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		<title>Some excellent books for kids just in time for the holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[But they are not holiday books, and they cover a range of ages. Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave: A True Story of Fatherhood and Native American Heritage* by Native American author F. Anthony Falcon comprises the thoughts of the author about what lessons he would pass from his heritage to his son. There is &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/11/28/some-excellent-books-for-kids-just-in-time-for-the-holidays/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Some excellent books for kids just in time for the holidays</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Make Your Own Games using Scratch</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/06/12/make-your-own-games-using-scratch/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scratch is a computer programming language that is designed for use by children to learn programming, but that is also serving as a paradigm for STEM programming more broadly, and I suspect, for IOT programming of the future. Programs are written in scratch by assembling shapes that represent programming structures or objects. For example, look &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/06/12/make-your-own-games-using-scratch/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Make Your Own Games using Scratch</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Making Raspberry Pi Robots</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/29/making-raspberry-pi-robots/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the core of this post is a review of a new book, Learn Robotics with Raspberry Pi: Build and Code Your Own Moving, Sensing, Thinking Robots. I recommend it as a great above-basic level introduction to building a standard robot, learning a bit about the Linux operating system, learning to program in Python, and &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/29/making-raspberry-pi-robots/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Making Raspberry Pi Robots</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scratch 3.0 is coming</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/12/21/scratch-3-0-is-coming/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scratch is a seminal object oriented programming language that has had a great deal of influence on other languages. It is an entry level system designed for kids and adults new to programming. If you have a kid doing any kind of robotics or STEM programming in elementary school, they are using a programming langauge &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/12/21/scratch-3-0-is-coming/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Scratch 3.0 is coming</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Great new kids&#8217; science book</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/12/14/great-new-kids-science-book/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Mess With Me: The Strange Lives of Venomous Sea Creatures by Paul Erickson is part of a series that is currently small but hopefully growing by Tilbury House. I previously reviewed One Iguana Two Iguanas (about iguanas). Like the Iguana book, Erickson&#8217;s book for third through seventh graders (8-12 or so years of age) &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/12/14/great-new-kids-science-book/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Great new kids&#8217; science book</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Solar System from The Smithsonian</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/11/the-solar-system-from-the-smithsonian/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 23:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Smithsonian Exploration Station: Solar System by Jon Richards is similar to the previously reviewed Exploration Station: The Human Body. This is part of a new series of STEM learning toys from the Smithsonian, and they are just now available for purchase. As is the case with the other kits, the Solar System includes a book, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/11/the-solar-system-from-the-smithsonian/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Solar System from The Smithsonian</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Girls With Dreams and Women With Cards</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/04/17/girls-with-dreams-and-women-with-cards/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Natasha Ravinand is the founder of &#8220;She Dreams in Code,&#8221; a nonprofit focused on increasing opportunities for middle school girls to engage in coding. She is also the author of Girls With Dreams: Inspiring Girls to Code and Create in the New Generation. In this book, Ntasha interviews several women in engineering and technology in &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/04/17/girls-with-dreams-and-women-with-cards/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Girls With Dreams and Women With Cards</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Ultimate Science Stocking Stuffer, Also Fights the Patriarchy!</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/12/13/ultimate-science-stocking-stuffer-also-fights-patriarchy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From Hypatia of Alexandria to Katherine Hayhoe, women have made and continue to make important contributions to the physical sciences. Now, you can get the &#8220;Notable Women in the Physical Sciences&#8221; deck of cards to celebrate them! Here&#8217;s the deal. Many teachers use playing cards in their teaching, to employ a readily understood and recognized &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/12/13/ultimate-science-stocking-stuffer-also-fights-patriarchy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Ultimate Science Stocking Stuffer, Also Fights the Patriarchy!</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Math Mystery Book That Is Bilingual</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/06/math-mystery-book-bilingual/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You can solve mysteries with math, and you can do it in either English or Spanish, with One Minute Mysteries &#8211; Misterios de un Minuto: Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! &#8211; ¡Misterios Cortos que Resuelves con Matemáticas!, by Yoder and Yoder. The original version of this book was all English, and was a best &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/06/math-mystery-book-bilingual/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Math Mystery Book That Is Bilingual</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Electronics for Kids: Great new book for kids and their adults</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/03/electronics-for-kids-great-new-book-for-kids-and-their-adults/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2016 02:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The simplest project in the new book Electronics for Kids: Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity! by Øyvind Nydal Dahl is the one where you lean a small light bulb against the two terminals of a nine volt battery in order to make the light bulb turn on. The first several projects in &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/03/electronics-for-kids-great-new-book-for-kids-and-their-adults/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Electronics for Kids: Great new book for kids and their adults</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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