Keeping your kids engaged at home doesn’t have to involve an expensive chemistry kit or a messy baking soda volcano experiment. At Parametric Studio, we believe learning should be accessible and affordable for all kids! Today, there are so many affordable STEM toys available. We have picked our top 5 favorite STEM toys under $30 to share with you.

No child’s library is complete without some fascinating STEM books for kids. Books help children develop reading skills and introduce them to new ideas. There is a wide variety of educational books that introduce children to the worlds of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Here are our top 8 STEM books for sparking your child’s imagination.

This challenge helps kids understand the basics of force and how bridges are designed. Young children will have fun building their bridges and experimenting with the end product. Older children might want to try and beat the current record-holding popsicle bridge, which was able to support 1,456 pounds!

Game-based learning is learning that uses games to help engage and educate students. When students are engaged and interested in what they’re learning, they’re more likely to retain information and grasp difficult concepts.

We use bridges to safely travel all over our world. When trains, trucks, and cars needed to pass over large bodies of water or valleys, engineers stepped up to design the necessary bridges. Engineers have been designing bridges since ancient times when civilizations were being developed. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted K-12 education. One of the most significant results of the pandemic is the increase in E-learning for K-12 education. Remote learning opportunities have allowed teachers and students to meet educational objectives, even when in-person class sessions cannot occur.

If you’re a K-12 educator struggling to engage students in STEM learning, Parametric Studio has a number of kits to inspire your classroom. These kits will help your students build critical thinking skills and learn important scientific concepts.

Encouraging kids to read, write, and speak outside of school is easy and natural, but most of us probably don’t spend enough time encouraging kids to practice math skills. Math concepts don't have to be stressful or boring. It can actually be a lot of fun! 

Looking for a fun chemistry lesson you can do at home? Building a bottle rocket is an exciting way for your children to learn about chemical reactions. The combination of vinegar and baking soda creates a chemical reaction that will send your bottle blasting into the sky.

In the last ten years, there has been three times as much growth in STEM jobs than in non-stem jobs. Individuals with STEM careers are less likely to be unemployed and bring in an average of 26% more income than their non-STEM counterparts. This makes STEM jobs appealing for aspiring students, yet there’s still a great need for students in the United States to invest in their STEM-powered futures.