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STEM Musems

We are thrilled to virtually travel to one of our favorite states, Arkansas!  Appropriately nicknamed, “The Natural State” because of its beautiful lakes, rivers, mountains, and wildlife. The state is also known for its natural resources, namely: petroleum, natural gas and coal. The first explorer to arrive in the area was Hernando de Soto in 1541 from Spain.  However, it wasn’t until 1682 that the land was claimed by France as a part of the Louisiana Territory.  Arkansas is host to numerous indoor and outdoor STEM activities that we hope you have an opportunity to discover.  In fact, Arkansas is the only state that actively mines diamonds.  However, make sure when you visit the state, you pronounce correctly.  Why? Well, it’s illegal to mispronounce Arkansas when you are in Arkansas.  So, remember, it’s

AR KAN SAW not AR KANSAS!

To visit one of the seven STEM museums in Arkansas, click on the links below. 

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  1. MidAmerica Science Museum 

  2. Museum of Discovery

  3. Scott Family Amazeum

  4. Arkansas Air and Military Museum

  5. Klipsch Museum of Audio History

  6. University of Arkansas at Little Rock Planetarium

  7. The Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas

 

Our STEM Activities

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​Our STEM experiments are slightly different from others.

At STEM with the Saints one can find activities that do not require the purchase of expensive scientific chemicals or equipment.  We do not ask you to: hand over your information; become a member or register for a monthly subscription.  If you wish to download our E-book - fantastic; if not - you will continue to find phenomenal experiments on this website. Our STEM with the Saints activities are based on regular, everyday items that can be found in your home.  We do not just provide the instructions for a STEM activity - we tell students why an activity works and where they can go for additional resources.  Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are not scary subjects that only a select few people can understand.  These fields of study surround our daily lives and STEM with the Saints was created to help children recognize the STEM around them while demonstrating that they are capable of learning complex ideas and concepts.  All they must do is ask questions and learn how to find the answers.

The goal of STEM with the Saints is perfectly captured in this quote from our founder.

           

​"Stem with the Saints doesn't reinvent the wheel,

we show how it works."

 

Our volunteers are dedicated to the STEM fields.  We recognize that nurturing a genuine curiosity for the STEM fields can begin early in our lives and that is why our activities are designed for Pre-school, elementary and middle school students.  Additionally, STEM with the Saints links our experiments and activities to Individual Educational Plans to assist families educating children who fall on the Autism spectrum.

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​We organized access to the activities by incorporating drop down menus via the Main Menu above.  The activities are separated by Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.  Should you wish to conduct additional experiments based upon the season, you can access them via the STEM of the Season Tab.  Here we provide free access to experiments that change with the season.  Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that our book of experiments; STEM with the Saints: Charting a New Course will be available January 2025 for download.  This is an e-book that is only available via our website and it offers 52 experiments - that is one experiment per week for a year! 

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We hope you find this website, and the activities provided, helpful, encouraging, and inspiring.  We know that nothing is perfect, so please make sure to rate the experiments and offer input and constructive criticism.  We want to do our absolute best to offer budding STEM students a phenomenal product that compliments their ongoing educational goals.

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Enjoy!

Cinema

STEM
at the Movies

For the month of April we are highlighting the movie:

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SPARE PARTS

 

Our feature movie, Spare Parts, is based on the true story of four students and dedicated educators who defied all expectations and created an underwater robot that made national news! The movie tells the story of Arizona high school students Oscar Vazquez, Lorenzo Santillan, Cristian Arcega, and Luis Aranda who decided to enter the Underwater Robotics Competition sponsored by NASA in 2004. The team had virtually no experience or money to build the robot - they had to raise funds on their own and troubleshoot with limited mentor intervention. Competing against formidable Ivy League universities, expectations for the four high school students were low. But the ingenuity and determination of the students and their mentors ultimately won them the competition and obtained national attention as a result of their underdog victory. The team was featured in a Wired Magazine article and as a result, the readers raised scholarship funds to send all four to college. We encourage you to check out this movie and maybe be inspired enough to build your own robot one day!

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