{"id":204,"date":"2016-07-17T22:17:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T03:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2016-08-25T21:24:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T02:24:44","slug":"9-cool-stem-kickstarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/9-cool-stem-kickstarters\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Cool STEM Kickstarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those who just found the Internet or have just not seen the home of innovative ideas known as Kickstarter, Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that has, according to Wikipedia, received more than $1.9 billion in pledges from 9.4 million backers to fund 257,000 projects. Included among those are 9 fun STEM kickstarters with updates since last September (note: some of these may be older but their feed has been recently active).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kickstarter_logo.svg_-300x35.png\" alt=\"Kickstarter_logo.svg\" width=\"300\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kickstarter_logo.svg_-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kickstarter_logo.svg_-768x90.png 768w, https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kickstarter_logo.svg_-1024x120.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kickstarter_logo.svg_-624x73.png 624w, https:\/\/www.learningtostem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Kickstarter_logo.svg_.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inspiring young women to enter STEM fields is the common theme for several of the projects I&#8217;m looking at today. Of course, this is not surprising given the emphasis on teaching young adults, particularly females, about STEM areas. What better way to do that than through a cool new idea. Those specifically geared towards women are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1820374401\/getting-girls-excited-about-stem-a-childrens-book\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Getting Girls Excited About STEM: A Children&#8217;s Book Project<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1501163298\/makergirl-goes-mobile-introducing-stem-through-3-d\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>MakerGirl Goes Mobile: Introducing STEM through 3-D Printing<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mapleboxdolls\/maple-box-dolls-dolls-crafts-and-recipes-delivered\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maple Box Dolls &#8211; Dolls, Activities, &amp; Recipes Delivered<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/rcraig3\/little-ms-crate\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Little Ms. Crate<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/369073015\/roominate-rpower-control-smart-building-toys-with\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roominate 2.0: New Smart Toys to Inspire Girls Into STEM<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, we have two STEM-focused subscription boxes, a STEM-inspired book, a 3-D printing service, and girl-focused STEM toys. That&#8217;s quite the range of female-targeted STEM products. Rather than provide a summary of each, I will encourage you to click the links above. Just a few notes though:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makergirl.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">MakerGirl <\/a>appears to be part female empowerment, part STEM learning. Stay updated with their roadshow tour. If they visit somewhere within driving range, you can expect my daughter to be there.<\/li>\n<li>Roominate is a fully launched product now with over 20 individual items <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29TC0v1\" rel=\"nofollow\">listed on Amazon<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate link; LTS receives a % of purchase); they look great! These may be the big birthday\u00a0gift this year in our household.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The last 4 STEM kickstarters I&#8217;ll mention today are targeted toward all audiences. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mogeesplay\/mogees-play-a-new-way-to-make-music-and-play-games\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mogees Play<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/529531472\/the-dimensionals\">The Dimensionals<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/852190721\/worlds-first-solar-powered-airplane-science-kit-fo\">Solar Powered Airplane STEM Kit<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/852190721\/worlds-first-solar-powered-airplane-science-kit-fo\">OurWeather &#8211; Weather Kit for STEM kids of all ages<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Again, just a few notes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From their name,\u00a0it is fairly obvious what the weather and airplane kits do. However, it is worth a click to learn more about them and see just how they accomplish their respective goals.<\/li>\n<li>I was tempted to list <em>The Dimensionals<\/em>\u00a0with the girl-focused STEM kickstarters\u00a0above, but the creators intend the full color comic book to be read by kids of all ages.<\/li>\n<li>No comment, just a video.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3-WDk1nqA8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And that&#8217;s it! I am sure I missed some interesting ones, so feel free to leave a comment and let everyone know what you found. I would also be interested in hearing anyone&#8217;s feedback on the kickstarters mentioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who just found the Internet or have just not seen the home of innovative ideas known as Kickstarter, Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that has, according to Wikipedia, received more than $1.9 billion in pledges from 9.4 million backers to fund 257,000 projects. 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