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Using Recycled Cardboard Boxes to Teach Engineering
Boxes are one of those things that you always have a ton of, especially if you are addicted to online shopping like I am. I always recycle my boxes, but [...]
6 No-Tech Coding Activities You Can Do at Home
Often when you think about coding, you think of computers or tablets, but coding can be done with absolutely no technology! Whether you teach in a classroom with only one [...]
How To: Make Any Space a Makerspace
A makerspace is any venue that promotes creativity, design-thinking, and tinkering. In a school, a makerspace can live on a cart, in a closet, in the corner of a classroom, [...]
5 Outdoor STEM Activities
With social distancing orders in place, we want to encourage students and their families to get outside and learn along the way. Whether in just in the backyard or around [...]
Full STEAM Ahead: Combining the Arts and STEM
There’s a lot of debate about STEM verses STEAM. In conversations I’ve had with educators, they wonder which is more relevant and how they should approach the arts portion. The [...]
3 Unplugged Computer Science Activities for Kids
In the STEM world, technology is the fastest growing field. As the demand for high technology in our phones, computers, and televisions increases, so does the rate at which technology [...]
3 STEM Movie Recommendations for Young Learners
Parents and teachers can agree that sometimes you just need to put on a movie. Especially with parents and guardians now taking on additional household roles of chefs, employees, bosses, [...]
5 STEM Movie Recommendations
It’s every student’s dream to put down his or her pencil for a day and watch a movie during class. In fact, when students walk into the classroom only to [...]
The Science Behind Students’ Favorite Experiments
It’s an unprecedented time as many students across the country are at home instead of in the classroom. Teachers are looking for ways to connect with home-tethered students while parents [...]
