STEM concepts
Explore STEM, engineering, coding, robotics, and more!STEM concepts, including engineering, coding, and more, are important for kids! Dive into robotics concepts. Learn STEM fundamentals like how electronic components work. See how basic coding principles can be applied. And explore STEM ideas like problem solving, critical thinking, and design thinking.
Test your Astronaut Knowledge!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, test your knowledge of astronaut and space history.
Summer STEM Fun!
Summer has arrived, and somehow everyone’s already bored or sucked inside of a television. Panic has set in and you’re wondering how to keep little minds learning, growing and occupying themselves with constructive creativity. Well, you’re in luck - Here’s our Summer...
Makerspace Essentials
According to John Spencer, co-author of Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student, a makerspace is “...simply a space designed and dedicated to hands-on creativity.” When we think of a makerspace, we think of an area in...
What is a Maker?
We talk a lot about “makers” at MakeCrate, and if you’ve been wondering what a “maker” is, it’s time to learn all about Maker Culture! Definition: A maker is a person (or thing) that makes or produces something. When we talk about makers, we’re referring to kids &...
Fact from Fiction: Real Inventions from Science Fiction
Some of our great modern inventions were born years ago in the minds of creative writers and artists. Learn about the ways that science fiction has impacted our reality. Cell phones Cell phone technology inventor Martin Cooper credits his inspiration...
Series and Parallel Circuits: Bonus Project
In this project, we'll explore the differences between series and parallel circuits. We'll start with some vocabulary. A series circuit is a circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain, so the current has only one path to take. The current is the same through...
Robots Every Day!
MakeCrate’s Robox, an educational robot subscription, is designed to teach kids how to build and program robots- great skills to have as robots become more and more prevalent in our everyday lives. Let’s take a look at some of the amazing ways that robots...
A Brief History of Pi
While there's a "food holiday" for just about everything you love to eat, it turns out there are actually two separate days every year when people come together to celebrate pie: National Pie Day on January 23 and Pi Day on March 14. As you can imagine, it's easy to...
What is a microcontroller?
All of our MakeCrate electronics subscription kits use an Arduino microcontroller as well as a variety of digital and analog sensors and displays to create nightlights, calculators, room alarms, and more. Because the microcontroller is a fundamental part of every...
Circuit Basics: Electricity Flow
Transcript: Let's take a look at the steps required to build a circuit that allows electricity to flow correctly. In each of the projects that we build at MakeCrate, we start by connecting a wire to the 5V connection on our Arduino to our breadboard, and then...