What is mBot Neo? When Makeblock approached me about reviewing the mBot Neo, I was intrigued. In my last couple of years of teaching, when I was STEM Lab Coordinator, “coding” was starting to emerge in elementary schools. My students participated in Hour of Code programming challenges and used Scratch
New STEM Picture Books I love to check out the new STEM picture books on the National Science Teaching Associations website. In January, they published a list of “best STEM books.” The books on the list are all published the year before. I find that they are perfect
Why STEAM Toys? Research is showing that kids need STEAM Toys. STEM is becoming increasingly relevant as the world delves deeper into this techno-centric era. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an 8% increase in STEM occupations by 2029, over other careers at only 3.7%. Moreover, an astounding 93%
We have yet to encounter a student that doesn’t enjoy STEM Challenges. Here are two project-based activities for students that integrate reading. The STEM Challenges Create a Bat Challenge Ask students to read about bats. Based on what they have learned ask them to design a bat based
How I Go About Prepping Students for Building a Nest Before students begin building a nest, they need to learn about bird nests and the birds that occupy them. Observing Nests Usually, before I start this project, students have been talking about seeing robin’s nests and the
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
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
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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