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The K12 Engineering Education Podcast

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Promoting education in engineering and design for all ages. Learn more and read transcripts at www.k12engineering.net. Produced by Pius Wong, engineer, of Pios Labs (www.pioslabs.com). This podcast is for educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents interested in bringing engineering to younger … read more

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The Startup Reinventing Invention Kits

What are the trends in educational kids’ toys today? How can programming kits be improved? How does an education business start and succeed? Entrepreneur Joseph Greer in Chicago discusses these issues as he describes his STEM education startup, MakeXchange, and its “Invention Lab” Arduino kit. The kit was designed to be more user-friendly and more organized than other Arduino kits. This is the start of Joseph’s goal to make the number one STEM education consumer product company.

***For a limited time this November, use the discount code K12ENGINEERING10 AT MakeXchange.com for a 10% discount.

Related to this episode:
• MakeXchange: https://www.makexchange.com/
• MakeXchange Inventor’s Kit: https://www.makexchange.com/collections/the-goods/products/electronics-invention-lab
• Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide for Tweens: https://www.thetoyinsider.com/holiday_guide/tweens/
• Arduino: https://www.arduino.cc/
• Ohm’s Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm%27s_law
• Accenture, consulting corporation: https://www.accenture.com/
• Marc Andreessen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen
• Shawshank Redemption film spoilers: https://youtu.be/5y_O094dGDU
• Lego Mindstorms robotics kits: https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms
• MakeXchange Paper Airplane Launcher kit: https://www.makexchange.com/collections/the-goods/products/diy-paper-airplane-launcher-accessory
• mHub Chicago, startup incubator: https://mhubchicago.com/
• Fat Brain Toys: https://www.fatbraintoys.com/
• My Science Shop: https://myscienceshop.com/
• MakeXchange YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC61eOn-djaK8ubdxzaRWfVA
• Sparkiverse STEM education company: https://www.sparkiverselabs.com/
• Raspberry Pi computer: https://www.raspberrypi.org/
• Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago: https://polsky.uchicago.edu/

Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.

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