Book Recommendations to Improve STEM Literacy
There are so many ways to support STEM learning in your classroom or library. Check out these categories of STEM related books that will help promote STEM topics from [...]
The Wonders of Environmental Education in Middle School
Practical projects are like windows into the fascinating world of environmental education in middle school curriculum. They help children develop a profound appreciation for nature while allowing them to [...]
Four Ways to Improve Fine Motor Skills Through STEM
Fine motor skills are essential for a student’s growth and education, especially from birth to age eight. Building fine motor skills helps increase creativity, foster independence, improve writing and [...]
How Educators Can Encourage More Girls into STEM Careers
Everyday our society evolves and these evolutions progress our society to become more rich and dependent on STEM. STEM is a driving force behind innovation and new technology development [...]
Three Ways to Support the Importance of Computer Science Education
Computer science careers will be one of the biggest workforces that high school students will enter after college. It is estimated that careers in computer science will grow by [...]
Five Lessons to Bring Together STEM and CTE
Career and technical education (CTE) are classes that offer students opportunities to focus their education based on their future career interests. CTE classes are a major program in most [...]
The Benefits of Creating in STEM
STEM has many benefits, from hands-on learning and building critical thinking skills to expanding real-world knowledge and growing creativity. STEM grows students to think outside the box and always [...]
STEM Activity: Make Your Own Giant Gummy Bear
Another STEM activity favorite in my classroom, students conduct an experiment to create GIANT gummy bears with just water! This activity is ideal for grade levels 4-6. Materials: 1 [...]
Fall STEM Activity: The Great Candy Corn Tower
One of my students' favorite fall STEM activities is The Great Candy Corn Tower! Using forty pieces of candy corn and twenty toothpicks, challenge them to see how tall [...]
Dissolving Candy Corn Science Experiment
Engage your students with this fun science experiment! Students use the chart to see which liquids dissolve candy corn the fastest. You can modify this activity for other holidays [...]
