What does it say about my priorities that I started handing out Valentine’s Day resources in January, but I wait until National Engineers Week is practically over before I even mention it? Not good. Anyway, for those of you who didn’t know, National Engineers Week is February 22nd-February 28th. If you don’t live in the … Read more
Last week I posted about a great Kindle book by Brett Hoffstadt that gives practical advice on How to Be a Rocket Scientist. (The book is currently available for download on Amazon for $2.99.) Through various social media outlets I learned of a few other rocket science resources that might interest anyone who wants to inspire … Read more
I think I can safely say that rocket scientist was never in my radar as I considered different occupations growing up. It was never suggested to me and, quite frankly, I probably didn’t even know rocket scientists existed. If I did, I’m pretty certain I didn’t entertain any notion of attempting that career path. If someone had … Read more
There has been a lot of discussion about “feminism” in the news lately – particularly since Emma Watson’s outstanding speech supporting the U.N.’s HeForShe Campaign. The oppression of women that continues to happen around the globe must stop, and we can all help by watching out for intentional and unintentional negative stereotypes. I have been … Read more
“You think that video game is fun to play? How about inventing one?” This is a quote on Part 3 of Episode 4 of It Ain’t Rocket Science. In this segment, you will see a FIRST Robotics competition and the winner of the first “Wouldn’t It Be Cool If…” contest. It Ain’t Rocket Science is … Read more
Last year, our school’s art teacher asked the students to fill out forms about their teachers which she then compiled into books for each teacher. I laughed as I was reading my book. For the sentence, “For fun, she likes to…” one student completed it with, “go on Kickstarter and get more things for our class.” … Read more