Earth day is this Monday! Right around this time every year it's time to put on our geologist hats and start our unit on Rocks and Minerals. This is also a fun time to tie in Volcanoes and Earthquakes as we learn all about our Shakin Quakin Earth & Rocks!!!We do a lot of fun hands on activities during our rocks unit, but I think our Jello Earthquake simulations have to be everyone's favorite! This activity comes up near the end of the unit, after we have learned all about rocks, minerals, and the inner layer of our earth. I...
Kids learn how to make a paper airplane and then use that plane to challenge their STEM knowledge by adding weight and flying the paper airplane...
Looking for a science activity that will mesmerize kids (and grownups!) of all ages? This M&M science rainbow is just the activity you need!
Introducing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projects and activities to your tween (and teen) girls is a great way to get your pre-teens excited about math and science!
It's never a good idea to step into a classroom without clear, ready lessons. But, one day last fall it happened. I knew we were going to build a treasure box, but I really needed a way to set this up. I immediately thought of a pirate book! The book I was thinking about is
Here are some of my favorites STEM books for kids that you can add to your collection today! Before starting a STEM or building challenge, I always read a book with my class. I love connecting literacy, sitting together on the carpet, and engaging my students in discussions. There are so many amazing books that ... Read more
How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!
What a great beginning of the year activity for your students to complete. You student can identity what part of STEM they like the best the S, T, E, or M and tell you why. Also they can set a goal for the upcoming year in STEM and write about how they will accomplish that goal. Clipart is Melonh...
Here are some of my favorites STEM books for kids that you can add to your collection today! Before starting a STEM or building challenge, I always read a book with my class. I love connecting literacy, sitting together on the carpet, and engaging my students in discussions. There are so many amazing books that ... Read more
Learn more about STEM math and find out how any teacher or parent can incorporate it in school & home using a few special tools & activities.
Are you looking for an amazing science project for 4th grade? Picking an amazing 4th grade science project is a huge deal. This site will help guide you!
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
STEM in a special ed classroom is a huge possibility. Take a look inside my classroom to see how we make it work, what we use, and more!
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
STEM activities are a great way to engage children as they learn. This huge collection of 60 Best STEM Activities kids are sure to love.
STEM Engineering Challenges and Ideas for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom | Check Out Photos and Ideas to grow your classroom with STEM
Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient India! 🙂 During the summertime in Ancient India (and still to this day), a monsoon would come every year, raining buckets and buckets of water. In Eastern India, a second monsoon would
Make a straw rocket with a free printable file! This STEM activity is for kids of all ages and they will love playing with their creation!
Engaging STEM Activities, Math resources, and Escape Rooms will help fill up your month of March! As teachers, we know the longest month of the year is March. I know many of you think it is January or May. But I think it's March. March often brings Spring Break, which is typically the
I am fascinated by the golden rectangle and the fibonacci series of numbers there are so many amazing patterns in math. If only I had learned or cared more about that as a kid I
Looking for ways to tie in your other subjects with your STEM lessons? Here is why you should connect geography with your STEM lessons!
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
Fairy Tales STEM Blog Series What are STEM Tales? STEM Tales are a way to integrate literacy and STEM/STEAM activities for kids in first through third grade. The stories engage the kids, and as they read through the story they are seamlessly lead through the Engineering Design Process. Click any of the images below to read more about the STEM challenge, read this post about how to run a STEM tale challenge, or visit my Teachers pay Teachers shop where you can purchase one STEM tale, sets of 3, or 12 altogether. Goldilocks and the Three Bears Robin Hood Rapunzel Hansel and Gretel Beauty and the Beast Jack and the Beanstalk The Ugly Duckling The 3 Billy Goats Gruff The 3 Little Pigs Snow White Little Red Riding Hood The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Design and make a straw rocket and use this simple experiment to explore the trajectory of spaceships when they are launched from Earth.
Are you struggling with shortened class periods? The biggest difference between being a classroom teacher and a specials teacher is that you can not overlap time. If you’re in the middle of a STEM challenge in a homeroom, you can always extend into the next period, and put your materials aside for the next day, ... Read more
This is a super easy and fun recipe for how to make ocean slime. A great sensory play activity your kids will love!
Connecting cardboard pieces in STEM can be tricky. Teach techniques for attaching carboard pieces by creating an attachment display students can refer to later.
Join us as we give you all the details about our popular Space Lander STEM Challenge and link up with some other great STEM educators sharing the BEST STEM CHALLENGE EVER! Teachers love the Space Lander STEM challenge because the students are completely engaged. Students not only learn, but deeply
Teach elementary school students the scientific method with this lesson plan using paper rockets.
DIY Paper Stomp Rockets: Being at home in quarantine has its challenges. For me, the biggest has been preventing inevitable boredom....and I am an adult........imagine if I was five? While I do not have kids of my own, my neighbors have been trying to find new and exciting …
I’m always searching for simple, innovative ways to implement iPads into STEM challenges and activities. As a “newbie” to iPad integration over the past year, I continually look to the guidance of other iPad savvy teacher bloggers such as Kami Butterfield of Teaching with Appitude and Erin Flanagan of Erintegration. Here are my Top 3...
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
What is Gamifying? Gamifying is fun. It’s incentivising. It’s a classroom management strategy. Gamifying is the way many apps, programs,
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STEM Challenges using the easiest materials and only 12. It's either 12 straws or 12 cards and both projects are challenging. Both include many variations to make kids think outside the box! #STEM #teachersareterrific
S.T.E.M. and Growth Mindset concepts complement and reinforce each other perfectly, so teaching them together is a perfect match! Here's how I combine them.
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STEM Sports is a winner! Science, engineering, and math are part of these sports-themed team challenges for the end of the year.
