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☀️🔬 Keep Their Minds Growing This Summer! 🔬☀️
School may be out, but learning doesn't have to stop! Whether your child is: 🏕️ Attending summer camp ⛪ Going to church camp 🏡 Spending time with Grandma 👩👧 Visiting Auntie for the week 🧸 Staying with a babysitter 🏠 Homeschooling year-round 🚗 Traveling on vacation 🌳 Playing at home There are opportunities for learning everywhere! 📚 We Are Scientists! is packed with hands-on STEM activities designed to keep children ages 3–12 curious, engaged, and learning all summer
Erica Benjamin
2 hours ago1 min read


Science in the Kitchen: 5 Things You Can Do Before Dinner’s Ready
The Kitchen: Where Curiosity Meets Cooking Let’s face it — if your family’s anything like mine, the kitchen is where everything happens. Homework at the counter. Dinner bubbling on the stove. Somebody sneaking snacks. Somebody else spilling them. But here’s a secret most people don’t realize: your kitchen is one of the best science labs in the world. Every day, there’s chemistry, physics, and biology happening right between the fridge and the sink. So before dinner’s ready,
Erica Benjamin
Nov 11, 20253 min read


From Messy to Magical: Every Spill Is a Science Moment!
The Beautiful Chaos of Learning Let’s be honest — science can get messy. Between the vinegar volcanoes, the flour explosions, and that one glitter incident we don’t talk about anymore (R.I.P. my favorite rug), I’ve learned that every mess tells a story. And if you lean in just a little closer, you’ll realize that story is all about discovery. That “oops” moment when the water overflows? Observation. That curious poke into the slimy goo? Experimentation. That wide-eyed “Whoa,
Erica Benjamin
Nov 4, 20253 min read


Welcome to Tiny Sparks Lab: Where Every Child Can See Themselves as a Scientist!
Hey there, Tiny Scientist Family! 👋🏾I’m Ms. B — educator, scientist, advocate, and founder of Tiny Sparks Lab , where we believe that curiosity is contagious, discovery is for everyone, and science belongs to all of us. For years, I’ve taught classrooms filled with brilliant, creative, and culturally diverse students. Yet, when we opened textbooks or watched science videos, my students didn’t see themselves reflected. That realization lit a spark in me — the spark that beca
Erica Benjamin
Oct 28, 20253 min read
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