STEM Challenges for Thanksgiving Who doesn’t like a good turkey STEM challenge to do around Thanksgiving? I will tell you about two turkey STEM activities that I have done with my students. If you do them early in the month, you can use them to decorate! Turkey STEM Challenge for
Who Knew There is a National Fossil Day™? I certainly didn’t! When I found out, I figured it would be a great time to have my students learn about fossils. National Fossil Day™ takes place annually on the Wednesday of the second full week in October. The idea is to
Moe and I decided to take our first trip since Covid-19 started. We thought we would begin with someplace near home that we hadn’t seen before. Chimney Bluffs State Park in Walcott, New York did not disappoint! Here are four reasons that you should visit this area! Views of Chimney
Intelligent Animals: What to Look For Animal Intelligence is the ability to learn, understand, and deal with new situations within one’s environment. Just like humans (yes, we are animals), other animals also show signs of intelligence. Some signs that an animal is smart are its ability to solve problems, communicate
Podcast Interview Fun! When Bonnie, of iheartSTEAM first reached out to me and asked if I wanted to do a podcast interview, I jumped at the chance! For those of you that know me, you know that I am trying to branch out and embrace social media. This is in
Observing Spider Webs Before creating a spider web, give students a chance to observe spider webs. The best thing to do is to take the children outside and ask them to look for webs. Tell students to observe and not touch the webs. While observing, ask them to draw
Phenomena for Building a Boat STEM Challenge First of all, what is phenomena? In science, a phenomenon is simply an event or situation occurs. The event causes students to wonder about it (I wish the NGSS would just do away with the word phenomena!). Before building a boat there are
Of course, we would all like to be teaching science as usual, with lots of hands-on labs. But realistically, for many of us, that just isn’t possible right now as schools are teaching remotely. The good news is that there are simple ways that we can teach science virtually. Teaching
Why visit the Bay of Fundy? The Bay of Fundy is one of the seven Natural Wonders of North America. It is known for its massive tidal swings. This Bay had been on Moe’s list of places to see for a long time. So, to celebrate his retirement from
Why Encourage Families to Engage in Science at Home Many parents think that science is a “hard” subject. They may not have had formal science until middle or high school. It might have been difficult for them. Consequently, our job as educators is to get families comfortable with science and
Why Use Science Lessons Developed by Science and STEAM Team? Two experienced science teachers wrote these science lessons. When our school first implemented the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), I (Sarah) was teaching K -4 science. There weren’t many materials available, and I had to develop lessons on my own.
What is a rubric? As most of you know, a rubric is a teaching tool with many benefits. Rubrics set out specific criteria that the teacher wants students to achieve. Rubrics are often used for writing and project-based activities. Benefits of Rubrics in Science and STEM Labs Rubrics are ideal
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