February 25th, 2021
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COVID-19 means that several Engadget editors have had to start homeschooling their kids while juggling work. Naturally, this has been an excellent time to embrace the gadgets we already own to help keep our kids engaged. We put out a call asking our editors to tell us which devices have proven themselves essential over the last year. Hopefully some of these might be helpful to you as well.
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The Mars landing of NASA s Perseverance rover is just one day away! After traveling over 300 million miles the rover is about to enter Martian atmosphere and make extra-terrestrial space-landing history. NASA will be live streaming the historic event on its website while school children across the globe tune in for this momentous and historically difficult mission.
Space always holds a fascination for kids, and with this mission directed at finding past life on the red planet, the lure of this particular mission is bound to inspire lots of questions and lots of imaginative play. If your kid is as excited about this mission as we are, stoke that curiosity with these STEM toys that will inspire their inner ast
24 of the coolest winter science experiments and activities
Jill Staake
We Are Teachers
Ah, winter! Love it or hate it, in many places it means months of freezing temperatures with lots of ice and snow.
Why not embrace the cold weather and use it to explore the world of winter science experiments? This list includes great projects for kids of all ages.
No snow or ice where you live? Many of these can be done indoors, using a freezer instead.
1: Did you know that every snowflake has six sides? Or that they form from water vapor, not raindrops? There’s lots to learn about the science of snowflakes.