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"science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) software that bridges the gap between the excitement of gaming and the fundamentals of curriculum-based learning. We are an extremely passionate educational software company committed to one mission: creating relevant, exciting and useful educational software with the same level of quality found in entertainment titles. Our newest product, Time Engineers, teaches engineering, science, and math without leaving the fun of gaming behind. Students travel in a cool time machine to three different time periods and encounter typical engineering problems to be solved in order to build pyramids, irrigate farm land, command a WWII submarine, raise and lower medieval drawbridges, and much more."

Lyn Freeman, BuildAPlane.org founder "We help 'at-risk' urban kids refurbish donated airplanes. Then THEY fly them to the customer". Lyn Freeman of Build-a-Plane in LA explains his revolutionary educational program to a conference

This team building exercise was inspired by the Marshmallow Challange, as seen on TED 2010 (www.marshmallowchallenge.com/Welcome.html). The game is designed to have kids quickly work together to model and prototype ideas, evaluate scoring strategies, determine design limitations, etc... It was intentionally designed to force students (and mentors, too!) to evaluate priorities and assumptions.

Sally Ride Science is focused on supporting and sustaining students' natural interests in science and technology. Our publications and out-of-school programs bring science to life and show kids that science is creative, collaborative, fascinating and fun.

Begich Middle School In Anchorage, AK) is building two different airplanes, one a Pietenpole and the other some kind of ultralight. They have even made up their own Build A Plane t-shirts with a list of local sponsors who are making the project happen. Their teacher who was the spine of the project left and the school has been looking for someone that knows what they're doing to take over. Guess who's taking the job? From nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base (Anchorage), the United States Air Force is sending the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron to partner with the kids to finish the airplane.

"You've got to love ANY game that gets kids JUMPING for math! This game does just that! "

"Build A Plane, a charitable organization that teaches kids science, math, and technology skills through hands-on experience in aircraft construction, has about 200 airplane construction projects under way and 300 youth groups awaiting donations, founder Lynn Freeman"

"After hauling the parts to Talkeetna the kids cleaned her up and moved her into the shop. Worn and bent, she looked pretty nice after all the work."

"Shop classes have all but disappeared from many American schools, and at first glance that might seem like a logical step. Why would today's wired kids need to know how to work with their hands? The answer is that they still need the inspiration and understanding that results from turning something digital into something real."

"Welcome to kidsprogramming Free Programming Languages for Kids This Wiki is here to provide a resource for teachers. The intention is that teachers contribute to the resource thus sharing with the wider educational community. "

"motivate kids to do better in school. Working almost single-handedly at first, he developed the program materials and organized a group of volunteers and pilots to teach the program and ultimately to fly the graduating students."

"aimed at kids between 5 and 12 years old, but grown ups can have just as much fun testing their brains with one of these innovative games. "

"Youth Aviation Adventure (YAA) is a fast paced single day event, held at an airport near you, for kids age 12 to 18. At a YAA program you will visit 10 different stations to learn about different facets of aviation. Watch the video to learn more. Then, click here to learn when and where the next program near you will be held. "

"Science & U! explores the world of science, taking the headlines and information you need and showing its importance in our everyday life. From technology, research and health to kids, humor and the arts each program explores these topics in clear, concise and engaging presentations"

new ways to highlight the importance of STEM and bring innovative ways of engaging kids into the classroom. WHAT IS STEMPOSIUM? STEMposium is the collaboration students, teachers and other educational innovators in STEM education who are sharing their innovations in how to teach, learn and engage STEM in the classroom through 60 second videos.

"Taylor De Ley of Yorba Linda, Calif., may be only 17, but as he starts his college education this week he has already focused on a professional pilot career and completed a 10,492-nautical-mile solo flight to the four corners of the nation. That's more than most kids his age. He now has 340 total flying hours. He dedicated the flight to giving fellow teens who are "stuck playing video games" a taste of the flying adventure "

our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it's time to ask for a grownup's help. I spoke to Daniel Russell, Google's "search anthropologist" in charge of Search Quality and User Happiness (yes, really), who brought to light some important tips you may not have known.

"One of the biggest challenges in teaching science, technology, engineering, and math is capturing the students' imaginations long enough for them to see all of the possibilities that lie ahead," the company wrote on the Learn with Portals site. "Using interactive tools like the Portal series to draw them in makes physics, math, logic, spatial reasoning, probability, and problem-solving interesting, cool, and fun, which gets us one step closer to our goal-engaged, thoughtful kids!"

"how to make the subject of Mathematics an interesting and relevant topic for kids. Now, Nokia's mobile maths project appears to have found a winning solution. The project, which is now in its third year of existence, has gathered evidence that overwhelmingly points to successful uptake and ownership by local learners who indicate a newly acquired enthusiasm and enjoyment of Maths. "

" Space Camp is the ultimate experience for kids grades 4-6 who want to have fun, make friends or want an adventure that will stay with them for life."