I'm a Maker Mom on a mission to make STEAM activities accessible and understandable for all teachers and parents to teach their kids!
Wisconsin, USA
Joined December 2017
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Back by popular demand, our annual Valentine's Day cards. Please distribute responsibly.
ALT Text reads: "Happy Valentine's Day! You never have to worry about my ex." The image is a praying mantis grooming its limb.
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It's like we always say: Anyone can learn! Thanks for your support, @BarackObama!
ALT "No one is born a computer scientist. But with a little hard work ? and some math and science ? just about anyone can become one." ? Barack Obama
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Who doesn't want 🆓resources to help you teach #coding? Our 🆓computing lesson plans & PowerPoints for primary & elementary #teachers, cover topics such as sensors, variables, loops, data handling, algorithms & computational thinking.
Find them 👇 for 🆓
microbit.org/teach/lessons/?…
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This gorgeous piece is the result of my latest Fusion 360, Tinkercad CodeBlocks, and Tinkercad Design mashup… The tri color filament changes at every angle… It printed really well. 😊 #3dprinting #tinkercad #fusion360 #makermindset #dorfcreations
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Did you know if you hold an ermine up to your ear, you can hear what it’s like to be attacked by an ermine?
ALT An ermine, with summer brown coat, stands upright at Katmai National Park & Preserve.
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BREAKING 🚨: Rare green comet now closely approaching Earth and will be visible starting at 6:49 pm ET tomorrow night
This wins the internet! How cool!!
We had a vision and made it happen… I give you the life sized version of “Mousetrap” 🐭 🧀
The kids have loved it ❤️ we had to make some modifications throughout the day, but now I think we have an extra fast trap 🪤 ready to go for tomorrow! @NISD_PE @NISDMead
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Growing a diverse pipeline of tech talent who contribute to the creation of better technology in the world begins in the classroom. So we are thrilled to partner with @codeorg to develop physical computing and CS Fundamentals curriculum.
microbit.org/news/2023-01-17…
#microbit #coding
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Over the last couple months, OpenAI's new ChatGPT tool has been making waves.
It's an AI that can respond to basically any query & compose text.
In this course, you'll learn how ChatGPT works and then build your own version using the OpenAI API + React.
freecodecamp.org/news/chatgp…
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The National Museum of Computing awarded Raspberry Pi co-founders Liz and Eben Upton Honorary Fellowships acknowledging “outstanding individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the fields of computing and technology.”
raspberrypi.com/news/liz-and…
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In 1976 the Pointer Sisters recorded the now iconic "Pinball Number Count" song. Sesame Workshop celebrates the life and legacy of Anita Pointer. Thank you Anita Pointer for helping us learn our 123s and dedicating your life to creating inspiring and uplifting music. 💛
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I hope those of you with telescopes did your best to track down Santa and his sleigh last night! Here's a shot I captured. He was headed West, must have been on his way to California.
Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate :)
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There is an exoplanet less reflective than coal. It's the darkest planet ever discovered orbiting a star, and its atmosphere is hotter than lava! It would incinerate any stocking it found itself in. Happy holidays from your exoplanet friends!
go.nasa.gov/3hIGMB3
ALT An illustration shows a jet black planet barely visible in the dark of space. There is a slight reddish glow of red emanating from deep within.
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Yesterday I spent hours capturing this: an intricately detailed photo of the sun shot using a specially modified telescope. Here it is in the full 164 Megapixels, so you can zoom into every nitty gritty detail. That sunspot group on the top is currently pointed right at Earth!
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Happy #ComputerScienceEducationWeek! Young learners can explore #computerscience by helping Frosty have some fun before he melts away, with an unplugged coding activity & free printable from @OurFamilyCode #CSEdWeek ourfamilycode.com/frosty-seq…
