The Power of Picture Books and STEM In today’s elementary classroom, fostering a love of learning is essential. One of the best ways to ignite that spark is by combining…
STEM as a Time Machine
Integrating STEM into History Throughout the ages, history is full of amazing engineers and inventors. Integrating STEM into our history lessons requires looking at the different events through a different…
Pumpkins in the Classroom
Kids of all ages feel a rush of excitement when pumpkins begin to appear in stores and markets. They signal the change of seasons and the promise of all of…
Teamwork with STEM
Team building One of the over-arching goals of any STEM program is for students to improve communication and problem-solving skills, as well as to hone their ability to work with…
Planning Your STEM Class
Materials and Organization Planning your STEM classroom can seem a little overwhelming since there are so many considerations: How can the space be arranged so that teams of students have…
Planting STEM
How Does Your Garden Grow? Exploring Plants with Children Using plants to teach STEM is one of the great joys of the arrival of spring. These garden-related learning experiences offer practical…
STEM and Failure
STEM and Failure Partners in Learning Often failure is seen as an end to an effort. It means that you couldn’t find the correct answer and that the effort fell…
Winter STEM Challenges
Winter is Coming! Let’s Chill Out with STEM! Frosty engineering opportunities will be here soon. When adults think of winter, they visualize the future workload of shoveling snow in sidewalks,…
Junk Bots:Trash to Treasure
Robots, androids, and… junk bots! What is a Junk Bot? A junk bot is robot made from virtually any old, discarded materials such as old electronics or computer parts, pieces…
STEAM – Putting the A in STEM
STEAM- Putting the A in STEM The need for increased STEM education has been well-documented and recommendations on implementation have been ongoing for over a decade. The logic was simple….
