Reading List + Other Sites for STEM parents

Sites + Resources to Learn More

There is a big universe of resources for teaching STEM. Many of them are aimed at educators, but there is also a lot for families and parents. We curate them here.

If you have other resources we should know about, let us know what you would recommend!

Iridescent Learning network, that has activities and challenges aimed at families: http://iridescentlearning.org/

Remake Learning network in Pittsburgh, that unites educational innovators in Western Pennsylvania: https://remakelearning.org/

Stemisphere from Carnegie Science Center gathers together a master list of STEM education resources in Pittsburgh: http://stemisphere.org/

Books to Use With Your Kids

Want to go the extra mile, and learn more about STEM, design, engineering, and being a good mentor?

Then we have books and articles for you!

As we find great resources to build your own skills -- or to understand STEM better, we put them here for you to read too.

If you buy any of these books...

 

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Check out our favorite books for STEM parents, teachers, and mentors -- and let us know if you have any others to recommend!

February 12, 2019

I’m Feeling Sad (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood): a STEM Family review

Today we review, I’m Feeling Happy (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood) and I’m Feeling Sad (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood) We read Daniel Tiger’s Neighboorhood books to our children almost every week, […]
January 21, 2019

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (April 19, 2016) Authors: Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths Are you […]
December 31, 2017

Read to your kids like a Designer Would

Over the holiday break, we have been burning through all of our books in our kids books library. So we decided to take a shot at […]
December 22, 2017

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family Friendly Experiments from Around the House (Lab Series)

This book, Kitchen Science Lab for Kid, is a straightforward  step-by-step guide for planning a Science Lab in your home kitchen. The science activities are simple, […]
November 26, 2017

Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book: a STEM Family review

Today we review Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers. We were delighted to see a workbook version of the excellent Rosie Revere, Engineer storybook. […]
September 28, 2017

Set up a Tinker Lab for your little ones to be experimenters and creators

We love the book Tinkerlab: A Hand’s On Book for Little Inventors, by Rachelle Doorley. It lays out a plan of action for parents of young […]
August 11, 2017

The Curious Kid’s Science Book

If you are looking for hands-on, minds-on activities, challenges, ideas and explorations, the Curious Kid’s Science Book offers you a rich, illustrated guide. Publisher: The Innovation Press (September […]
August 8, 2017

The Official Scratch Jr. Book by Marina Umaschi Bers and Mitchel Resnick

The Official ScratchJr Book: Help Your Kids Learn to Code Publisher: No Starch Press; 1 edition (October 1, 2015) Authors: Marina Umaschi Bers and Mitchel Resnick If you want […]
August 6, 2017
The great book, How to Draw Everything

Learn how to draw, with Gillian Johnson’s How to Draw Everything

How to Draw Everything Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (September 1, 2015) Author: Gillian Johnson This book, How to Draw Everything, from Gillian Johnson, is visual, delightful, […]