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14 Diverse STEM Picture Books for Elementary Students

Carly and Adam

This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. 14 Diverse STEM Picture Books for Elementary Students Our classroom libraries and the stories that we share with our students should be reflective of the diversity that makes up our world. Throughout the story, keywords are also shared in Cree, the language of the Plains Indians.

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STEM Activities for St. Patrick’s Day

Stem Activities for Kids

Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday to celebrate with STEM activities. Find our favorite activities below – from leprechaun traps to a snake snatcher, to rainbow activities, and a wind-powered maze: Leprechaun Trap STEM from Get Caught Engineering. Their trap needs to use at least one simple machine.

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Best Books to Teach Engineering in Upper Elementary

Carly and Adam

If you teach in the upper elementary grades 3-5, you know that a great piece of children’s literature can help to set the stage for any STEM lesson or an engaging engineering design challenge. Most importantly, these books are interesting for kids and make STEM learning fun! The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk.