STEM Education - beyond LEGOs and Robots

Welcome back to the blog and happy Groundhog Day!

Part 1 - Happy Groundhog Day!

Today is February 2, known to some of us as Groundhog Day. Taco Frisbee has created for us an interpretation of this celebrated day to remind us that we will have an extended winter.

LEGO groundhog waxing poetic in the LEGO flower garden on 2 February 2019 while looking for STEM educated robots

Did your municipal groundhog pronounce a prognostication on meteorological activity regarding a premature vernal equinox? Or will spring arrive on-time on March 20 this year in your neck of the woods?

Part 2 - STEM education within art and hobbies

STEM (or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education is relevant for all age groups of learners. Practically everything can be self-taught these days, so getting exposure to STEM subjects does not require formal education and training. Integrating STEM into hobbies provides learning opportunities that will enrich and engage the learner. This also broadens experiences within established activities to allow further growth.

Keep an open mind on this. Yes, my hobbies are already STEM related: LEGOs and robots. But what if your hobbies are more art focused? Here are a few ideas:

1. Writer. In the STEM world we have technical writing. Do you practice your writing, or do you just write to complete a story or poem? Apply your craft in new ways by picking a technical topic of your choice and creating a how-to blog, speaking only in haiku.
   
   
   Step one is easy
   Turn on computer and wait
   Waiting on boot-up
   
   
   Open web browser
   Write about blog creation
   In Google Blogger
   
   
   Select good keywords
   People easily find blog
   They read your content
   
   
   Knowledge mixed with art
   Visitors to blog feel joy
   Mission accomplished
   
   
2. Painter. Try a different medium. Try computer drawing. This exposes the mind and body to a different, yet similar, artform. For a bit more of a stretch, look into computer aided drawing (CAD) and see how your talents can be used within a technical environment.

Please leave your ideas on how to utilize STEM knowledge in hobbies in the comments below, or hop over to here and sign-up to receive more STEM related hobby ideas from me and Taco Frisbee!

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