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Teaching Snowflake STEM in K-5
Elementary STEM Activities Last week, we ran a free webinar on “Teaching Snowflake STEM in K-5.” We took the concept of a snowflake lesson and we made it more hands-on, inquiry-based and aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Snowflakes are an activity you can teach throughout the winter months, whether or not it snows in your area. You can
STEM Makeover: How to Throw a STEAM Holiday Party with Simple Circuits and Old Christmas Lights
Circuits: Making Connections with Hands-on Learning, Basic Materials, and Tools Got some old festive tree lights laying around the house? Don’t throw them out. You can turn them into a curiosity center where students can explore the basics of electric current. They can be used for a variety of hands-on learning projects, like creating different types of circuits, light-up
STEM Makeover! Gingerbread Houses: How to Turn Your Activity Into Authentic STEM
Building gingerbread houses is a popular classroom activity this time of year. Although the activity can be craft-based (ergo, everyone does the same craft, and it’s just about your students creating something that they can bring home) here’s our STEAM makeover version that hits math and NGSS! Any project that involves building can be adapted into STEM/STEAM with just
STEM Makeover: Nature Walk – Turn Your Nature Walk Into an Authentic STEM Lesson
When I was in high school, my biology teacher, Mr. Johnson, had us sit outside in the middle of a meadow by a creek that
Your Alternative to the Scientific Method: The Science Metamap
I confess, I taught the scientific method when I was a high school science teacher even though I knew from my years of working in
How to Fund Elementary STEM with Donors Choose
In this day and age, we know that many schools are underfunded for the STEM that you want to teach, this can be especially true
Classroom Management Tips for Elementary STEM Lessons and Labs
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Starting The School Year: Full STEAM Ahead!
Hey! We are still working on the next vlog in our series about the Next Generation Science Standards, which will cover crosscutting concepts, but we
How to Add Rigor to Your Elementary STEM Lessons
Hey! We are still working on our vlog series about the NGSS and crosscutting concepts, but we wanted to share a resource with you that
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