Kickstart STEM

09/07/2023

Check out the courses that we are offering this Fall! For more information, and for updates on when our course registration opens, subscribe to our email list through the link below! 🔬🧪🧮

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09/19/2021

Read our latest blog article on maglev trains! Learn more about superconductivity, electromagnetism, and the effect of temperature on (loco)motion!

Fast and safe modes of transportation are very important in connecting people to their workplaces. Often, residents who live in less urban areas rely on forms of public transportation, such as trains and buses, to get to their jobs in the city. While the US has not prioritized the development of the...

09/06/2021

Read our blog post on the differences between artificial intelligence and machine learning! This post explores the different types of AI and the way that machine learning relates to it.

By Gael Hyppolite Artificial intelligence and machine learning have both become something of a buzzword within modern tech. Many modern products boast the use of neural networks or advertise AI as a part of their functionality. You’ve likely experienced targeted ads or filtered content on some med...

08/19/2021

Check out our newest blog post! This post, by our co-founder Tristan Martello, describes the usefulness of lists and dictionaries in Python. It builds upon fundamental teachings of our Python class and provides code and output to help you and your child follow along.

By Tristan Martello, Co-Founder at Kickstart STEM Graduates of our Kickstart Python class (or coders familiar with Python) may recall the importance of lists and tuples when making programs. These structures are crucial to Python, and programming in general; the ability to store multiple variables a...

07/18/2021

Hi everyone! Kickstart STEM will be holding free, weekly, virtual STEM activity sessions for elementary schoolers, beginning Wednesday, July 21. If your elementary schooler is curious about STEM or is just bored at home, these engaging STEM activities will be perfect for them.

For more information and to register for the next activity session, visit kickstartstem.com.

06/28/2021

It’s commonly accepted among the scientific community that the universe is expanding. However, it’s not as though we can take an outside view of the universe and observe that it’s getting bigger. To say that the universe is expanding from our position here on earth is an extraordinary claim, and extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

The evidence that scientists have is that of redshift, a phenomenon where light appears to be tinted red when a light source is moving away from us. By observing that far off galaxies emit redshifted light, we can conclude that they are moving away from us and the universe as a whole is expanding.

If you’d like to read more about redshift, please take a look at this excellent article by Elizabeth Howell on the topic.

Reference Article: Facts about redshift and blueshift.

06/22/2021

Have you ever wondered about how there are such a huge variety of plants and animals spread around the world? The differences–and similarities–between dogs and gorillas, or trees and mushrooms are described as biodiversity, and are all due to a process called evolution.

Evolution explains how the planet has so many varieties of different plant and animal species, but also demonstrates how closely related all forms of life are. Check out this great video exploring the mechanisms of evolution.

The mechanisms of evolution explained in one video.The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is pos...

06/17/2021

Holding in-person STEM classes this fall depends on everyone doing their best to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We encourage you to sign your child up for a COVID vaccine once they become eligible.

Here’s a fun and descriptive video that you can watch with your child to teach them more about how vaccines and the immune system work. 🦠

Learn the science behind how vaccines trigger an immune response and teach our bodies to recognize dangerous pathogens. --The first ever vaccine was created ...

06/07/2021

After a disheartening year marked by the halting of our in-person classes and the necessary transition to remote learning, we are excited to announce that our leadership and teaching team is preparing for in-person STEM and coding classes in the Fall.

Over the break, we decided to revitalize our curriculum plans. We’re refreshing our STEM lessons with new, creative, hands-on activities exploring topics like environmental health and natural sciences, and we’re restructuring our coding curriculums into a cohesive and complete course combining multiple languages.

Our teachers are excited to foster learning and curiosity in the classroom after over a year of missing out on the rewarding experience that is teaching. Be on the lookout for afterschool course registration in the Fall–we couldn’t be more excited to be back!