Career in STEM
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Halloween is almost upon us! As the day draws nearer, you are likely looking for quick and easy ways to incorporate Halloween and STEM activities in your classroom. Here are our Top 10 Halloween STEM Activities: 1. Halloween STEM Careers Webquest. Looking to incorporate career exploration into your Halloween themed STEM activities? This Webquest is just what you need!
Know Adam's Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2022
"The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." Aristotle. What is the Claim, Support, Question Thinking Routine? The Claim, Support, Question thinking routine helps students develop key thinking moves like identifying generalizations, offering counterarguments, reasoning with evidence, and asking questions. Created by Ron Ritchhart and researchers at Project Zero, this thinking routine shows students the importance of identifying, understanding, and making claims based on reasoning an
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Middle Web
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Choice in reading is about student autonomy and motivation. It’s especially effective with kids who don’t like to read. Stephanie Farley’s well-honed system lets 8th graders read any text they choose AND meets standards – even though they never all read the same book. The post What Kids Gain When We Don’t ‘Teach’ Books first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Computer Science K-8
OCTOBER 16, 2022
May I offer a suggestion? Electrolytes are chemical compounds in the form of minerals that serve several interesting purposes. Electrolytes are examples of minerals. They are distinguished from other minerals in that they carry an electrical charge when dissolved in water. Electrolytes are necessary for the human body to function, but that is not all they do.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
MooMoo Math & Science
OCTOBER 16, 2022
This big blue marble, also known as Earth, is home to over 7 billion humans, a huge variety of animals and plants, contains amazing mountains, vast oceans, rivers, swamps,and is our home. Let’s take a closer look at some of the features of planet Earth. Our Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is roughly 93 million miles from the sun and revolves around the sun in 365 days.
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Newton STEM
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center , in conjunction with JP Rocketeers and Sci-Tech Rocketeers, will host an Introduction to Model Rocketry and Demo Launch on October 21 , 3:30-5:30PM, at 341 School Street in Acton. It’s for those who have had little or no exposure to model rocketry, or those who have some experience but seek guidance and information about how to progress as a model rocketeer.
Newton STEM
OCTOBER 16, 2022
MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and New England Aquarium will co-host a hybrid event, The Ocean’s Natural Way to Stop Climate Change , on October 20, 6:30PM-7:30PM, at the Aquarium’s Simons Theatre (1 Central Wharf, Boston) and online. This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30PM with exhibits from MIT students and climate scientists in the theatre lobby.
Newton STEM
OCTOBER 16, 2022
It’s Massachusetts STEM Week , October 17-21 , with the theme “See Yourself in STEM” and a focus on the power of mentoring. Explore the STEM Week Design Challenges posed by Buck Institute for Education, kids in tech, Wade Institute, WPI STEM Education Center, Boston’s Museum of Science, i2 Learning, and New England FIRST. The Massachusetts STEM Council is partnering with the Mass Mentoring Partnership to build capacity and engagement in mentoring across the state during S
Newton STEM
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Clark University’s Fall Splash — a one-day, free program offering courses for students in Grades 5-12 — will be held November 13 , 10AM-5PM, online this year. Registration opens on October 17 , and students should register as soon as possible because classes fill up. The day is free. For more information, email clarkuesp@gmail.com. STEM-related courses in this year’s catalog include: Urban Ecology.
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