Kids learn through play – Educational toys Truth be told – so do adults! What better way to learn than to tackle hands on tasks and actually learn new skills, rather than just reading up...
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Category: STEM
What about a STEM gadget for your dad on Fathers Day in 2018? There are so many things dad will receive to say thank you for doing all his fatherly things on 17 June for Fathers Day 2018. Some of th...
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Need to choose a school for your child? So you have set out to choose a school for your child? Let me tell you from personal experience – this is no easy task! There are many options (at lea...
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STEM vs STEAM and the three R’s of education …and innovation…and design…and art…and reading… If you haven’t picked up on the buzz by now, STEM vs STEAM is a h...
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Why consider robotics at school level? There are many reasons why schools and parents should consider robotics at school level. Here are my top three reasons: Children develop their understanding of...
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The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Our space agency (SANSA) was first launched on 9 December 2010 – but South Africa has a rich history of space tradition – dating as fat back...
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Why robotics for young children? In 2015, Marina Bers, a Professor at Tufts University in Boston, published a whitepaper out the learning outcomes of an eight week robotics curriculum for kids aged be...
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Innovation in STEM (iSTEM) To quote Dr Ron Beyers (previously interviewed in 2013): “May I introduce you to a new philosophical approach?” I give you the idea of iSTEM (Innovation in Sc...
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Introducing FIRST SA graduate: Heiko Kabutz The STEM blog of South Africa is all about STEM, STEMed, robotics and other industrial technology in South Africa. I have had the privilege of personall...
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ECSA is a statutory body The Engineering Profession Act (EPA), 46 of 2000 (which can be downloaded in PDF format here: EPA 46 of 2000), “…provides for the establishment of a juristic perso...
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