Teaching Vocabulary in the STEM Classroom
Accelerate Learning
MARCH 4, 2024
Explore strategies for addressing vocabulary challenges, learn how to effectively teach STEM vocabulary in the classroom, and avoid common pitfalls!
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Accelerate Learning
MARCH 4, 2024
Explore strategies for addressing vocabulary challenges, learn how to effectively teach STEM vocabulary in the classroom, and avoid common pitfalls!
ED Surge
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Every week at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia, Philip Baselice breaks out a game to teach his class about key world events. Baselice teaches history to middle schoolers, and game-based simulations have been part of his teaching arsenal for the last nine years, ever since he first tried it. “I
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Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Leap into Learning with a STEM Challenge and Activity Perfect for Leap Year and Leap Day! The Leap Year STEM Challenge is a fantastic resource to bring this concept to life in your classroom. Use the vocabulary cards provided in the challenge to pre-teach these terms. Check out our Astronomy STEM Centers!
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Think back to your experiences. background.
STEM Sport
MARCH 12, 2024
STEM is a common term for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. When talking about STEM, a common topic is STEM literacy. STEM literacy is achieved when an individual comprehensively understands STEM concepts and can connect them to real-world scenarios.
ED Surge
JUNE 14, 2023
With the increased availability of AI tools in classrooms accelerated by the pandemic and showing no signs of a slowdown, teaching has become yet another field in which professional work is shared with tools like AI. We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning.
Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Play a Vocabulary Match Game 2. Here, we delve into creative and engaging activities that bring the concept of a solar eclipse to life in the classroom. This memory match game not only reinforces vocabulary but also fosters critical thinking and retention, making it an excellent addition to any solar eclipse-themed lesson plan.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Think back to your experiences.
Carly and Adam
MARCH 8, 2024
Imagine transforming your classroom into a vibrant universe where students embark on a journey through space, exploring moon phases, solar eclipses, planets and constellations. Play a Vocabulary Match Game 9. It's perfect for teaching young students about the Moon in an interactive way. 10 Astronomy Activities: 1.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 31, 2020
It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Think back to your experiences. background.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Think back to your experiences. background.
CSTEM
APRIL 30, 2024
It is about gaining exposure to the more formal language used by teachers in the classroom—language to which children need to read and write proficiently. Conversations in preschool classrooms can aid children’s vocabulary growth and teach them the structure and language used in school.
Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Teaching force and motion to kindergarten students can be a fun and engaging experience. You can use a rolling ball experiment can help teach the concept of motion by having students observe how the speed of a ball changes as it rolls down a ramp. You can find these vocabulary pages in our Kindergarten Physical Science Bundle.
Carly and Adam
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Teaching elementary students about bodies of water and landforms can be an exciting and engaging experience. Here are 5 tips on how to teach bodies of water and landforms to elementary students. Teach Vocabulary. Teach Vocabulary. Teach Vocabulary. Make it Hands-on. Use Read Aloud Books.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 29, 2019
It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Think back to your experiences. background.
PCS Edventures
JULY 1, 2023
Teaching reading is a collaborative effort. While traditional English and elementary classroom educators do a tremendous job, out-of-school and STEM instructors also play a vital role in the process. STEM unites all educators who strive to provide well-rounded opportunities for their learners.
Scientix
JULY 13, 2023
Apart from this, it is aimed to train individuals who can think creatively, solve problems and have 21st century skills by integrating STEM disciplines with each other. They also develop their vocabulary and understand the meaning of what they listen to and watch. It is aimed to think creatively by learning the way of design.
Carly and Adam
JANUARY 13, 2022
This challenge is a great way to introduce your students to STEM careers and highlight women role models in STEM. Engage your students with a real world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering works all while integrating STEM, writing, and literacy in your classroom. Download the Free Challenge Here!
Carly and Adam
MARCH 5, 2023
STEM, STEAM, STREAM (or some other version of this integrated model of learning) is known by many different names. This post will provide a closer look at STEM, STEAM, and STREAM, sharing some similarities and differences of these approaches. The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk.
STEM Sport
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
What is STEM? STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. While different, these four fields/subjects use a connected set of hard and soft skills valuable to students and STEM professionals. STEM in Elementary Education The STEM workforce is growing at a faster rate than any other field.
Cool Cat Teacher
AUGUST 19, 2023
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this show, AR/VR guru Rachelle Dené Poth delves deep into the transformative potential of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom.
PCS Edventures
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
STEAM transforms how educators teach and students learn math by making it relevant, exciting and hands-on. STEAM transforms how educators teach and students learn math by making it relevant, exciting and hands-on. Learners discuss pictures from nature, exposing them to math vocabulary and utilizing it correctly in conversations.
Vivify Stem
JULY 21, 2023
Best Free AI Tools for Teachers Post by Natasha Wilkerson July 21, 2023 With the release of ChatGPT last year, teachers are still scrambling to catch up on the implications and potential of AI in our classrooms. We discuss more about AI in education on The STEM Space podcast episodes below: 101. How AI Will Transform Education ft.
Love Learning STEM
JANUARY 6, 2022
I love to teach the Energy Unit in 4th grade, and although it is a hard concept to teach, these are the perfect picture books to use in your class! You can also use these picture books in addition to the Love Learning Stem Energy Unit or use it in supplement to your school’s assigned science curriculum. The topics covered are.
Carly and Adam
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
4 Things to Consider When Choosing a STEM Read Aloud Children’s literature can lead students into exploration, creativity, and building in the classroom. 4 Things to Consider When Choosing a STEM Read Aloud Children’s literature can lead students into exploration, creativity, and building in the classroom.
Carly and Adam
OCTOBER 9, 2023
They offer a unique opportunity for educators and parents to engage children in hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities that not only make learning fun but also deepen their understanding of the solar system. You can also get access to all of our resources when you join the STEM Teachers Club Membership.
Carly and Adam
MARCH 1, 2022
Are you ready to infuse some play-based learning into your classroom? Are you ready to infuse some play-based learning into your classroom? This post will share eight tools (some of which you probably use already) to try with your students, as well as a few quick ideas for classroom use. Bold colors or pastels.
Love Learning STEM
MARCH 9, 2022
In this post you will find my top ways to introduce, teach, and practice these concepts with your 4th graders. Although I’ve come to love teaching this unit, it wasn’t always the case. Use it in any classroom or homeschool setting. The printable version is PRINT and GO, so it puts the ease into teaching. .
STEM Education Works
MAY 16, 2023
Educators and students alike face some difficult and unique challenges in the modern computer science classroom. Especially when it comes to tackling the “meat and cheese” of computer science: computer programming. But robotics can help us overcome these challenges! trillion loss in annual revenue.
Carly and Adam
MARCH 4, 2023
The following is a guest post from one of our STEM Teachers Club Members , Connie Ann Rouse , Literacy & Innovation, Randolph Elementary. I am the librarian and STEM teacher at Randolph Elementary School’s Imaginarium. Our program is a literacy based STEM class for Kindergarten through 5th grade students.
Love Learning STEM
DECEMBER 5, 2021
It can be a very difficult unit for teachers to teach, especially if they never learned it themselves growing up. The academic vocabulary can get daunting. Here are some more ideas for teaching 4th Grade Energy. Here are some more ideas for teaching 4th Grade Energy. How is energy transferred?
STEM Sport
AUGUST 9, 2022
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are integral to a child’s education. Introducing STEM into the curriculum starting as early as kindergarten helps to improve students’ STEM literacy and comfortability in these subjects. Integrating STEM Curriculum.
Carly and Adam
OCTOBER 18, 2022
So, you’ve decided to add a Lego wall to your classroom. Just like with all other aspects of your STEM classroom, you will need to establish rules and routines for this hands-on tool. Just like with all other aspects of your STEM classroom, you will need to establish rules and routines for this hands-on tool.
Scientix
OCTOBER 31, 2023
This approach can be used in any discipline and for any school age even if Maths is particularly suitable for this type of teaching. This approach can be used in any discipline and for any school age even if Maths is particularly suitable for this type of teaching. Play is widely practiced by many animals too. 1 (CC-BY) Fig.
STEM Education Guide
JANUARY 23, 2023
Pronounced ped-uh-GAH-jee, many sources define pedagogy as the theory and practice of teaching. In other words, pedagogy encompasses both the what and the why: what teaching strategies are you employing throughout a lesson, and why did you choose those? Culturally responsive teaching. Pedagogy was almost a word like that for me.
National Science Foundation
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In the NGSS science classroom, student agency is at the center, as students make sense of phenomena in science and design solutions to problems in engineering. A Framework for K-12 Science Education (National Research Council, 2012) served as the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013a).
STEM Sport
APRIL 19, 2022
Kids interact with technology every day whether it be in the classroom or at home. STEM Sports All-Star Kits. The STEM Sports® All-Star Kit delivers turnkey STEM lessons to your doorstep every month. This increases kids’ comprehension and retention – leading to improvements in the classroom and on tests.
STEM Education Shopping
MAY 17, 2023
Source: geekdad.com Hey there, STEM enthusiasts! If you haven’t heard of them yet, let me tell you – they are game changers for STEM education. Cue robots are programmable robots designed to teach kids computational thinking, coding, and robotics. What Is Cue Robot Knowledge And How Can It Benefit Stem Education?
Teachers are Terrific
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Teaching about outer space and space exploration is important and I have reasons to share. The history of the space program is the number 1 reason we should teach about space! In my STEM classes, I use the example of how the astronauts were saved by engineering some wonky materials into an oxygen device to save their lives.
STEM Supplies
JANUARY 5, 2021
This year was challenging, but teachers were resilient and found ways to teach across virtual platforms despite a looming pandemic. We hope to resume teaching with our students in person and bring STEM back in the way it was intended: hands-on and inquiry-based. What is Start to STEM? Quality Equipment.
Carly and Adam
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
It could be a big school wide day, or just in your classroom. The following is a guest blog post by Jed Dearybury ! Y’all, I, Jed, just got back from Boston where I celebrated International Dot Day with Peter and Paul Reynolds and several of my closest creative friends. It is hands down one of my favorite “non holiday” holidays ever!
Carly and Adam
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Without organization, the STEM lab can become very messy, making it hard to truly teach and help students learn and grow. Flexibility is very important in the STEM lab since sometimes students will be working at their tables, on the floor, or sometimes furniture may need to be rearranged a little bit.
Love Learning STEM
MAY 8, 2022
Summatively, this is an exciting and engaging unit for the students to learn, and these lessons allow the 4th graders to understand the academic vocabulary. Also, with so much to teach about renewable energy, these lessons will help focus on the most important parts of the Earth and Human Impact NGSS standards for 4th grade.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 23, 2019
When I started teaching, videos were a rarity. Here are ten of my favorite virtual places to find clear, effective educational videos that not only support teaching but can be used to enrich lessons for students who want more and/or backfill for those who might need a bit more help: BBC Bitesize. Back then, that was true. Check123 .
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