by Meredith Martin | Dec 3, 2015 | Common Core Standards, programming, STEM
No, not Christmas, it’s time for the Hour of Code! Every year I look forward to this event and sharing it with my students. The official Hour of Code is next week, and we’ve been gearing up for it over the past few weeks in grades K-6. Yes, you heard...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 19, 2015 | Common Core Standards, How-To, Math, resources, STEM
Learn about levers and angles with this fun siege engine activity perfect for Halloween! Students will construct simple catapults with craft sticks and rubber bands, and compete to see who can launch a candy pumpkin the farthest. Includes NGSS and CCSS, teacher...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 17, 2015 | Common Core Standards, How-To, resources, STEM
Let your students become engineers in this engaging engineering activity. Using only marshmallows and spaghetti, students compete to build the tallest tower that can support weight. Includes lesson instructions, writing assignment, and NGSS/CCSS.
by Meredith Martin | Feb 12, 2015 | Common Core Standards, How-To, resources, Science, STEM
In this engaging lab, students will design a model of what happens when two air masses meet to form a front. They will learn about types of fronts, and how they affect weather prediction. This activity includes instructions for the physical model, as well as a variety...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 10, 2015 | Common Core Standards, How-To, Math, resources, STEM
Math and chocolate, what a great combination. My students loved learning about the distributive property with this fun and tasty lab. How about a delicious math activity to teach the distributive property? In this STEM lesson, students learn about the distributive...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 5, 2015 | Common Core Standards, How-To, resources, Science, STEM
Our 4th graders are learning about adaptations, so I put together this fun lab for them. We had a ton of fun with it. This is a fun lab for learning about adaptations. Students will rotate between stations with different types of ‘bird food’ and use...
