Carly and Adam

MARCH 31, 2023

Their life cycle is a tale of transformation and resilience, offering a unique opportunity to teach elementary students about the wonders of nature. Velma Gratch Read Aloud STEM Challenge by Carly and Adam This story offers a fantastic starting point to introduce the butterfly life cycle. Introduce the Life Cycle with Velma Gratch.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 29, 2022

An observer might walk away and think that students were “just drawing,” even though drawing can be an important part of the planning process for students engaged in engineering and design. These examples are just some of the ways that STEM can be implemented in the elementary classroom. We hope you have found this blog post helpful.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 4, 2023

The following is a guest post from one of our STEM Teachers Club Members , Connie Ann Rouse , Literacy & Innovation, Randolph Elementary. I am the librarian and STEM teacher at Randolph Elementary School’s Imaginarium. Our school serves military children who come to us from schools all over the world.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 24, 2023

Each book will also include a STEM challenge that students can complete with a partner or a small group. STEM challenge to engage students in the engineering design process. Finally, students write about ways they can recycle, reduce, and reuse in their own school and community.

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STEM Sport

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Because of these constantly conflicting priorities that fill a teacher’s day, having easily accessible and quick STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities is a great way to ensure it is included in the curriculum. This hands-on experience lays the foundation for understanding complex engineering principles.

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STEM Next

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Toys and games in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are marketed to boys. In support of a girl working with tools, use comments like “Let’s do engineering and science” rather than “Let’s be engineers and scientists.” You can find inspiration in this fun read about Playful Engineering by TERC.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Her excitement is balanced with concern as she knows that many students are nervous to return to school and some may be coming for the first time in a long time. She plans to do several read alouds with a focus on starting a new school year, making new friends, and how to work together. This framework might sound familiar to you.

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National Science Foundation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Engineering learning is a lifelong process that starts from a very young age as children discover the world through tinkering, touching, and being curious. Some refer to children as natural engineers (Dorie et al., Young children naturally and informally engage in engineering-related behaviors and activities (Petroski, 2003).

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 12, 2023

Report cards are an important tool to communicate to parents how their child is doing in school. In elementary STEM or science classes, you may or may not be responsible for providing letter grades or an overall percentage for students, but it is still important to share progress with students and their families.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 25, 2023

Top 5 Tips and Tricks for Teaching STEM to Elementary Students: Have Growth Mindset. In STEM classrooms, we teach students the engineering design process , helping them to experience the way that engineers use this cyclical process to design, fail, and try again. We hope you have found this blog post helpful.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

These activities are perfect for elementary school teachers looking to inspire their students with the wonders of the cosmos through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. In this hands-on activity , the challenge is to construct a shelter capable of shielding against UV radiation.

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PCS Edventures

AUGUST 8, 2023

Elementary-aged learners are capable of providing computers with instructions to achieve a specific outcome through code! why is it important to introduce coding in elementary school? We know our littlest learners can code, but why is it important to introduce coding in elementary school?

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STEM Sport

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Fall STEM Activities for Elementary Students Seed Germination Observations Description: Collect seeds from various fall fruits and vegetables (like pumpkins, squash, or apples) and plant them in transparent cups filled with soil. Mini-Corn Maze Challenge Description: Students use corn kernels or stalks to create a miniature maze on a tray.

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STEM Next

MAY 26, 2022

Ask an educator for suggestions for fun and free summer learning experiences that will support a budding interest and set a child up for success next school year. Look for programs and activities that are culturally responsive, and for a safe space where youth are encouraged to speak up and embrace challenges. Take care of yourself.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ve created a plan for a successful STEM challenge , gathered your materials, and presented the challenge to your students. The challenge is over. There are different ways to culminate a STEM challenge. or students can respond and reflect on any aspect of the challenge. Now, what do we do?

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Carly and Adam

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This post will share different types of project ideas for any elementary classroom. Brainstorming, Planning, or Prototyping A Lego wall or table is a great place for students to brainstorm ideas for an upcoming challenge or plan out an idea that they are working on. Charlton House Library @charltonlib. Liz Reyes @lizreyesAZ.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When students engage in a STEM challenges, their emotions can range from utter frustration to extreme jubilation. Getting Started The STEM challenge is shared with the class. Sometimes students just need to know that this is something that designers and engineers face all the time. I can’t do this! Start doodling.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 26, 2022

Flexible furniture for collaborating, planning, and sharing ideas were an important part of the makerspace design in one of the elementary schools that I served. In my book, STEAM Makers: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom I share the idea of the “Ss”; space, storage, and stuff. Kim Chenoweth.

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STEM Next

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What’s more, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report in 2007 that emphasized the importance of K-12 STEM learning as a critical factor for enhancing the nation’s competitiveness and prosperity ( Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future ).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2018

Finding webtools for high school classes requires a different set of metrics than those that apply to lower and middle school searches. By high school, the pressure to prepare students for their future is immense. Of course they do! They aren’t interested in replacing the usual tools or facilitating rote drills.

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PCS Edventures

MAY 15, 2023

You want your learners to have a blast, and at the same time, you want them brimming with confidence when they return to school. This challenge has a simple solution — integrate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) into your summer program! After all, summer is supposed to be fun, right? Let’s dive in.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 10, 2022

This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. Getting Started The first challenge was how to get all the cardboard I needed. The video went viral and inspired the Cardboard Challenge through which thousands of students have created arcades of their own. In the school’s staff bulletin I asked for donations.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 18, 2023

If you feel isolated in your role at school, you may be a STEM teacher. Since you may be the only person at your school who does STEM, collaboration and idea sharing might be a challenge. A world of support exists beyond the school walls! Download our Free STEM challenges from our Free STEM Resource Library.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 24, 2023

When we teach students about the intersection between science, technology, engineering, and math there are many opportunities to include conversations around reusing, repurposing, and recycling. Kenya’s Art Kenya’s school is on spring break and their teacher asked them to write a report about how they spent their time.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 22, 2022

There are many benefits of play for children, both at school and at home. It can be creative, iterative, challenging, and playful, all at the same time. When learners engage in STEM, their work is social as they collaborate on design challenges and get feedback from one another. We hope you have found this blog post helpful.

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Carly and Adam

MAY 9, 2022

3E Model of STEM Challenge Planning Our 3E model of STEM challenge planning was adapted from the 5E Model of Science Instruction (originally published by Rodger Bybee and the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study). It is always important for students to reflect throughout the STEM challenge as well as at the conclusion of the activity.

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Carly and Adam

DECEMBER 27, 2021

You’ve presented a STEM challenge to the class and a few students finish much more quickly than anticipated. Experiment Fast finishers should be encouraged to continue experimenting with materials, even once they have “finished” the challenge. It may be a challenge to get students to return to their design and make revisions.

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Vivify Stem

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Brain Safety Football STEM Challenge What do football and STEM have in common? Challenge your students to create a safer football helmet for their adorable “egg” players. Using the engineering design process , teams of students design, create, and test pint-sized football helmets. What age is best for this challenge?

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PCS Edventures

MAY 1, 2023

We’ve organized our Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) programs into collections to help you quickly find the perfect fit for your summer camp. This blog features two collections, Enrichment Programs and BrickLAB , but we have several more you can view on our Collection Page.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 10, 2022

The menus can serve as a starting point, sharing some possible design challenges and STEM or maker activities. Some activities focus on the creative side, while others are more focused on engineering. Send the challenge home with students and have them create an alternate solution. We hope you have found this blog post helpful.

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Vivify Stem

MARCH 3, 2023

From building simple obstacle courses to working through real-life cybersecurity challenges, students will be fascinated by what they can get robots to do, no matter what grade they are in. Hold class challenges where students can compete against each other, like a robotic pentathlon, race, or obstacle course speed trials.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 8, 2023

We can pique their curiosity by sharing interesting books connected to hands-on challenges. Animal Architects Read Aloud STEM Challenge by Carly and Adam Challenge: In this Kindergarten STEM Challenge , students use what they learn about the environment to create an argument. Kindergarten kids are curious!

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STEM Next

APRIL 7, 2023

STEM Next Opportunity Fund believes passionately in the power of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and wants every child to have a summer of hands-on discovery and the chance to imagine new possibilities. Make space for caregivers to talk about challenges that might make it difficult for their children to participate.

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STEM Next

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A family newly arrived to Oregon, learns about an upcoming Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) family event that their child’s school is coordinating at their Vietnamese community church. The Family Engagement Project shares research, resources, and training with educators and out-of-school program leaders.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Teaching STEM with kindergarten students doesn’t have to be challenging. At the kindergarten level, books are a great way to engage young learners in interesting texts that lead to engineering and design experiences. Explorify School offers free resources for teaching primary science. Believe in them! Don’t underestimate them.”

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 13, 2022

This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. The books we share with our students can cultivate an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Plan a school garden. Download our Free STEM challenges from our Free STEM Resource Library. We hope you have found this blog post helpful. Dr. Jacie Maslyk.

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Carly and Adam

APRIL 25, 2022

Learning within our schools can also take on this playful spirit, bringing curiosity and fun into our classrooms. Want more active, collaborative games, check out these spring Minute to Win It challenges. Find a fun creativity challenge! Engaging in a light-hearted design challenge can also be playful. Dr. Jacie Maslyk.

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