What's Our Theme For September? All The #STEMists Get Into The Groove And Fetch A Pail Of Grooviness

#GMO FREE...Mmmm, yummy! Organic sunflower butter, raisins, seeds and mealworms are all in this groovy box! "For the Birds" is now available as a SINGLE BOX just click on our groovy website from the link above. Engineering Design Challenge:  You are a Bird Feeder Engineer and want to invent a groovy bird feeder design that’s never been seen before. Can you design and build a bird feeder that meets the survival needs of local birds using upcycled materials? #upcycle #STEMists do the "E" in STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #scied #sciafterschool #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #STEMist #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist

Millipede's shadow jogging. #millipede #shadow #jogging https://www.instagram.com/p/B1honV7h3Ih/?igshid=z0ing5x4qv21

"Science and the Arts were never meant to be separated, they must intermingle." - Helena G. Niksen

All Known Planets Prior to 1992, the only planets we knew of for certain were the nine (now eight) in our own solar system. However, in recent years, we have discovered many circling other stars. In fact, as of June 2012, we know of 778 extra-solar planets (+8 of our own = 786 total). Here they all are, shown to scale. Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com

#STEMists know this to be true. If you #understand that you don't know #everything, then you are the #smartest of all. The only #true #wisdom is in #knowing #you #know #nothing. - #Socrates #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QIanvhrZs/?igshid=16syym926cdcn

Reptiles and things...this is the Titanoboa! They are calling this one of the greatest discoveries since the T-Rex! Discovered in a Colombian coal mine, its believed to have lived 59 million years ago, was 49 feet long, two feet wide, and weighed 2,500 lbs! Check out this awesome site from the Smithsonian Channel and learn more about the Titanoboa (there's even a cool Monster Snake Game there too!) Have FUN!: http://bit.ly/19sXMjB (p.s. I had my feet up while I was typing that...does anyone else get the HEEBIE-JEEBIES when it comes to snakes?)

Born this day, John Woodward February 24, 1665 in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. At the age of 16, John Woodward became an apprentice to a linen draper in London, and then later he learned about medicine from Dr. Peter Barwick, who was a doctor for King Charles II. While studying medicine, Woodward found a fascination with fossils that eventually led him to his work with plants. In 1699, Woodward published his hydroponics experiments with spearmint. He tested different types of soil mixed with the water, and he learned plants with a less-pure water source grew better than plants grown in purely distilled water.  Woodward concluded that certain substances with minerals in the water encouraged plant growth. Fellow STEMists who want to become botanists can be on their way to doing research and investigations through the engineering design process found in our monthly-themed Groovy Lab in a Box.  Check out our groovy hydroponics box "Water Works" for more groovy fun for future #botanists! #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM Read more about #hydroponics #OnTheBlog - Evolution of Hydroponics. http://www.groovylabinabox.com/the-evolution-of-hydroponics/ #JohnWoodward #botany #bornthisday

GROOVY ALERT: Spring & Summer Constellations by Joy Laforme of Mahwah, NJ, US

Picasso Draws With Light This photograph was exhibited in New York City's Museum of Modern Art. It shows Picasso sketching shapes in space, invisible to him until Mili's frames were developed. #Picasso #Art #Light #STEAM #STEAMforKids #STEMist #TBT https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MLB8JhUIm/?igshid=1i9aq1salkwes

@PopularMechanics ​​editor in chief Ryan D'Agostino and his kids built this project using May's Groovy Lab in a Box that you can buy too. Here's an excerpt of what he had to say: "This month Groovy Lab in a Box - a fantastic educational company that mails shoe-box-size educational kits to kids, teaching them about science, technology, mathematics, and engineering—is releasing a special Popular Mechanics box featuring this project. Get yours at groovylabinabox.com. Sign up, and they'll send out a new box every month with a different theme. This month, they're releasing a special Popular Mechanics box, featuring the project on this page. Kids learn the properties of ice through hands-on experiments, and at the end they're challenged to create a lantern out of ice for an imaginary ice hotel! You could make this project without the box - but then you wouldn't get Groovy's excellent workbook, instructions, and supplies. An annual subscription costs just $24.95 per month and is much better than watching TV. Start one today—and get your Popular Mechanics box—at groovylabinabox.com". Order your subscription today by clicking the link in our groovy bio! #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #PopularMechanics #ElemEd #STEMChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #PopMech #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #PopMech #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist