What do Iron Man, Captain America, and Spider-Man all have in common? They’re all Marvel superheroes! Since 1939, Marvel Comics has delighted children and adults alike with fantastical stories of good versus evil. It’s evident that superheroes are still captivating the American public, as Marvel is the highest-grossing U.S. franchise today. In honor of Spiderman: Homecoming’s recent release, this Saturday post is all about Marvel science!
Read MoreRecognition of the need for programming literacy in today’s students has swept through the education world over the past few years, and over 400 million people have now participated in an ‘Hour of Code.’ For younger students, especially pre-teens, those efforts have focused mostly on making programming seem fun and approachable. This is a crucial step, but do simple drag and drop coding games of the type easily found online give long term benefits to young learners? Is there any useful and meaningful way to ‘teach programming’ to an eight year old?
The movie, “Wonder Woman,” directed by Patty Jenkins, came out nearly a month ago and showed boys and girls everywhere that men aren’t the only ones that can be super heroes! It’s only a plus that as of June 25th, the movie is the “highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman in the world, ever,” according to Vanity Fair. As cool as it is to see women achieving success in the film industry, it’s important to remember that there have been plenty of women that have changed the world over the course of history, whether they were wearing capes or not. Here are five women who changed the world and why we think they’re superheroes!
School’s out and summer is here! While we like to spend as much time as possible spending time playing in and exploring the outdoors (have you checked out our latest summer learning series: the sun? ), we like to have a few games on reserve to play when the craving strikes! Without further ado, here are 6 games we picked that will ensure fun all summer long.
Welcome back, Summer Series friends! This Wednesday was the first official day of summer for all of us in the northern hemisphere (even though it’s felt like summer for a while now), and that means beach vacations, barbeques and general outdoor festivities. Summer is also the time of year when the Sun comes out to play. This week, we’re focusing on all the fun experiments you can do while having fun in the Sun this Summer!
