by Meredith Martin | Dec 19, 2014 | Just for Fun, Science
Here at JMT, we are busy wrapping up 2014 with holiday parties, concerts, and more. The STEM lab has been full of classes making crystal snowflakes to use as ornaments or suncatchers. I’m getting ready to leave on my holiday travels this evening after work....
by Meredith Martin | Dec 18, 2014 | How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Yesterday’s Wednesday Workshop was all about creating classroom websites with Weebly. I love sharing Weebly because it makes it so easy to create professional looking websites without needing to be a web designer or tech geek. The education version also allows...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 17, 2014 | resources, Science, STEM
Today is a busy day in the lab. I have several more crystal snowflake lessons to do, and we’re doing the Jelly Baby Wave Machine lesson for one of the classes that missed it earlier. It’s such a fun way to demonstrate how waves work and to stimulate...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 16, 2014 | Chromebooks, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
This year I am continuing the tradition of Wednesday Workshops in my district. We meet twice a month after school for an hour of training on a variety of technology and tools. Our most recent workshop was on Chromebooks, since we have gone 1:1 in grades 3-6 this...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 15, 2014 | Science, STEM
On Friday I tried out a new STEM lesson. One of my colleagues was looking for a fun, winter-themed lab and I suggested we try making crystal snowflakes. What a huge hit! We started by discussing crystals as related to snowflakes. I shared a video about the...