Make a spinning paper earth craft with this printable template. This is a fun paper craft idea for kids perfect for Earth Day which spins in the wind
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk . A first grade teacher welcomes her students back to the classroom. She is excited to have a busy space, full of learners talking, working, and playing. Her excitement is balanced with concern as she knows that many students are nervous to re
"Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on the women before us who have contributed to society, culture, science, and the world. Here is your chance to introduce your child to important women in STEM who have made significant contributions to society, culture, science, and ultimately the world. These 29 Women in STEM printables depict coloring pages of women from a variety of time periods along with handwriting practice and a short blurb about their STEM contributions. Use these free printables during Women’s History Month or any time throughout the year to reinforce the notion that women have been making history for ages despite not always receiving credit for their work. Looking for more activities like this? You may also want to check out our Black History Inventors printable pages, perfect for a Black History morning basket."
Build your own model of the Apollo Lunar Lander for STEM, inspired by American mathematician, Katherine Johnson.
Sunscreen painting! Creative STEAM activity teaches the science of sunscreen and is a fun art project. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and all kids.
Amazing vegetarian enchiladas stuffed with black beans, broccoli, bell pepper and spinach, topped with homemade red sauce. My favorite enchilada recipe! Recipe yields 8 enchiladas, enough for about 4 servings.
This fun lesson will help children identify basic rhythmic patterns or note values by associating them with different kinds of pie.
Fairy Tale STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears Try a hands-on STEM challenge with Goldilocks and the Three Bears! This STEM activity is designed for lower elementary kids. I am so excited to share some details about it! STEM tales introduce the youngest budding engineers to STEM, by taking a familiar story and using it to walk through the engineering design process. Do you love telling and re-telling stories with your kids? Do you ever change the ending to spice it up a bit? That's exactly what STEM tales is all about! Integrate Literacy and STEM with Fairy Tales The 8-page book provides an alternative ending to this story. Your students need to help make a bed for Goldilocks. Goldilocks is simply a printed out figure, which you can add weigh to with either small masses, pennies, or washers. Using whatever crafting materials you have handy (index cards and tape are really all that is needed, but feel free to use other supplies as well), create a new bed for Goldilocks. The Testing Phase of the STEM Challenge Is the bed large enough? Will it hold the weight of the figure? You will be surprised at the designs your students come up with! Designing and creating a bed for Goldilocks is a way for students to bring the fairy tale alive. After you have tested out the beds, it's time to introduce the bear family to the challenge (mama, papa, and baby, who is the same size as Goldilocks). You will add heavier weights to mama and papa bear, and then test the designs again. This is a great way to demonstrate why it's important to know your design criteria before starting a STEM challenge! Mama bear may fit on some and not others, or papa bear may fit but weigh too much and collapse the bed. Get the Goldilocks Fairy Tale STEM Challenge Here is the link to the full resource. In addition to all the steps above, the 8-page story book guides students through the engineering design process and also includes a self-evaluation check list. Or pin the idea for later: How to Conduct a STEM Tale Challenge To read more about how to conduct a STEM challenge, visit this post: To see all posts in this series, click here:
What are you teaching your students during the month of February? Don’t just teach, invite students into a story this month with STEM! Create a space capsule to bring Apollo astronauts back to earth safely with Katherine Johnson, build an air powered rocket shuttle to launch Mae Jemison into spa
Kindergarten Shapes - 2D and 3DThis is an awesome set of 12 Kindergarten Math Centers and 25 No Prep, Kindergarten shapes worksheets. They are are all about identifying, sorting, and composing with shapes.These games and worksheets work on skills like finding shapes in real objects, composing shapes...
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STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this umbrella STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make an umbrella from household supplies. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints, prototypes, tweaking, and
Ozobots can be so much fun, but sometimes give you multiple problems. Here are some of the troubleshooting tricks I have discovered along the years of using Ozobots. I first purchased Ozobots for my classroom in 2015!! What really drew me in, was that that they do not need a computer or iPad to be ... Read more
Students will learn all about how sound energy helps us hear with this Sound Energy Printable. It can be printed in color or black and white. You may choose to project it during a lesson or print it for student notebooks and/or your bulletin board. Sound Energy Printable
Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’s’ (Black Rose, Black Tree Aeoniums) distinctive feature is their beautiful dark purple, almost black foliage. Learn care, propagation and growing tips here.
What kid doesn't love parachutes? My boys have gotten so many of those parachuting army men as party favors, I've lost count. And forget trying to untangle the strings. (Ain't nobody got time for that!) The weather may not have been on our side, but with so many rainy days this summer, eventually you just throw caution to the wind and do outdoor activities anyway. And so it was the day we made DIY parachutes. Making these was simple. We had all the supplies we needed around the house. What You Need Disposable plastic (or paper) cup Plastic garbage sack String (we used some tightly twisted yarn) Paper punch Scissors Tape Measure or yardstick How to Make It First we punched holes in the top of the plastic cups, just under the rim. You'll need to punch four holes equal distance apart (approximately). Next we cut one plastic kitchen garbage sack into a 14-inch square. Since we made two parachutes, we measured and cut the bag with it flattened (i.e. two plies) so we had two squares with only a few cuts. Now we cut four 14-inch lengths of string for each parachute. Our oldest son gathered a corner of the plastic square and tied one length of string to it, leaving only a small tail. He repeated this with the other four corners. Then we tied each string to a different hole on the cup. (TIP: Try to keep the tails all the same length so you don't get a lopsided parachute.) Now all that was left to do was to go to a high place and drop those puppies. My sons perched on the landing of our deck and later our yard's play set. They LOVED watching them gracefully float to the ground. My oldest son tucked the parachute in the cup and dropped it to see what would happen. It sank to the ground with lightning speed. That's gravity for ya! How Does a Parachute Work The cup glides slowly down thanks to something known as air resistance (or drag). When air gets under it, the plastic parachute fans out for maximum coverage; this air resistance slows the fall of the object tremendously. This great activity came from Patricia A. Staino's wonderful book Magic Moments: Super Science with Your Kids. Check it out!
One day your tomato plants are hale and hearty and the next day they're riddled with black spots on the stems. What causes black stems on tomatoes? If your tomato plant has black stems, don't panic. T
The table below shows you how to differentiate and integrate 18 of the most common functions. As you can see, integration reverses differentiation, returning th
Our new Faux Kiku Flower, also known as a chrysanthemum is the perfect addition to any home. They come in a bunch of 10 stems and are a great way to add colour to your home. The pictures shown are of one bouquet (10 stems), each stem has 5 flower heads providing a total of 50 flower heads per bouquet. We recommend pairing this Faux Kiku Flower with our Aria Vase - Matt Black as pictured. Total length: 55cm. Vase not included.
Explore why tonic water glows when put under an ultraviolet black light.
I’m sharing a garden hack and my favorite flowering summer vine with a creative way to help it climb, using a Slinky! A $3 Slinky provides an easy trellis as…
Bee-Bot-coding-fun is such a great way to introduce coding to your elementary students. Find out what a Bee Bot is and how to use...
The Konfurb Stem is modular collaborative soft seating that promotes communication, creativity and learning. Available in three different forms, each piece is a ‘Y’ shaped design with different dimensions that can be used independently or as a two or three piece design. Perfect for presentation spaces, hospitality, events, lobbies, libraries and education environments.Key Features:• Heavy duty construction• Light weight for easy maneuverability• Modular options to optimise use of the workplace• Available in either Lustrell Charisma Vinyl or 100 % Chelsea Wool• Black plastic glides• Customer Specified fabric• Full 5 year guarantee (excluding upholstery)
Looking at starting a MakerSpace? Here are 11 great posts on MakerSpaces that can help you in your quest to start a MakerSpace or STEM lab.
You will love this clever, unique apple craft for fall! This apple tree is a bubble wrap hand print craft perfect for toddlers and preschool!
Make learning math fun with prehistoric, Dinosaur Math for Kindergartners! These free printable worksheets practice a variety of kindergarten skills.
