢🎉 #Maths

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Discover STEM with family-friendly holiday workshops (7-18yo) from @Ri_Science! What's on:
🗓 Hide and seek in space
🗓 1.618 the golden ratio
🗓 Fabulous fractals
🗓 Codes and ciphers
🗓 Stories from maths
🗓 Spectacular colour chemistry
and many more! https://t.co/biTzCBs8Qc

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Join the ‘Gadgeteers’ Summer Reading Challenge organized by @ReadingAgency & @ScienceMuseum 📚 This summer, children can visit their local library to meet the Gadgeteers and to get involved in a STEM themed Summer Reading Challenge.
https://t.co/SzuO9CYUvj
#SummerReadingChallenge

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Apple announced @Apple Camp 🍎🎓 for children and families. The Apple Store program runs 20 Jun-31 Aug 🗓 and will offer lessons about using Apple’s technology and apps to do things like make a digital comic book, take photos, and use Apple Pencil to draw.
https://t.co/2LZEEGH1R0

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On 29 June, British Motor Museum (@BMMuseum) is hosting a special Girls in STEM day featuring a whole host of interactive STEM based activities for girls in secondary school years 8 to 10, to inspire the female scientists and engineers of the future! 👏🤩
https://t.co/1zVjkKkUx9

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In May, @okido_official is un-bee-lievably good 🐝🌺🌼 This month they explore the science of Flowers and Bees. Zim, Zam and Zoom explain the very important part bees play in creating fruit and seeds and why we need to keep the world green for the bees to survive! #STEM #Magazine

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You can now celebrate your @Disney memories with brand new virtual AR mural on Cinderella Castle at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park (@WaltDisneyWorld @DisneyParks), brought to life through their collaboration with @Snap 📱🏰✨ #Disney #DisneyWorld50 #AR
https://t.co/kLNcRhR11S