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Building & Using an Elementary STEM Curriculum Map

STEM Sport

STEM is an acronym used to describe science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. When implementing STEM in elementary education, educators and school administrators often benefit from creating a STEM curriculum map. STEM curriculum is an essential part of a child’s education.

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Report Card Comments for STEM and Elementary Science

Carly and Adam

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. Developing the creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication skills in our students is important.

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8 Benefits of Summer STEM Programs & Camps

STEM Sport

The summer months provide students with the flexibility and freedom to lean into areas that interest them that were either briefly covered during the classroom curriculum or not at all. Summer learning opportunities create a flexible, approachable learning environment for students to get up to speed or get ahead in STEM subjects.

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STEM, STEAM, or STREAM? What is the Difference?

Carly and Adam

Some educators feel strongly about the acronym, while others think more flexibly. STEM Science, technology, engineering, and math takes an integrated approach, creating connections across subject areas. Incorporating children’s literature into STEM or STEAM learning is a great approach at the elementary level.

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From Coding Robots to Eco-Detectives

PCS Edventures

Through scaffolded lessons and the engineering design process, learners collaborate to build robots that move, sense and adapt. Continue with: Rockin' Robots Build on campers’ newfound engineering skills by integrating art and music into coding. Take the Sphero indi on a tour through a STEAM tastic fusion of music and robotics.

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CoderZ Launches New TEKS Aligned Computer Science Curriculum for Grades 3-8

CoderZ

Grade 3 CoderZ Adventure: Trailblazers introduces elementary students to the basics of computing and robotics through a gamified environment in which students program a robot to explore virtual worlds. In addition, all courses include TEKS-aligned ELAR and Mathematics extensions. Below are examples of courses for grades 3-6.

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Best STEM Summer Camps in Baltimore 2024

The Maker Mom

TNCS’s summer programs keep kids focused and involved in the thinking process. Topics include culinary chemistry, ecosystem exploration, critical-thinking pathways learning, and exploring the science of magic in nature. Program II (grades 2-3) provides more challenge and introduction to coding and engineering concepts.

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