WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Toys that help children figure how to turn their ideas into reality by designing and building are a first step in a career in the sciences, U.S. researchers say.
Beth Holloway, director of the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., said one of the hot topics on social media this holiday season is finding gifts that can help children, especially girls, develop science and engineering-related skills that might inspire children to consider a STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math -- career.