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What We’ve Been Up To In The STEM Lab
The STEM Lab is finally open for business this year, and we’ve been having a wonderful time with our activities. Because the first part of class is taken up with my intro to the STEM Lab, I needed short, engaging activities for the second part. Below are are...
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New Minions…I Mean, Collaborators!
Because I have completely awesome friends and fellow educators, I would like to introduce Dan and Kathi, who will be contributing to Tech For Teachers periodically. I’ll let them introduce themselves in future posts, but I wanted to give them both a HUGE Thank...
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World Maker Faire New York 2015
This past weekend was the most energizing and fun I have had in ages. The Mobile Makerspace had a table at the World Maker Faire in Queens, and it was a blast. I had been to National Maker Faire in DC early in the summer, but the World Faire totally blew it away....
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Getting My Learning On At #NJPAECET2
This past weekend, I spent two days in Branchburg, NJ at the NJPAECET2 conference with over 200 other educators who willingly gave up their entire weekend to learn and share together. It was a whirlwind two days packed with inspiring keynote speakers, amazing...
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Math & Art – 3D Symmetry
Looking for a fun and easy math art activity to start the year? This 3D symmetry project may be just what you need. Materials: Colored paper cut into 3 inch squares (I used colored copy paper) 12×12 construction paper Glue stick First, divide your construction...
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Math & Art – Parabolic Curves
Welcome to the new school year! STEM lab starts up next week, and in the meantime I am test-driving some new lessons. I recently found a handful of math art activities, and since I’m always looking for ways to tie the arts in and make STEAM, they seemed...
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Dollar Store STEM – Ocean In A Bottle
Megan had heard about this experiment and wanted to try it out, and since I had all the ingredients on hand, we decided to do it. Supplies: Plastic water bottle with cap (empty) Water Oil Food Coloring Hot glue gun (optional) First, fill the bottle about 2/3...
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Dollar Store STEM: Crystallizing Watercolors
It’s time for some STEAM again! This time we’re combining crystals and painting. This was a fun (but messy) project, with some pretty awesome results. You will need: Water Epsom Salts Table Salt Food Coloring Small bowls or cups for mixing Paint brushes...
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My Newest Love: The Polar3D Printer
You know the cool kid at school? You know, the one all the girls giggle and sigh about and the one all the boys secretly want to be? Yeah, that’s pretty much the description of the Polar3D Printer. This little thing is amazing. One of it’s best...
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Dollar Store STEM: Chemical Reactions
Megan had so much fun with the Pop Rocks and soda that we decided to try a similar experiment afterwards. This time, we planned to mix vinegar and baking soda to explode balloons! This is a great experiment to do, but I strongly recommend doing it outside. Supplies:...
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