Spark middle school excitement with a quick STEM challenge: design a cell phone stand! Foster creativity and engineering skills in a flash.
Natasha and Claire share the findings of Vivify’s national survey of over 600 STEM teachers including the average time for elementary and middle school STEM classes. Who do you think has the most time?
Bring these STEM experiments and activities into your classroom this school year with the help of SOLO!
In this engineering lesson plan, your students will build a volleyball machine that can launch a ping pong ball back and forth over a net.
This apple wrecking ball STEM challenge is perfect for kids as an apple STEM activity for fall or back to school. Kids of all ages will have fun building a wrecking ball with apples.
Middle school is such an exciting time for exploration! Check out the following middle school STEM projects and their lesson plans.
The demand for STEM careers continues to grow in the Technology Age. Yet, companies struggle to find qualified engineers and scientists to fill the jobs openings. I decided to research why there isn’t a pipeline of engineers for the available jobs, and found that kids lose interest in STEM careers around middle school age. I […]
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and it’s really useful to include this in your student’s curriculum. Here are some STEM activities for middle school.
Entire Year of Daily STEM Challenges are great ways to engage students in fun activities and learn historical facts. These activities also engages students in STEM thinking and the design process. 360+ - 257 MB - Zip
My friend, Meredith, shared a great post last week sharing some spooky Halloween STEM fun […]
Want to encourage a love of STEM in your kids? This article has plenty of fun STEM activities for middle school students!
Read this post to learn 8 reasons why STEM challenges are beneficial for students and download a free STEM engineering project!
Are you looking for fun engineering activities for middle school students? Engineering activities are a great example of STEM activities for middle school students.
Feeling overwhelmed? Quarantines. Hybrid classes. Distance learning. Whew! Well good news! We are focused on continuing to provide more STEM resources for you than ever before, wherever you are! Your favorite space nerd teachers are so excited to help you bring all of these exciting things (and more) to you! What are you most excited for this year? (Our Marketing and Programs Coordinator is most excited for a new addition from one of us and is hoping to share a birthday!)
Dive into the frustrations college professors express about the way engineering is taught in K-12 education that are leaving students ill-prepared for higher education.
From launching Space Club to hosting STEM Family Nights, Natasha reflects on her last 8 years as STEM Director at a nonprofit in San Antonio, Texas. She discusses with Claire the transition from engineer to educator and the impact of STEM programs. Plus, Claire shares a super easy apple spice cobbler recipe!
Ignite curiosity in middle school with our STEM curriculum. Hands-on learning for future innovators. Explore now.
Build a device with paper, tape, string, and paper clips to pick up a ping pong ball from a distance in this fun engineering lesson plan!
STEM is an inventive, creative, thought-provoking process. But it also involves a lot of supplies, choice of partners (who we may or may not enjoy working with), and open-ended projects that lead to a sometimes chaotic environment! How do we manage all of this as a teacher trying to foster a creative STEM process yet maintain learning objectives and behavioral order in our classrooms? Here are our top 10 tips for classroom management for a STEM learning environment!
Scavenger hunts are a fun way to engage students during distance learning! Duringthis activity, students are tasked with finding different objects that represent aSTEM word. This activity can be used to introduce new vocabulary or concepts, tocheck for understanding, or to break the ice during a liv...
