STEM never stops (unlike some of my spinning tops)! Spent the afternoon experimenting with recycled materials, playing with weight and scale to create a successful spinning top. Thanks The Tinkering Studio for the inspiration to Make! #ExploringSpinning

Repurposed some game pieces and after some trial and error was able to get our chain reaction to work perfectly! #RoundTheWorld_ChainReaction The Tinkering Studio

"The pandemic has gutted the traditional business model of museums just as thoroughly as it has emptied the Venetian canals, & this may present the opportunity to build new systems rather than simply rebounding to the status quo" aam-us.org/2020/07/07/rei…

Incorporated a few ideas from last week's chain reaction to design an infinitely more fun way to make a cup of tea! #RoundtheWorld_ChainReaction

Simple materials - cardboard, paperclips, a little paint and some tinkering resulted in this mechanical scene - just two fish enjoying the sea! 🐠 #CrankyContraptions. Join the fun with The Tinkering Studio exploratorium.edu/explore/tinker…

Celebrating one of my favorite parts of summer - when the monarch butterflies return - with this mechanical creation! 🐛➡️🦋 #CrankyContraptions

Inspired by the ball run created by Ryoko Matsumoto - I created this little chain reaction with some help from Scratch Team #videosensing. Such a fun tool to experiment with! #ComputationalTinkering #AnimateYourWorld

Explored #videosensing further using color to trigger animations and bring words to life! #AnimateYourWorld 🦀

"The idea is not to get more people at the top of an unfair pyramid; the idea is to say the pyramid is the wrong structure. How can we really create a circle, if you will, that includes everybody?" -Gloria Ladson-Billings The 74 the74million.org/?p=543443

Sir Ken was a hero, mentor and endless source of inspiration and motivation for so many people, especially the members of the TED-Ed team. In his passing, he remains all of those things. What an incredible life he lived, and what worthy ideas he shared. Rest in peace, good Sir.

Interested to see what will come of this! x.com/futureofmuseum…

Revealing article about the state of education in the United States. How might museums respond? The Washington Post wpo.st/f8pF0

Q&A: Piotr Bienkowski on the barriers participation mus.ms/1cweeDc #MApartcipation #UKmuseums

Play is important; museums can provide ideal setting for this kind of child-centered exploratory learning. x.com/MusEdRoundtabl…

So encouraging. Hopefully more schools will follow! x.com/SirKenRobinson…

We can't become complacent, we still have a long way to go. theconversation.com/the-national-g… via The Conversation

Check out our new blog post by School of Museum Studies student Olivia Perdew #BenUri100 bit.ly/1E76fJV

This week's top exhibitions include @BenUriGallery's Out of Chaos Somerset House, marking the gallery's centenary a-n.co.uk/news/now-showi…

Today's RCP museum blog explores the first documented case of #MultipleSclerosis rcplondon.ac.uk/update/my-case… #histmed

Every gift counts! x.com/discoveryspace…