Category: STEM / STEAM

Lego introduced (on June 12, 2020) a new Mindstorms Robot Inventor 5 in 1 kit for $359.99. Visit this web site to learn a lot more about this new STEM / STEAM product. In the meantime, here is a little bit about it: Included in this kit are five robots your child (10 and up)…

OK…..I’m old enough….. I followed the original 7….I saw the first launch of a man into space…..I watched the moon landing (as a summer student at Lowell Tech)……I watched the first tests of the Space Shuttle (working at Sears and attending SUNY at Stony Brook for my BS in Electrical Engineering)……I watched the Space Shuttle…

Two astronauts (Catherine Coleman and Christina Koch) give advice on social distancing / isolation during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Drive Safe! Never Forget.

Working as an electrical engineer (MSEE from the University of Kansas) at Lawrence Livermore Lab I briefly met with another electrical engineer (BSEE from the University of the Pacific); Jose Hernandez. Years later, I learned that Jose had become an Astronaut and some time after that…..he blasted off into space! Very cool! Fast forward a zillion years,…

For students interested in studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEM / STEAM) here is a cool video showing the technology used while filming “Alita: Battle Angel” which happens to be one of my favorite movies (see my review) ever! 🙂 Drive Safe! Never Forget.

PhysicsGirl Diana Cowern visits YouTube to find out what software engineers really do. NOTE: ForCarol.com College Scholarship recipient, Inyoung, now works at YouTube TV. 🙂 As Diana explains: “I left a physics job to do software engineering. Was it worth it? What do software engineers actually do? Software engineers and programmers code everything from virtual…

Check out the video below then go to this CNET article and the Sony KOOV web site for more information on KOOV. Here is a quick paragraph from the CNET article: “The Koov pieces contain sensors and actuators that spring to life when kids use them to build shapes and models. The completed sculptures can…

Thanks to Michelle Cho our 2017 Carol Phan Scholarship recipient for suggesting the addition of Art to make STEM –> STEAM. 🙂 As a non-profit dedicated to helping local teachers and students with classroom supplies and college scholarships, ForCarol.com is re-starting our STEM / STEAM enrichment program to help local teachers bring science, technology, engineering,…