by Meredith Martin | Apr 13, 2015 | Science, STEM
My sixth grade students are learning about DNA and genetics this trimester, and we’ve got a bunch of great labs lined up. Last week we started with a simple and fun activity, making edible DNA. The students used Twizzlers, colored mini-marshmallows, and...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 13, 2015 | Link Soup, Presentations, professional development, resources, STEM, webinar
This weekend I presented a webinar for SimpleK12 on one of my favorite topics – STEM. They asked me to share my favorite fifteen free STEM web tools, which was a struggle for me because there are so many awesome resources out there. I finally managed to narrow...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 9, 2015 | Apps, Chromebooks, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
This Wednesday’s workshop focussed on tools for struggling learners that are available in Chrome. We looked at some of my favorite apps and extensions, and talked about how to use them. Below is the handout with links to the tools. Simply click on the...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 31, 2015 | Chromebooks, hardware, Science, STEM
My 6th grade students are learning about cells in science this trimester. This year, thanks to a successful Donor’s Choose project, I have five digital microscopes to share with the kids. I was blown away by how excited they were to look at the slides of plant...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 26, 2015 | STEM
Thanks to a successful Donors Choose project, I received ten Ozobots this week. These disgustingly cute little robots are very simple and very engaging. Basically a dome on two wheels, the Ozobots use optical sensors to follow colored paths either on paper or on an...
