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5 Experiments to Teach Chemical Changes to Elementary Students
Why You Should Teach Chemical Changes A chemical change occurs when a chemical substance is transformed into one or more other substances. I find that teaching chemical changes is a [...]
5 Reasons You Need a CreateKit
All STEM education research supports that students learn best by engaging in problem-based learning and real-world experiences. To encourage 21st century learning skills like problem solving, critical thinking, design thinking, [...]
Federal Relief Funding STEM Checklist
As a response to COVID-19, the federal government approved funds to be dispersed to schools to address the impact on education. These funds are intended to be used on COVID [...]
8 STEM Professional Development Ideas from Educators
During our Engineers Week giveaway on Twitter we asked educators to share what they do for STEM-related professional development. Many responses included ideas on how to find opportunities on your [...]
2022 Summer Library Program: Read Beyond the Beaten Path
One of the 2022 summer library themes is Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Celebrate with these adventure-filled resources! Backyard Nature Walk Use this PDF to guide a backyard nature walk in your [...]
How Federal Relief Funding for Libraries and Museums Can be Used to Support STEM Education
Public libraries and museums have been a great resource for students of all ages throughout the pandemic. Federal relief funding is available to continue to support the bandwidth, technology, and [...]
8 Ways to Bring STEM into Your Own Backyard
With Spring approaching, I am reminded now that this is the perfect season to start teaching and promoting environmental science. In my opinion, environmental science is one of the most [...]
2022 Summer Library Program: Oceans of Possibilities Activities
Celebrate the 2022 summer library theme, Ocean of Possibilities, with these ocean-related resources! 4 Ocean Books for Kids Use this PDF to hand out to kids as a fun list [...]
Pi Day Classroom Activities
Celebrate Pi Day with these fun classroom activities! If you're curious to learn about the history of Pi Day, check out this article! Pi Day Scavenger Hunt Activity For this [...]
5 Places Where STEM Education is Happening in Your Community
As our world becomes more technologically advanced, the demand increases for more people to fill science, technology, engineering, and math jobs. As a result, STEM education has exploded over the [...]
Four Ways Non-School Entities Can Support STEM Education in Schools
STEM education should not be restricted to the confines of a school classroom. In fact, there is an entire branch of informal STEM education that includes STEM teachings at public [...]
Four Ways to Address Teacher Burnout
This time of the year is always hard as an educator with burnout. As educators, we give our entire hearts to our profession and our kids. As a result, sometimes [...]
