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After School 2018-2019 + Register Now for Early Bird Discount

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STEM Open House... for a Great Cause!

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mailchi.mp Countryside Elementary and Mindframe Education lost a special student last October.  To memorialize Marcus Robinson and spread the message of kindness, we are working with Marcus’ family to create a scholarship for a Countryside student to attend our after-school program in his memory.

Parents love that our summer Camps offer: flexible payment plans, multi-camp discount & deposit only camps.

Students love: instruction on cutting edge concepts and technologies, and fun, hands-on projects & activities.

Summer Camp Spotlight:
Digital Photography & Stop Motion Animation

Students learn the fundamentals of photography & stop-motion animation. They learn how to set up a camera, take their own photographs, and cover the basic editing tools needed to correct and enhance photographs. By the end of this course, students will have created a complete photo-animation that tells a unique story.
http://mindframeeducation.com/stem-summer-camps/

Join us this weekend for our Gaming Tournament featuring: Super Smash Bros.
Prizes for top 3 places! Pizza & Prizes included!
Sign up for the fun here:
http://mindframeeducation.com/gaming-tournaments/

Space Shuttles Enterprise and Discovery Meet Nose-to-Nose

Have you been to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center? Definitely worth the trip!

airandspace.si.edu Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history.

10 Ways To Prevent Summer Slide

Great tips to prevent Summer Slide! We can help you check #6 off the list!
"Enroll in a quality summer program that will provide your child with opportunities to build their critical thinking skills"

littlescholarsllc.wordpress.com Did you know that children can lose up to three months of academic progress over the summer? Over 100 years of research continually shows this trend. Here are ten things you can do to help your ch…

Looking to supplement your child's education with hands on STEM learning?
Mindframe Education has a solution for you! We offer STEM Summer Camps, STEM Classes, After School Program & Gaming Tournaments. Learn More:
http://mindframeeducation.com/

STEM-Works - Space Activities - NASA Coding

Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other satellites on exploded stars, star-forming regions, and black holes, you'll learn basic coding.

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Project Lead The Way on Twitter

https://twitter.com/PLTWorg/status/985638919541796864

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Earth Day STEM Activities and Challenges for Kids

Earth Day is also a time to think about planting trees, flowers, and caring for the land. Learn about the life cycle of plants and trees. Learn about water pollution, energy conservation, and your footprint on the world.

littlebinsforlittlehands.com Celebrate Earth day every day with Earth Day STEM activities that will get kids thinking about the world around them. Incorporate recycled STEM activities, Earth Day nature science ideas, Earth Day conservation projects for kids. Earth Day theme STEM and science is perfect kickoff for spring science...

Think Summer Camp is just for kids?

Think Summer Camp is just for kids? -

mailchi.mp Stage 1 – Creative Build Challenge: The first challenge will test the contestants’ skills in building in Creative mode. It will be a battle of creativity, ingenuity, speed and Minecraft knowledge.

Only two more days until our Minecraft Gaming Tournament! Prizes for the top 3 winners, pizza for all!
Register here:
http://mindframeeducation.com/gaming-tournaments/

Our after school students are ready for spring!
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Think Summer Camp is just for kids?
Check out our Bootcamps for grades 6-12.
Our instructors use real-world tools and cutting edge technology to teach the skills you will need for college and beyond!

Programs include: 3D Game design with Unity and C#, Python Programming, Digital Video Production & Special Effects, and 3D Modleing & printing!
See all of our offerings here:http://mindframeeducation.com/stem-summer-camp-schedule/

Former NASA scientist to lead National Air and Space Museum

“One of my biggest passions is outreach and communication about science and technology,” Stofan, 57, said. “What better place than the Air and Space Museum to engage everyone in the excitement of aviation and exploration.”

washingtonpost.com Ellen Stofan becomes first woman to lead popular attraction.

DC's famous cherry blossoms reach peak bloom

Cherry Blossom Update:
The peak bloom dates, which occur when 70 percent of the trees are in bloom, began Thursday. The trees are expected to remain in peak bloom until April 8.

fox5dc.com D.C.’s famous cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom. The peak bloom dates, which occur when 70 percent of the trees are in bloom, began Thursday. The trees are expected to remain in peak bloom until April 8.

Make Saline Solution Fluffy Slime Science Activity for Kids

Ready for a new kind of slime? How about fluffy slime?

littlebinsforlittlehands.com Learn how to make saline solution fluffy slime today! Kids love making slime recipes and fluffy slime or slime with shaving cream is amazing. Homemade slime

Fortnite: Battle Royale Tournament on Saturday + STEM Camp next week!

Fortnite: Battle Royale Tournament on Saturday + STEM Camp next week! -

mailchi.mp Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free for all, competitive PvP, third person shooter game where you have to survive against other players and be the last man standing.

Join us this Saturday!

Did you know Mindframe Education offers gaming tournaments? Kids are invited to join fellow gamers for a fun night of gaming, pizza, and cool prizes from Mindframe's 3D printers! Upcoming tourneys begin this weekend! See the full schedule below and details here: bit.ly/MFGamingTourneys

Apr 7 – Fortnite Battle Royale
Apr 14 – Minecraft
Apr 28 – Super Smash Bros.
May 12 – Fortnite Battle Royale
May 19 – Minecraft
June 2 – Super Smash Bros.

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Gaming Tournaments - Mindframe Education

New Gaming Tournament This Weekend!

Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free for all, competitive PvP, third person shooter game where you have to survive against other players and be the last man standing.
Saturday April 7, 4-7
Cost: $30
Pizza & Drinks
http://mindframeeducation.com/gaming-tournaments/

mindframeeducation.com Do you have what it takes to outlast the competition and build your own way to victory in our tournaments? Join fellow gamers for a fun night of gaming, pizza, and cool prizes from our 3D Printers! Minecraft, Super Smash Bros & Fortnite Battle Royale. Get in the game!

Reaping the wind with the biggest turbines ever made

Those blades, made by Danish firm LM Wind Power, were a record-breaking 88.4m (290ft) long - bigger than the wingspan of an Airbus A380, or nearly the length of two Olympic-sized swimming pools.

bbc.com Wind power capacity is growing thanks to giant offshore turbines, but can they get much bigger?

The Best Children's and YA Books of April 2018 | Brightly

April showers don’t just bring May flowers. They’re also the perfect excuse to hit your nearest bookstore or library! via @ReadBrightly #kidlit #April

readbrightly.com Fill April's rainy (or sunny) days with this month's best new releases including wonderfully fun and imaginative picture books, middle grade reads from some favorite authors, and a few YA stories sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Summer Camp registration is open! Our website has camp schedule, descriptions & pricing information. Learn more about our multi-camp discount & available STEM tracks.
http://mindframeeducation.com/stem-summer-camps/

Computational Thinking for Kindergartners | Edutopia

Even at a young age, kids can begin to build an understanding of algorithms, sequencing, and other computer science concepts—and no screen time required.

edutopia.org Songs and games can be used to teach the basics of computer science to young students in age-appropriate ways—without a screen.

Extreme Science | Science Technology | Earth Science

SCIENCE ROCKS!
Extreme Science is the place online to find the biggest, baddest, and the best in the world of extremes and learn about the science behind what makes each the most extreme example of its kind.
http://www.extremescience.com/

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Code.org: Anybody can Learn

Learn to code this spring break! Check out all the free learning activities below!

Every student in every school deserves the opportunity to study computer science.

Ask Dr. Universe | Washington State University

Spring Break Entertainment!

askdruniverse.wsu.edu Got a science question? Ask Dr. Universe! A fun science website for kids of all ages from Washington State University.

STEM-Works - Science, Technology, Math & Engineering Resources for Kids

Spring Break Activities Continued...

Welcome to STEM-Works, a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Easter STEM Activities and Experiments Countdown (FREE Printable)

Easter STEM Activities & Experiments!

littlebinsforlittlehands.com Take the Easter STEM activities countdown challenge! Fun for home science and classroom STEM, our Easter STEM activities are perfect for inventing, engineering, and experimenting. Free Easter STEM challenge cards and clickable Easter Science Calendar.

Tech Rocket - Online Code and Game Design Courses

What do you want to be? Coding and design courses for kids and teens ages 10 to 18. Python, iOS, Java, Minecraft, 3D printing…it’s all here!

techrocket.com Learn code, programming and video game design online. Coding and design courses for kids and teens that will teach them how to code, design video games and use Photoshop. All online.

Easter Slime Recipes for Kids Easter Science and Sensory Play Activities

Easter Slime Recipes!

littlebinsforlittlehands.com Check out all the different Easter slime recipes we have this spring using our basic homemade slime recipes. Making slime is easy when you use our amazing slime recipes that actually work! Let us show you how to create Easter theme slime recipes kids will love including fluffy slime!

[03/25/18]   “One hundred years ago, people were faced with the choice of learning to read or remaining illiterate laborers who would be left behind as have-nots in a rapidly modernizing world. In the coming century, being able to command the world that will be thoroughly computerized will set apart those who can live successfully in the future from those who will be utterly left behind."
Yishan Wong - CEO, Reddit

IBM 5 in 5

Five innovations that will help change our lives within five years

research.ibm.com Five innovations that will help change our lives within five years

Coding Brings Mars Data Down to Earth

Her work makes sure that the breakthrough discoveries taking place on Mars everyday make their way back to NASA—and onto your smartphone.

airandspace.si.edu When NASA’s Curiosity rover uses its robotic arm to snap a selfie on the surface of Mars, how does that picture get back to Earth? It’s thanks to programmers like Melody Ho.

Q&A: Girls Who Code founder talks college, bravery and letting go of perfection

It’s hard to learn a new skill. I think it’s hard to get over that voice in your head that tells you you can’t do this. I think what I love about coding is it’s all about problem solving, like how to get from point A to point B.

miamistudent.net Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of the national nonprofit Girls Who Code, visited Oxford on Monday to deliver a keynote address, “Girls Who Code: Paving a STEM Path Forward” as part of Miami’s Lect…

Still time to register!

Programming, Engineering & Robotics, Digital Arts, Game Design & Science.
http://mindframeeducation.com/stem-day-camps/

Unprecedented recordings capture a volcano’s thunder

Observers dating back to the ancient Romans have seen lightning in volcanic-ash clouds, but thunder has been much harder to detect — probably because it is masked by other sounds from the explosive eruptions.

nature.com Thunder during eruption grumbled in both audible and inaudible frequencies.

Boeing: Educational Inspiration by Theme

Counting down to Spring Break? Watch our page next week as we will be posting daily educational projects and activities! Good for road trips, or filling staycation days at home! Check out the "sneak peak" below!

boeing.com Browse lesson plans, videos, interactive media and design challenges intended to increase students’ interest and aptitude for 21st century skills.

Smithsonian's National Zoo

🐸 Hoppy #WorldFrogDay! Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are working to save the Panamanian golden frog and other amphibians. Meet frogs & keepers at the Reptile Discovery Center and Amazonia! PLAN YOUR VISIT: nationalzoo.si.edu/visit/daily-ev…

nationalzoo.si.edu Always free of charge and open 364 days a year, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation thro...

Top 5 Countries for Women in Science

These are the places outside the U.S. that have the most women researchers.

usnews.com These are the places outside the U.S. that have the most women researchers.

Homemade Kids Science Kit for Simple Science Activities

Looking to incorporate more Science into your home? Click below to find out what you need. You might be surprised how easy and affordable it can be!

littlebinsforlittlehands.com Learn how to put together a homemade kids science kit chuck full of simple science experiments kids will love. Home science ideas everyone can do!

Come see us today at the NoVA Maker Fair!

https://nova.makerfaire.com

Minecraft Tournament Tomorrow = Pizza & Prizes

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mailchi.mp Stage 1 – Creative Build Challenge: The first challenge will test the contestants’ skills in building in Creative mode. It will be a battle of creativity, ingenuity, speed and Minecraft knowledge.