by Meredith Martin | Aug 20, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
My niece Megan came to help out in the lab this week, so I put her to work testing new activities and being my model for photographs of the lessons. She had a ton of fun, and even suggested a few activities not on my list. She’ll be back next week to help with...
by Meredith Martin | Aug 19, 2015 | How-To, Math, STEM
It doesn’t get much simpler than dice. The Dollar Tree has packs of 10 dice for $1, and I found these cute Sesame Street tins to store them in (cost of tin….you guessed it….$1!). There are TONS of great activities that dice can be used for in a...
by Meredith Martin | Aug 18, 2015 | How-To, Science, STEM
Chromatography comes from the Greek ‘chroma’ and ‘graph’, literally ‘color writing’. It’s a method of separating mixtures out into their component parts. In this quick and easy experiment, we use chromatography to find out...
by Meredith Martin | Aug 17, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
I am addicted to the dollar store. I walk in planning to buy one or two items, and end up walking out with a cart full of supplies for various STEM projects and activities! It’s very dangerous for my wallet. Since many of my STEM lessons revolve around...
by Meredith Martin | Jul 20, 2015 | Chromebooks, Google Apps, How-To, resources
I love Google Forms. They are great for creating surveys and collecting data, but with the wonderful Choice Eliminator add-on, you can now use them for scheduling! Choice Eliminator allows you to limit the choices on a form question so that only one person can...
by Meredith Martin | Jul 8, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, resources
I admit it, I am a font junkie. I can spend ages picking just the right font for a project. Sometimes I think Google is a total enabler of my OCD habits. Thanks to my wonderful Twitter friends, I have a new way to add extra fonts in Google Docs! In case you were...
