Debbie Mickle

Does your child have a magnetic personality? Or maybe they just like to play with the magnets on the fridge? These little items do a lot more than hold up your grocery list—they’re a great way to show kids how magical science can be! Watch their faces light up the first time they see a magnet instantly attract an object, or when they see two magnets “dance” to avoid each other.

The demand is growing rapidly for people who possess computer science skills. There are over 30,000 jobs in the computer science sector that are still…

Unlike the magnets on your fridge, electromagnets have a magnetic field that runs on electricity. When you break the circuit, just like turning off a light switch, the magnetic properties disappear.

Meet Claire Hollingsworth, a middle school student, inventor, and lover of both science and cooking. Learn more about why science matters to her.

NASA astronaut and engineer Leland Melvin shares why Science Matters to him. Melvin served on the space shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist and was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in 2010.

Rayvon Fouché, Purdue University Professor talked about some of the history of technological advances that have impacted the games we love to watch and play. Engineers, scientists, and corporations have teamed up for decades to manufacture victory for elite athletes.

Last year sure felt soggy here in Richmond, VA. After looking at all of the rain we got last year, scientists have announced it was the second wettest year since we began keeping records of rainfall here in the capital city. This trend does not just apply here, many parts of the nation got rocked with rain storms. Why was last year so rainy? Listen to this Question Your World radio report produced by the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

By encouraging your child to draw from what they see, instead of drawing from what they know, you are helping them to explore the details of the world around them. You are engaging their problem solving and creative thinking skills as well as helping them to develop fine-motor skills

Carolyn Roberts, Yale University historian of medicine, talks about some of the hidden histories of African American medical practitioners during slavery. Dr. Roberts explores how the enslaved used botanical knowledge, herbal therapies, and spirituality as ways to resist brutality, cure disease, and heal their communities.

Calling all Women in STEAM! Apply to lead a workshop at Full STEAM Ahead and inspire Richmond’s young women. The deadline to apply is May 2.