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The Engineering Process: A Great Way to Learn Problem Solving
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The Engineering Process: A Great Way to Learn Problem Solving

What is the engineering process and why should my children know about it? There is a short answer to that and a long one. Today is Raye Montague’s birthday! Happy birthday Raye! Raye Montague was a mathematician and an engineer. She was the first person to ever design a Navy ship via a computer. She…

Book Exploration: Roget and His Thesaurus, Just the Right Word
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Book Exploration: Roget and His Thesaurus, Just the Right Word

Today is Peter Mark Roget’s birthday! He loved words, and he loved lists, so much so that his love changed the English language! The history of the first thesaurus and its author is quite fascinating! It took a man with a love for precision and with a desire to use just the right word for…

The Scientific Method: A Life Skill
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The Scientific Method: A Life Skill

The scientific method is an essential life skill in our children’s tool belt. As moms we wear many, many hats, and scientist is definitely one of them, therefore it is important for our children to develop this life skill as well. Let’s explore this wonderful skill, whose big name is just that, a big name….