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Fun crafts for children to make from sheets of foam! The clear photos, supply lists, clear instructions and patterns eliminate guesswork out of the process and make it easy to guide children through the process - or let them do it themselves! The plethora of projects includes a sea-themed hanging mobile; refrigerator magnet scene that doubles as a sports schedule holder; fun masks; jewellery and purses; barn with tractor and animals; play mat with assorted vehicles, and funny Valentine's card.

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Empowering Underrepresented Students in Science: STEM Students Speak chronicles the best practices of a STEM retention program for underrepresented minority students (URM) at a public university. Written mostly as an engaging series of vignettes, this story invites its audience to examine the “underbelly” of this successful program. It reveals to readers what lies at the heart of creating and sustaining a STEM retention program that is as inviting as it is vital. The program’s practice of reflection helps to build students’ self-efficacy and self-understanding. This book addresses the problem of merely throwing resources at a program to have it only achieve mild success. Most STEM retention/support programs offer a litany of “things” they think are necessary for students, especially traditionally underserved students, to survive in STEM. We contend that our program goes beyond merely throwing money at a need, to critically assessing the need through the lens of inclusive practices. Our program attempts to engage with the whole selves of the students we serve.

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