Newton’s Second Law tells us: the more force a car has, the faster it accelerates, and lighter cars can speed up even quicker ⚡That’s why race cars are built to be powerful and lightweight, so they can zoom off the line and take the lead. #LongBeachGrandPrix #sharedscience #longbeachlife

Shared Science is excited to host eRp! students at the 13th Annual Long Beach Robo-Tech Fest and STEM Activities, Robo-Bowl Jr., in partnership with LBUSD at McBride High School. ⚙️🤖 Don’t miss out, register today on our website! https://sharedscience.org/robo-tech-fest/

Join us at the 11th Annual Art Is Education Festival where Shared Science will be hosting a Hands-On: Fractals & Paper Marbling activity! 🌀💧 #sharedscience #stemeducation #longbeachlife

Egg-citing fact 🥚✨ The oval shape of an egg helps it roll in circles instead of straight lines, nature’s way of keeping eggs safe in their nests — or baskets! 🐣💡 #sharedscience #stemeducation #easterscience #funfacts #stemforkids

Huge shoutout to Team Momentum 4999 for an incredible showing at their El Segundo competition! 🚀 Your hard work, teamwork, and innovation truly paid off. A big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for your continued support and sponsorship. 💙⚙️ #sharedscience #roboticscompetition #teammomentum4999

Thanks to the Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation, our Combo Fun STEM Lab reached 494 students (TK–5) over 4 weeks, bringing hands-on lessons in engineering, robotics, biology, and space science straight into the classroom! #sharedscience #stemeducation #longbeachlife

🩷 This Women's History Month, we celebrate Sara Seager, a pioneering astrophysicist in exoplanet research. ✨🪐 #WomenInSTEM

Brain Awareness week Good sleep hygiene is necessary for brain health! We spend one-third of our lives sleeping, so it’s crucial to understand how it impacts the brain and how we function. #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek #sharedscience

💡👩‍🔬 By age 6, many girls are already being nudged away from STEM… but with the right support, encouragement, and opportunities, they can see themselves exactly where they belong. Let’s keep opening doors and rewriting the narrative. 🚀 #sharedscience #stemeducation #girlsinstem

Our eRp! students at Lincoln are hard at work designing, building, and problem-solving their way through after-school robotics club! From coding commands to testing their builds, every session is a chance to think like engineers and bring ideas to life. 💡⚙️ #sharedscience #stemeducation #robotics

🍀✨ Did you know Gold is a real element on the periodic table (element #79!) and it’s super shiny, soft, and doesn’t rust or tarnish. That’s why it stays bright and sparkly for such a long time… talk about lucky! 🌈 #sharedscience #stemeducation #longbeachlife #proudtobelbusd

🥧 Happy Pi Day! 🔢 Celebrate math's magic with pies, puzzles, and π's role in science and engineering. 📐💖 #PiDay #PieLovers

🩷 Celebrating women in STEM this Women's History Month! ✨🧪 Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate and CRISPR pioneer, inspires future innovators. #WomensHistoryMonth #UCBerkeley

⚙️Happy World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development! 🌎 On March 4th, let's celebrate the design and engineering process that helps us plan for a sustainable future. At Shared Science, we guide our amazing engineers through hands-on projects and design challenges.

🌎 Every year on March 3, the world celebrates wild animals and plants, wildlife that plays a BIG role in keeping our planet healthy. The 2026 theme shines a spotlight on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods 🌱✨ #sharedscience #stemeducation #worldwildlifeday

Join us and our soccerbots for the Kids Summer Camp Expo at sports basement Saturday March 24! March 24! Visit the link to get your free tickets. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sports-basement-long-beach-summer-camp-fest-tickets-1979565112540?aff=oddtdtcreator

We're at Signal Hill Library this winter with a variety of hands-on Science + Art lessons. Join us to explore and create! #sharedscience #STEM #signalhill

STEM fun this winter! ❄️ Visit us at Burnett Library for a variety of hands-on science + art lessons that inspire creativity and learning. Bring your family and friends to explore and enjoy! #STEM #sharedscience #artslb

Our amazing engineers at Webster took on a design challenge using ONLY circle and square shapes. 😮 They tested their bridges with loads, made them taller, and redesigned after seeing what worked (and what didn’t!).💡 #sharedscience #longbeachlife #proudtobelbusd #stemforkids

60,000 miles? That’s enough to circle the Earth two and a half times! Last summer, we explored how the human heart pumps blood and built models of blood vessels to investigate blood flow. We even jumped rope to get our hearts pumping faster! Valentine’s Day definitely brings our hearts to mind.

🌟 Did you know that caller ID and fiber optic cables, were made possible because of Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson’s research? 📞 Her discoveries helped improve telecommunications, which means clearer phone calls and faster internet for all of us. #BlackHistoryMonth #ShirleyAnnJackson #WomenInScience

🌟 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌍✨ Today, we celebrate the incredible contributions of women in STEM and inspire the next generation to dream big! 👩‍🔬 🚀💖 #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM #CelebrateHER

This February for Black History Month, we'd like to recognize Guion Bluford. Bluford was “the first African American to go to space on August 30, 1983...Bluford is currently president of the Aerospace Technology Group in Cleveland, Ohio.” #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackScientists #STEMHeroes

This February, we’re highlighting Valentine’s and Black History Month–themed facts and activities that show how STEM is deeply connected to heart, history, and humanity.

Olympic sports are packed with sneaky-cool physics. Here are fun STEM facts behind some of your favorite Olympic sports. 🏊‍♀️ #STEM #PhysicsForKids #OlympicsSTEM #Shared Science

From our time at Twigs to Trees 🧡🪴 We enjoyed our time bringing hands-on STEM to these littles. #preschoolSTEM #STEMcamps #sharedscience

Save the Date 🌟 Our 13th Annual Robo-Tech Fest, Robo-Bowl Jr. will be held on May 16, 2026, in partnership with LBUSD's Robo Bowl at McBride High School. We're inviting community organizations to host interactive booths. Interested? Fill out our Interest form here: https://ow.ly/SOK350Y1ueS

Real impact, real voices. 💬 This testimonial from a classroom teacher reminds us why access to STEM education matters, especially for students who don’t always have access to extra academic opportunities. 🤖✨ #STEMEducation #RoboticsInSchools #EducationEquity #StudentSuccess

A huge thank you to Brenda Lovett for her incredible board service and for continuing to support Webster as a mentor in robotics and a trusted advisor. We’re so grateful for your time, guidance, and commitment to our students and community 💛

In his 1964 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, King celebrated achievements in science: "We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.” #MartinLutherKingJrDay #SharedScience #ScienceAndHumanity

A huge thank you to Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach for supporting STEAM education in Long Beach! This initiative empowers our youth and inspires creativity! #STEAM #Education #LongBeach #STEAMcamps

Bring our programs to your campus! Shared Science Combo FUN STEM Sessions offer hands-on STEM activities for students (gr 1-5). There's FUN coding, robotics, tinkering and more. Contact us at [email protected]

Check out this STEM activity from our 2025 blog archive! 🧪 Make glowing oobleck: https://sharedscience.org/spooky-science-local-stem-october-2025/

Today's featured STEM Activity from our 2025 blog archive. 🐝 🐞 STEM Activities for Kids that love Bugs! https://sharedscience.org/may-2025/

Today's featured STEM Activity from our 2025 blog archive. 🫧 The science behind bubbles: https://sharedscience.org/june-2025/

This NYE, we’re feeling so grateful for our curious students, dedicated educators, supportive families, and amazing community partners who make hands-on STEM learning possible. 💙 We can’t wait to create even more STEM moments in the year ahead! #sharedscience #stemeducation #stemforkids

As we transition into the new year, we're taking a look back at our 2025 blog archive featuring hands-on STEM activities. Great during winter break! 💡 This featured blog is from January 2025, with a build your own simple homemade thermometer activity 🌡️: https://sharedscience.org/january-2025/

Our 13th Annual Robo-Tech Fest, Robo-Bowl Jr., is on May 16-17, 2026 in partnership with McBride High School! Interested in hosting interactive booths? Fill out our interest form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_N0ORS1cCTbGqGa5P1166VrpMr8ur_3dhCy5VTx2-8KUiYg/viewform

For this Week's FREE Science, We Recommend: Code.org: Problem solving with AI Block-based animation builder activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_VjO1cx-No

✨ Happy Holidays from Shared Science! Wishing you a season full of joy, wonder, and science fun ❄️🔬

📏 In the Henry Elementary STEM Lab, students explored how measuring helps us understand the world around us, from how tall something is to how long it takes to build a LEGO creation! 🧱⏱️ #sharedscience #stemeducation #stemforkids

In the Henry Elementary STEM Lab, students explored how measuring helps us understand the world around us, from how tall something is to how long it takes to build a LEGO creation! 🧱⏱️ Hands-on learning + LEGO engineering = measuring made fun! #sharedscience #stemeducation #stemforkids

Highlights from the First Lego League Qualifying Tournament! 🏆 Check out the fun and teamwork displayed by our FLL team! 🌟 #LegoLeague #STEM #Teamwork

Congratulations to Miles for being selected as a top coach at the FFL Regional Tournament! 🎉 Thank you for your hard work and dedication! 🚀 #FFL #CoachingExcellence

Students in FFL Explore are putting the finishing touches on their culminating project and presentation. ⚙️

🌟 It’s here! Every gift today helps empower local kids to see themselves as scientists, engineers, and innovators. 💡 RoundUp your spare change or Donate now and make a difference! 💙 https://ow.ly/P3Bu50XB131

🦃💤 That post-dinner nap? Blame the carbs and full belly, not the bird! 😴🍽️ #sharedscience #stemeducation #stemforkids #thanksgivingSTEM

Did you know radar tech used in WWII helped invent the microwave? 👩‍🔬🍫 Scientist Percy Spencer discovered this by accident when the chocolate in his pocket melted near radar equipment, and that’s how we learned microwaves can cook food! ♨️

💙 Giving Tuesday is almost here, and your support helps spark STEM inspiration in young minds. 🔬✨ #sharedscience #GivingTuesday #stemeducation #longbeachlife

When young minds get the chance to explore, build, and dream through STEM, their futures open wide. 🧡 #STEMEducation #FutureInnovators #SharedScience