@funkescience

We make science experiments so simple that even your cat can do them. Don't believe us? Check out our website.

 Nairobi, Kenya
funkescience.co.ke
Joined April 2014
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SciDev.Net@SciDevNet8 Jan 2025
Worried about the impracticality of STEM education in Africa, Tracey Shiundu, co-founder of @funkescience , started an innovative approach. Here's her story. Listen to the rest of the episode to learn how @Lwidiko of @ProjektInspire and Kenneth Monjero are making science fun for kids LISTEN: scidev.net/sub-saharan-afric…
Tracey Shiundu, founder of Funke Science speaks on why she began STEM festivals for African children

ALT Tracey Shiundu, founder of Funke Science speaks on why she began STEM festivals for African children

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Get ready for STEM Africa Fest 2024! 🚀 📅 2nd Nov | Consolata Grounds, Nairobi STEM: Innovation Nation – Children Creating the Future! 🌍✨ Don’t miss hands-on activities, competitions & tech showcases! #STEMAfricaFest2024 #STEMEducation #FutureOfLearning
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Gamification is revolutionizing education to meet the demands of 21st-century learners! This contemporary approach to teaching & learning aligns with their needs, preferences, & characteristics - empowering learners to thrive in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
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FunKe Science retweeted
CNBC Africa
@cnbcafrica6 May 2024
“Partnerships are key in making our schools equal, because we all know that schools around the continent are not equal in terms of resources and teachers.” - @TraceyJShiundu, Co-Founder and CEO @funkescience #EdtechMondays
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CNBC Africa
@cnbcafrica6 May 2024
“Education is a social good and I think we need to balance it out that everyone gets the same level so that if we work together as a unit learners will get the same education.” - @TraceyJShiundu, Co-Founder and CEO @funkescience #EdtechMondays
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The chapter would like to thank @SEG_org for the outreach grant awarded and @funkescience for their simple and easy to understand experiments that supported our student member generated experiments
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (DeKUT)@kimathi_seg20 Mar 2024
On the 15th and the 16th of March, #segdekut in conjunction with @funkescience and the dekut geology depart had an outreach at Rware High School and St. Mary's Boys Secondary School where we shared with the students the career paths in #geoscience
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On the 15th and the 16th of March, #segdekut in conjunction with @funkescience and the dekut geology depart had an outreach at Rware High School and St. Mary's Boys Secondary School where we shared with the students the career paths in #geoscience
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FunKe Science retweeted
Science girl
@sciencegirl4 Mar 2024
Using red dye to demonstrate that mercury can't be absorbed by a towel xitter.cf/Visionaledge/status/17…
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States of Water - Science for Kids! youtube.com/watch?v=Cgr9hzB6…
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COMPOSITION OF THE UNIVERSE 🌌👨‍🚀🪐 #space #science #outerspace #universe #infographic #info #dataviz #piechart #3Dpiechart #darkmatter #darkenergy #astrophysics
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Exploring the Wonders of Science! Young techies took a deep dive into the world of #Science at the Nairobi Innovation Tech Week Kids and Teens event. Thank you @AgollaVictor, @TraceyJShiundu, and @funkescience. #NairobiInnovationTechWeek #ScienceExplorers #FutureScientists
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iHUB
@iHub14 Jun 2023
Science just got a whole lot more fun! Introducing @funkescience, where the wonders of science come to life using household items. Founder Tracey takes us on an incredible journey in an insightful video, sharing how FunKe Science makes learning an adventure. #EdTechrevolution
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FunKe Science retweeted
Halston@valenciahalsto3 May 2023
I also share some community events we attended here in #Nairobi, one at @iHub where we got to hear from @UkwenzaVr, @funkescience and @Snapplify! Thank you to the iHub team for creating space for conversations about #edtech in the African context... (3/6)
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B✯@Brendaperpetuaa28 May 2023
Replying to @WesleyMuma @funkescience @TraceyJShiundu @DeMuNj @MastercardFdn @iHub
To many more 🥂
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We appreciate your efforts in breaking down barriers constantly motivating younger generations, pushing for equity and building an inclusive and sustainable world through technology. Happy International Women’s Day! #InternationalWomensDay #DigitALL #EmbraceEquity
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We salute the strength and courage of women, bold enough to take these steps, taking charge despite the odds and blazing the trail.
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Congratulations to my friends @NerimaW and @TraceyJShiundu of @siasaplace & @funkescience respectively as well as to @thePDFestival's co-panelist & vice chair, @PanelUnfpa, @MATIVOTRISH, for being named in the 2023 @BD_Africa's #Top40Under40KE women. Keep on Inspiring greatness! – at Nairobi, Kenya
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I will never understand why schools remove play in an effort to focus on academics when we know that play is one of the very things we need in order to focus on academics.
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African women scientists like our Young Talents have little coverage in the media, scientific journals or international debates 🎤 Yet their research, as proven by 4 of them through formal sciences, will have a direct impact on the quality of life of thousands worldwide 🌍

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Meeting ready.... All tagged up and loaded with stationery Thanks to @AbsaKenya and @YunusEnvHub #YEHstars #Absastars #GiZstars
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