by Meredith Martin | Oct 6, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Yesterday was a fun day in the lab. We truly stuck to our motto of ‘If you’re not making a mess, you’re not doing it right!’ One of the messier labs of the day was making a candy corn volcano with one of my self contained classes. Over the...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 5, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
I always tell my students that fail is not a bad word. Instead of getting upset and giving up when we fail, we need to learn from our mistakes and keep trying. This weekend was a perfect example of failure in action. I wanted to try making cell shrinky dinks with my...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 23, 2015 | conference, Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
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...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 15, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Math, STEM
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...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 14, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Math, STEM
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...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 8, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
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...
