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Messy STEM Science Experiments for Kids

STEM Education Guide

Don’t be afraid to get down and dirty with some hands-on learning! Fun, messy science experiments are sure to please kids of all ages. Kids enjoy getting into hands-on activities where they get to touch, play, and explore. When kids have fun with learning, they learn more because they are engaged in the learning process. Kids will enjoy messy STEM experiments, which will make them want to learn more.

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OTT 16: Making Learning Fun and The Value of Opening Our Doors

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Making learning fun in the classroom brings a higher level of engagement and happiness to your students. From dressing up as writing characters to incorporating games into your math curriculum, spicing up the learning environment can really add value to your classroom. On this week’s episode, guest Math Mojo, Alexis Sergi shares the importance of making learning fun.

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4 Perfect STEM Challenges for Observations

Teachers are Terrific

It’s time for your classroom observation and you want the most engaging activities to share with your administrator. Let’s try STEM! Yes, you read that right! STEM projects can be engaging, unique, full of learning and teamwork, and share your organizational skills. That makes a STEM Challenge the perfect lesson for your classroom observation.

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OTT 24: 7 Ways to Survive and Thrive at the End of the School Year

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Surviving the end of the year is a difficult task for many teachers! Just ask a teacher which time in the year is hardest, and you will probably hear- the beginning of the year and the end of year tired is like no other teacher tired. So this week on One Tired Teacher, we are talking all about ways to survive the end and actually thrive during this time.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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STEM Everyday #243 | Collecting Data in Science Class | feat. Colleen McDaniel

STEM Everyday Podcast

Colleen McDaniel was a biology and AP environmental science teacher in Houston, TX, and is now the Biology & Environmental Science Educational Technology Specialist at Vernier Science Education. Colleen also enjoys activities like birding and hiking, and loves taking her Vernier data collection devices when she heads out to look for birds. For more than 40 years, Vernier has empowered educators with top quality data-collection technology and innovative experiments.

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The Highest Paying Jobs Without a Degree To Start Earning Without Student Debt

STEM Education Guide

You’re very mistaken if you think you need a college degree from an ivy league university to make the big bucks. Plenty of jobs pay well and require no degree whatsoever. Many jobs require on-the-job training or certification rather than years of education (and student loan debt). They can provide financial stability and career advancement opportunities with dedication and hard work, just like any other career.

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OTT 120: 5 Surefire Organizational Tips to Maximize Your Sensational STEM Classroom

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

On today’s show, I sit down with Carol Davis from Teachers Are Terrific to talk all about organization! Organization is a surefire way to maintain your sanity in your STEM Classroom. Carol talks about doing a classroom edit The Home Edit way! You won’t want to miss these sensational organizational tips.

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The Importance of STEM in Childhood Education

STEM Education Guide

STEM is the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics that fuses some of the most important subjects of the 21st century with practical, real-world learning opportunities. Overview of STEM Education To succeed in this ever-changing society as globalization continues to increase, STEM education provides the foundation to learn and develop skills that will shape our future.

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OTT 147: 3 Secret Tactics for Breathing New Life into Science in October

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

I love to incorporate holidays and seasons into my lessons. I think this makes learning more meaningful and relevant for students. So, today we will talk about 3 secret tactics for breathing new life into science in October.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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15 Easy Kitchen Science Experiments (With Ingredients You Already Have)

STEM Education Guide

Kitchens aren’t just for parents and making meals! Kids can use kitchen ingredients and tools to learn from kitchen science experiments. Check out the following ideas for fun kitchen science. —–You can download our FREE ebook with 25 STEM Activities here—— 1. Rubber Egg Experiment Materials: Egg White vinegar Glass or jar Cover an egg in a container with vinegar to see the shell disappear and the resulting egg that feels like rubber.

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OTT 162: Why is it so Important to Teach Students About Careers in STEM?

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Erin Twamley is joining us today about STEM careers and allowing them to imagine what that may look like for them. Today on the podcast, we will discuss ideas and ways to motivate students to get excited about their future in the STEM workforce! Erin tells us about "The everyday Superheros," a series Erin has written about some of the careers we do not touch on in the classroom.

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10 Fun Math Games You Can Play With Cards

STEM Education Guide

Need a math game for a road trip or a rainy day inside, but you don’t have any board games or flashcards? You don’t need them! There are plenty of math games you can play with a simple $2 set of cards. (Or buy a multi-pack for the classroom! ) It’s a great screen-free activity to have fun and practice math. And you can take your deck of cards anywhere!

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OTT 163: How Does STEM in Elementary School Teach Collaboration and Cooperation?

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

What do collaboration and cooperation look like in the classroom when we incorporate STEM? Loren Thorp & I discuss "cooperation over competition" using STEM in the classroom. Is competition ever a valuable tool, or is it just a scarcity mentality on our students? When Loren and I talked, we discussed why it is essential for us as teachers to shift our mindset from the competition to build an environment where students learn to collaborate.

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!

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How to Make a Mini Terrarium Necklace

STEM Education Guide

These adorable mini terrarium necklaces are so easy to make. Best of all – the supplies are cheap. This craft puts both “Science” and “Art” in STEAM. Incorporate this art project in a lesson about water cycles. Terrariums are the perfect example and opportunity to see evaporation at work. (We’ll dive into the science behind terrariums more at the end of this article too!

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OTT 164: How Elementary Teachers Start With Project-Based Learning

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Renee Heinrich & I put our heads together on this podcast to talk about project-based learning. What is project-based learning, and what does it look like in the classroom? Renee tells us how project-based learning differs from STEM and how to stretch the band-with of what we are teaching our students to go deeper in their projects & challenges.

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Which formula to find the width of a hair - single slit, or double slit?

Jacobs Physics

I was asked to chime in on an ongoing debate: When using the diffraction pattern of a laser to determine the width of a hair. should you treat the hair as a single slit, or as a double slit? The short answer: I don't know for sure; yet it won't matter in terms of your measurement. The long answer is below. Double slit diffraction is reasonably simple to explain conceptually.

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OTT 165: 3 Essential Reasons to Attend STEM Con and Beyond This Year

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Did you happen to catch STEM Con 2022 this past weekend?! It was AMAZING!! If you did I would love to hear about it in the feedback. If you missed it, my friend, you are in luck! It is STILL available on replay until the end of April. So hop on over to Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning.com/stemcon22! Because I am so jazzed up, inspired, truly motivated, and on fire, I am going to share with you 3 essential reasons to attend STEM Con.

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Mar 11, Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination Worksheet

Online Math for All

Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination Worksheet

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OTT 166: 2 Fantastic Ideas for Adjusting Your STEM Lesson

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Mary Jo is here to talk about adjusting your STEM lesson for your classroom that isn't too hard, or too easy, they are just right! Mary Jo gives us a taste of her awesome STEM con presentation on making adjustments when it comes to all things STEM. We talk about adding or taking away constraints, finding inspiration and making it the appropriate grade level, and adding in related content.

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Mar 12, Converting Scientific Notation to Standard form Worksheet

Online Math for All

Converting Scientific Notation to Standard form Worksheet

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OTT 167: 5 Detrimental Reasons Why Lesson Plans Should NOT Be Required a Year in Advance

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

In this episode, I get a little heated on recent bills being passed/proposed in the United States. Let’s talk about why these changes are outrageous and harmful to the education system, teachers, and inevitably students as well.

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Mar 11, How to Solve a System of Linear Equations by Elimination

Online Math for All

How to Solve a System of Linear Equations by Elimination

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OTT 170: What's Really Wrong With the School System From the Eyes of a Millennial

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

In today’s episode, I have my daughter, Emily talking about what is wrong with the education system. Emily and I get deep and shed a few tears in this vulnerable discussion about education. We touch on a few things; What is wrong with education, what can be done differently in schools, and our perspectives on how education has hurt not only us but is not benefiting students today.

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OTT 169: 4 Ways to Make More Time at the End of the School Year

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

The end of the year can be super stressful. There is just so much to do and get done before the year wraps up. Plus, most of us are already feeling the pressure or possibly the enthusiasm of starting to plan for next year.

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OTT 171: What Do Teachers Think About a 4 Day School Week

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

So I've seen the idea of 4 day school weeks come up a lot. I started wondering what teachers think of this. So I did a little digging, and I found out the scoop. Come take a listen!

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OTT 172: 3 Tweaks That Made An End of the School Year Difference

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Hey there! Happy Memorial Day! As I know many teachers are spending time with family and celebrating this National holiday, I will make this episode short and sweet. Today we will discuss three tweaks that made the end of the school year Difference.

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OTT 173: 4 Sneaky Mistakes That Are Messing Up Your Summer Mojo

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Today we are talking all about 4 sneaky mistakes that can steal our summer mojo. 1. Not having a plan for next year prior to leaving. 2. Treating your whole summer as a vacation. 3. Refusing to read anything. 4. Not being deliberate.

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OTT 174: Is Two Tired Teachers More Than One Tired Teacher?

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Today I welcome a special co-host making this Two Tired Teachers! Leigh Langton The Applicious Teacher will be joining me on the podcast for the entire summer! I hope you will join us.

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