Industry Insights
Welcome to Pink Space Theory's Industry News page, your go-to source for the latest updates and insights in STEM news and STEAM education in Northern Virginia. Here, we cover exciting developments, innovative practices, and inspiring stories in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Explore how our STEM classes for kids are making an impact
6 Awesome Boredom-Buster STEM Summer Projects
Kids summer vacation means there is time for fun, playing outside in the sun, and growing ready for the next school year. Unfortunately, it often means that mom and dad are…
The Easiest Ways to Introduce Coding into the Elementary School Classroom
There’s little doubt that the future of our world is based on code. Whether that’s through the technology we use or the data companies and governments gather…
5 AMAZING BOARD GAMES TO HELP ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS LEARN ABOUT CODING
How do children learn best? When they’re having fun! While perhaps the STEM and STEAM classes we attended as children didn’t always light a fire within us…
4 Digital Art Projects for Real-World Skills
Art doesn’t have to be limited to paper, canvas, pencil, and paint; our world is a digital one and so it only makes sense that we include digital art in our art classes. Teaching our children digital art and design skills…
5 Educational Ways You Can Bring Minecraft into the Classroom
Minecraft has been around in some form for almost a decade now, but in recent years it has become the game for kids to play. Due to its sandbox design….
WHY IS COLLABORATION SO IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS?
As the 21st century moves forward, it has become apparent that our ways of educating students in the past are no longer as relevant as perhaps they once were. Employers have told us time…
THE BENEFITS OF MAKERSPACES
Makerspaces are a vast asset in education as they allow people to become more than consumers of technology. Instead, these spaces allow people …
USING THE POWER OF COMIC STRIPS TO PROTECT MARINE WILDLIFE
The United Nations has proclaimed the theme for 2019 World Wildlife Day occurring on March 3, 2019, is "Life Below Water: For people and planet”…
CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE BIRD IN YOUR CLASSROOM
2019 has been named the Year of the Bird. STEM teachers around the world can get students excited about birds without leaving their classrooms…
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BUILD WATER TOWER AT MILWAUKEE ZOO
High school students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, county school districts are participating in a unique STEAM project, and it will be a real blessing to the local zoo. Students…