Sandy Roberts is the Education Program Manager at Science Friday, where she creates learning resources, content, and experiences to advance STEM equity in all learning environments.
Sandy earned her degree in chemical biology from Stevens Institute of Technology with a minor in literature and certificates in chemical engineering and computer science. After working in both pharmaceutical research and publishing, she transitioned her career to education when she started a family. Since then, Sandy has taught formally as a middle school STEM teacher with certifications in science and math and informally at local libraries, homeschool co-ops, museums, and camps. In 2019 she published The Big Book of Maker Camp Projects (McGraw-Hill 2019). She earned a graduate certificate in Maker Education at Rutger’s University and her M.A. in Community Based Education and Leadership with a focus on STEM education at Stevenson University.
When not teaching or writing, Sandy can be found tinkering in her home office, exploring the outdoors, or spending time with her family—sometimes all three at once. Lately she’s been playing with origami circuits, relearning micro-python, and trying to perfect a gluten-free sourdough recipe.
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Join SciFri as we explore the mysteries of the deep ocean with celebrations, ship-to-shore science missions, and fun design challenges.
Looking For Life In The Deep Ocean: An Engineering Challenge
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AI For STEM Education
Enhance STEM education with resources and discussions that investigate the world of artificial intelligence, chatbots, and machine learning.
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Design a frog species of your own as you learn about the many ways frogs and toads adapt to their environment.
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April is Citizen Science Month and Science Friday is an official partner! Join us for crowdsource science projects celebrating biodiversity.
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Get hands-on as you use the engineering design process to build a solar space probe to investigate the Sun.
Use Magnetic Fields To Understand Space Weather
The interaction between the Sun’s solar winds and the Earth’s magnetic fields creates beautiful auroras. Learn why with hands-on experiments.
The Science Of Sunlight And Shadows
Track sunlight and shadows as you investigate the science behind day and night, the seasons, and eclipses.
The Awesome Energy Of The Sun
Experiment with the effects of ultraviolet light as you explore the electromagnetic spectrum from the Sun.