16 Ways to Use Makey Makey in the Gym
Makey Makey is a small circuit board kit that allows students to connect everyday items to their computer’s keys. From there, the number of projects that can be done [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Start to STEM: A New Comprehensive STEM Curriculum Program
In 2020, we learned a lot about our students, our schools, and ourselves. This year was challenging, but teachers were resilient and found ways to teach across virtual platforms [...]
