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National Science Foundation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Young children naturally and informally engage in engineering-related behaviors and activities (Petroski, 2003). Individuals with ASD have the potential to choose and excel at STEM-related fields (Baron-Cohen, 2002). Some refer to children as natural engineers (Dorie et al., 2014; Genalo et al., 2020; Ehsan et al.,
User Generated Education
JANUARY 17, 2022
I’ve discussed experiential learning in The Imperative of Experiential and Hands-On Learning and the lesson I describe in this post meets the characteristics I described in that blog post: In an effort to engage students both in a STEM activity and learn more about the Olympics, I created a lesson on bobsledding.
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Teachers are Terrific
APRIL 21, 2024
As a STEM teacher I knew I was going to need to have some rules about making holes in materials and I was going to need a way to make these for students. Tip 3 – Pens vs. Pencils I see 350+ students in the STEM lab daily. I will never have to put up bulletin board paper again. It will help me keep this blog running!
Get Caught Engineering
JANUARY 21, 2018
It’s time to gather the materials for the upcoming STEM activity. Do you have paper cups? Paper plates? Gather the tape, paper clips, rubber bands and string. You now have some of the basic materials for your STEM activities and you didn’t need to look further than your classroom or home. Think again.
Vivify Stem
MARCH 17, 2021
How to Host a Virtual STEM Family Event By Natasha Wilkerson We miss our packed STEM Family Nights that included students and parents working together to launch rockets, build towers, and make slime! From selecting activities to marketing, read on for 5 steps to host your own virtual STEM or STEAM family event!
Teachers are Terrific
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Who knew that one day I would be standing in a STEM Lab, looking around, trying to decide what on earth to do with multiple classes? Do I repeat activities across grade levels? One of our very favorite challenges is Roller Coasters. This is one of their first opportunities to learn from failure (in STEM).
CoderZ
AUGUST 4, 2021
Well, we’re not just putting random words together- it looks like STEM activities in a middle school classroom! Don’t worry; STEM activities for middle schoolers are here to take the burden off of you and strengthen your bonds with the little ones with STEM in the classroom. But can we even blame them?
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