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📣 Calling all #STEMists for a Groovy Shout Out! Subscribe Today: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/groovy-subscriptions/ Tell us your favorite song for a GROOVY SHOUT OUT! Tag us on Social with your Groovy Lab in a Box! The best part of the #groovyshoutout is that at the end of the week Team Groovy will choose a winner! The #STEMist with the GROOVIEST video or photo of their Engineering Design Challenge will win a #FREE Groovy Lab in a Box! Don't forget to tag us and use the hashtag #groovyshoutout! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vUojFhV_Y/?igshid=iu8iqyohtnla

“We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” - @neildegrassetyson #neildegrassetyson #neildegrassetysonquotes #connected #stemist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zDTaxhFK6/?igshid=4nyg9azwd87m

GROOVY NEWS ALERT: We are excited to announce Groovy Lab in a Box is an Edison Awards 2020 Nominee. @EdisonAwards https://www.groovylabinabox.com/ #thomasedison #edison #groovylabinabox #EA20 #EdisonAwards #scientist #science #stemist #STEMeducation https://www.instagram.com/p/B6CdBFlBy0M/?igshid=13shfsurs9035

GROOVY NEWS ALERT: We are excited to announce Groovy Lab in a Box is an Edison Awards 2020 Nominee. @EdisonAwards #thomasedison #edison #groovylabinabox #EA20 #EdisonAwards #scientist #science #stemist #STEMeducation https://www.instagram.com/p/B6CdBFlBy0M/?igshid=z0wpz097xstx

Introducing: STEM and Science Swag Store for #STEMists – Just when you thought your groovy t-shirt collection had reached critical mass. 💥 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/stem-and-science-swag-store/ #stem #science #scienceswag #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Bu8CKoUQf/?igshid=nxz800ey24sm

Happy National STEM Day! Today we encourage everyone to seize the opportunity to bring STEM education into your home or classroom. And it doesn't have to be complicated 👉 sign up for a Groovy Lab in a Box subscription with a “set it & forget it” STEM solution. https://www.groovylabinabox.com/groovy-subscriptions/ There's an Engineering Design Challenge in every Groovy Box because we do the E in #STEM! 👩🏻‍⚕️ 👨🏿‍🔧 👨🏻‍🔬 👩🏼‍🏭 👨🏾‍🚀 👨🏼‍💻 #NationalSTEMDay #NationalSTEAMDay #stemeducation #steameducation #iteachstem #iteachsteam #stemday #steamday #stemforkids #STEMists #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B4oA6-aBVDI/?igshid=1bxxlxp0f1zej

What's Our Theme for November? Stitch-A-Circuit - A Lesson in Circuits💡➖➖➖💡➖➖➖💡➖➖➖💡 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/groovy-subscriptions/

Your Engineering Design Challenge: You are a wearable technology engineer and an avid groovy reader. Using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build an LED book light that doubles as a bookmark and a fashionable e-cuff?

Be sure to order “Stitch-A-Circuit” – an electronic-themed Groovy Lab in a Box to get your STEMists excited to investigate soft circuits, electricity and wearable technology!

Don’t miss out on all the groovy STEM fun >>> Click the link on our Bio to GROOVY SUBSCRIPTIONS! 💡 ➖Emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) 💡 ➖Extended learning through our exclusive online portal 💡 ➖For children ages 8 and up

#STEM #STEAM #softcircuits #etextiles #conductivethread #wearables #FashionTech #led #sew

#STEMists do the “E” in #STEM

#STEMFashion #science #technology #engineering #math #education #GroovyLabinABox #huffpostgram #homeschooling #STEMist #playmatters #homeschool #homeschoolscience #GroovyLab https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fJljahr4d/?igshid=w0qvxouy20u5

In honor of today's @iss first all-female spacewalk with astronauts @astro_christina 👩🏻‍🚀 and @astro_jessica 👩🏻‍🚀 #LikeABoss they @nasa replaced a faulty battery charge-discharge unit. Share It 🚀 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/i-freaking-love-science-via-groovy-lab-in-a-box-stemforkids/ 🚀 🚀 🚀 #nasa #astronaut #international #space #station #walk #spacewalk #female #STEMist #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInScience #STEMists #GiveGirlsRoleModels #allwomenspacewalk https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xHFUChcK7/?igshid=sibyi4wnbwfl

No doubt H. Fred Ale was a #STEMist. He learned by doing. 🌱 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/learning-to-see-things/ #greenthumb #plants #gardening https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rnPgpBS3n/?igshid=1sbw2kvm0ns8z

#STEMist Challenge: Describe in one word 👉 footage captured on a @gopro by @nasa #astronaut @astrokomrade during a #spacewalk outside @iss 🚀 https://www.instagram.com/p/B14VhVPB_5S/?igshid=a0pzcu89h19w

#STEMists know 👉 Always be yourself. Unless you can be Jedi Betty White, always be Jedi Betty White. #beyourself #BettyWhite #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tAa9QhGgy/?igshid=1qpiz9y6i59hn

#STEMists know this to be true. If you #understand that you don't know #everything, then you are the #smartest of all. The only #true #wisdom is in #knowing #you #know #nothing. - #Socrates #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QIanvhrZs/?igshid=16syym926cdcn

Picasso Draws With Light This photograph was exhibited in New York City's Museum of Modern Art. It shows Picasso sketching shapes in space, invisible to him until Mili's frames were developed. #Picasso #Art #Light #STEAM #STEAMforKids #STEMist #TBT https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MLB8JhUIm/?igshid=1i9aq1salkwes

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - #STEMist, Albert Einstein https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlTFPAhcIB/?igshid=srqhoj0pljub

What's in the Box?  An Engineering Design Challenge is in every groovy box! Make It Fun - When kids “engineer” their very own original designs, they are doing the “E” in STEM! #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #edreform #ProjectBasedLearning #365homeschool #PBL #homeschoolSTEM #scied #homeschoolcollective #steam #homeschooleducator #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #homeschooling #homeschoolscience #homeschool #STEMChallenge #NGSS #homeeducation #EngineeringDesignProcess #STEMist #homeschoolmama #homeschoollife #MakerSpace The Original #SubscriptionBox Kids Love! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FBi1yBNNY/?igshid=1tg7ce099v39i

Design Challenge:  You're shipwrecked on a deserted island with only your Groovy Lab in a Box. Inside your groovy box are the materials to design and build a solar balloon, solar oven, conductivity tester and a desalination plant. Can you eat, drink and get someone to rescue you using only your Groovy Lab in a Box materials? Find out with "Here Comes the Sun" groovy box!  Sign up for your subscription by clicking "Groovy Subscriptions" on our website: www.GroovyLabInABox.com #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NGSS #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #ProjectBasedLearning #365homeschool #PBL #homeschoolSTEM #scied #homeschoolcollective #steam #homeschooleducator #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #homeschooling #homeschoolscience #homeschool #STEMChallenge #teacherspayteachers #homeeducation #EngineeringDesignProcess #STEMist #homeschoolmama #homeschoollife #MakerSpace The Original #SubscriptionBox Kids Love https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_gZo0BqfX/?igshid=2nyp5zozqbjv

#STEMist News Alert: World Environment Day on June 5th is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Link in bio. @UNEnvironment #BeatAirPollution #WorldEnvironmentDay #AirPollution #STEMeducation #STEMforKids #yearroundhomeschooling https://www.instagram.com/groovylabinabox/p/ByTmHcEBmZ9/?igshid=1jje7dwys3ipr

#OnThisDay, Tuesday, January 15th, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. was born. He would have been 90. #STEMists know: The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. - Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #education #equality #edchat #STEMEd #makered #NationOfMakers #character #weareteachers #intelligence #3rdgrade #4thgrade #5thgrade #STEMist #charterschool #homeschool #publiceducation #growthmindset #educationmatters #educationispower #lifelonglearner #specialeducation #humanrights #freedom #learnmore #knowledgeispower #studentcentered https://www.instagram.com/p/BstZJsCBd50/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n1ow1k04ls79

#TodayInSTEM, French chemist Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin was born in 1763. Vauquelin discovered the elements chromium (Cr) and beryllium (Be). Chromium is a hard, silvery metal used to make stainless steel. Beryllium is used in gears and cogs, particularly in aeroplanes. Photo: Chromium #Vauquelin #NicolasLouisVauquelin #chromium #beryllium #ChemIsTry #1763 #chemist #STEMist

Presented in partnership with @PopularMechanics magazine, this month's groovy box "What's The Matter?" is all about ice and the #StatesOfMatter. Sign up for May's monthly subscription to ensure you get this groovy box for the #STEMist in your life. #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #scied #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #PopularMechanics #ElemEd #STEMChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #PopMech #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist

Presented in partnership with @PopularMechanics magazine, this month's groovy box "What's The Matter?" is all about ice and the #StatesOfMatter. Sign up for May's monthly subscription to ensure you get this groovy box for the #STEMist in your life. Pull a wire through a block of ice? This trick works thanks to a groovy phenomenon called 'regelation', in which ice melts from the pressure applied by a wire and freezes again when the pressure is reduced. #regelation What's Happening? The balloon ice weights pull the copper wire through the block of ice. The pressure applied by the weights forms a liquid directly under the copper wire. As the wire travels downward the liquid refreezes above the wire and forms back into a solid.  This is similar to ice skating where the blades of a skater melt the ice directly underneath, allowing the skater to move smoothly on a thin layer of water. #STEMists do the "E" in STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #PopularMechanics #ElemEd #STEMChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #PopMech #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #PopMech #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist

Awww, such smart kitties. They clearly love our "Moon Dance" groovy box which is all about convex and concave lenses! Check out our groovy deal - 50% OFF "Moon Dance" Single Box! CODE: FULLMOON Go to "Single Boxes" on our website, click the "Moon Dance" groovy box then use code: FULLMOON at checkout. Hands-on Next Generation Science Standards, project-based learning. #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM! Fellow STEMists who want to become optical engineers can be on their way to doing research and investigations through the engineering design process found in monthly-themed Groovy Lab in a Box.  Explore Earth’s moon, gravity, mass vs. weight, moon phases, tides, light, telescopes and much, much, more. Check out "Moon Dance" for more groovy fun for STEMists! Engineering Design Challenge:  You are an optical engineer, using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build a two lens telescope which can expand and contract while you make observations of the night sky? #optics #NASA #science #technology #engineering #math #education #convex #GroovyLabInABox #STEMist #FutureScientist #homeschooling #opticalengineer #FutureEngineer #STEMEd #moonphases #homeschooling #gravity #galileo #refractingtelescope #concave #homeschoolscience #GroovyLab #telescope #telescopes #STEMEducation #STEMEdu #instascience #MakerEd

50% OFF "Moon Dance" Single Box! CODE: FULLMOON Give your STEM Friends a groovy heads up: 1.) ❤ this post 2.) TAG a #STEMist. 3.) SHARE this post and some groovy #STEM! Go to "Single Boxes" on our website, click the "Moon Dance" groovy box then use code: FULLMOON at checkout. Hands-on Next Generation Science Standards, project-based learning. #STEMists do the "E" in STEM! Fellow STEMists who want to become optical engineers can be on their way to doing research and investigations through the engineering design process found in monthly-themed Groovy Lab in a Box.  Explore Earth’s moon, gravity, mass vs. weight, moon phases, tides, light, telescopes and much, much, more. Check out "Moon Dance" for more groovy fun for STEMists! Engineering Design Challenge:  You are an optical engineer, using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build a two lens telescope which can expand and contract while you make observations of the night sky? #optics #NASA #science #technology #engineering #math #education #convex #GroovyLabInABox #FutureScientist #homeschooling #groovy #opticalengineer #FutureEngineer #STEMEd #moonphases #homeschooling #gravity #galileo #refractingtelescope #concave #homeschoolscience #GroovyLab #telescope #telescopes #STEMEducation #STEMEdu #instascience

Science is not only a discipline of reason, but, also, one of romance and passion. - Stephen Hawking #StephenHawking #STEMist

Female Aerospace Pioneers - Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman In 1921 Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, a Texan, became the first civilian (non-military) licensed African-American pilot in the world. She went to France to learn to fly after her brothers, who served in World War II, told her French women were allowed to fly. When she returned to the United States she did air shows: barnstorming, parachute jumping, and giving demonstrations. Coleman would only perform if the audience was not segregated and all people got to enter the show through the same gate.  This courageous and adventurous woman fell from the open cockpit of a plane during a test flight which ended her life on April 30, 1926.  She was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006. Read more #OnTheBlog: http://www.groovylabinabox.com/female-aerospace-pioneers/ #WOAW16 #womenshistorymonth #flysafe #femalepilot #genav #pilotlife #femalepilot #femalepilots #avgeek #STEMists #GroovyLabInABox #STEMist #GroovyLab #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #aviation #science #technology #engineering #math #STEM #instascience #homeschooling #homeschoolscience #aerospace #STEMEducation #STEMEd #aviators #AirAndSpace #SciGirls #WomenInTech

#GMO FREE...Mmmm, yummy! Organic sunflower butter, raisins, seeds and mealworms are all in this groovy box! "For the Birds" is now available as a SINGLE BOX just click on our groovy website from the link above. Engineering Design Challenge:  You are a Bird Feeder Engineer and want to invent a groovy bird feeder design that’s never been seen before. Can you design and build a bird feeder that meets the survival needs of local birds using upcycled materials? #upcycle #STEMists do the "E" in STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #scied #sciafterschool #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #STEMist #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist

Our Boxes Are Much More Than Science Supplies What problems have you solved today? Every day we are challenged with solving problems, and as adults, we don’t think about the process that goes into finding a solution because we have years of practice. We learned at an early age to be problem solvers. Groovy Lab in a Box wants to help children be problem solvers too. We foster creative innovation of children, beginning in their early informative years, by enticing their innate curiosity and determination through the engineering design process. What is the Engineering Design Process? @NASA’s example of the Engineering Design Process “involves a series of steps that lead to the development of a new product or system.” In fact, all engineering design processes start with the identification of a problem, or asking of a question to a solution or conclusion. Thinking Outside of the Box Our lessons don’t stop with the box. All #STEMists continue learning through access to “Beyond…in a Box,” a unique web portal containing videos, interactive activities, #STEM library and much, much more which work in tandem with the box projects. Groovy Lab in a Box challenges children to create their own designs by using the #engineering design process and to think outside the box. This is how they learn to be successful creative problem solvers. We are excited to play a part in STEMists’ creativity and learning. Start your subscription today, or check out our Single Box Order options, to get Groovy Lab in a Box for your #STEMist! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #EWeek2016 #PBL #EngineeringIsFun #BeAnEngineer #EngineersWeek #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #EdChat #EngineeringWeek2016 #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #homeschool #Homeschooling #futureengineer #futurescientist

What is STEM, exactly? If you have followed Groovy Lab in a Box for a while, you may have noticed that we reference “STEM” a lot. However, you may be wondering: “What is STEM, exactly?” Let’s take a look at what STEM is and why it is so important to the United States. STEM is an acronym for “#Science, #Technology, #Engineering and #Mathematics.” It’s an acronym to describe a type of curriculum in school – from kindergarten through college. The idea behind STEM is to make the United States more competitive in technology development by bringing up generations of students who can excel in high-tech jobs (we call this generation, #STEMists.) Right now, only 16% of children graduating from American high schools are proficient in math and interested in a STEM career. However, jobs such as systems software developers, medical scientists and biomedical engineers will have the most career opportunities by 2020. Emphasizing STEM is critical in our schools, and it has not gone unnoticed by our federal government. In May 2013, the National Science and Technology Council issued a five-year strategic plan to respond to the lack of STEM education in our country’s schools. Other organizations, such as the STEM Education Coalition, are working hard to tell policymakers about STEM and how preparing our students is critical to the future of the U.S. We are doing our part, too. Each month, our subscription service focuses on delivering STEM education to your doorstep and computer. At Groovy Lab in a Box, we believe that children are natural STEMists with an innate sense of curiosity and inquiry that can flourish under the right conditions. We also believe that learning can be fun. We created Groovy Lab in a Box to encourage children to channel their natural STEMists. Whether they are building rockets or creating an electrical circuit, children are enjoying the learning process, and applying analytical skills that will transfer to the classroom, and later, their careers. Want to bring STEM learning right to your door step? Check out our monthly subscription programs! Your #STEMist will love our monthly themed STEM investigations & engineering design challenge. #homeschool #NGSS

Feel the Groovy Love - 50% OFF "Fly With Me" Single Box! Give your STEM Friends a groovy heads up: 1.) ❤ this post 2.) TAG a #STEMist. 3.) SHARE this post and the groovy love! Go to "Single Boxes" on our website, click the "Fly With Me" groovy box then USE CODE: FLY50 at checkout and take flight... Hands-on Next Generation Science Standards, project-based learning. #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #scied #sciafterschool #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #EdChat #STEMChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist

STEM•ist /stĕmʹĭst/ n. Expert in applying science, technology, engineering and mathematics. #STEMist #STEM