by Meredith Martin | Mar 24, 2015 | resources, Science, STEM
This week I started our first Grade Level Challenge. Our fifth grade students will be designing Mars Landers to safely land people (a raw egg) on Mars (the playground after being tossed off the school roof). This is one of my favorite memories from elementary...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 18, 2015 | Collaboration, Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, resources
Here’s the handout from today’s workshop on Google...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 17, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Link Soup, Presentations, professional development, resources
I’m a bit behind lately; we’ve been busy preparing for and then taking the PARCC test and it has turned my brain in to mush! Thankfully, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully once testing wraps up this week I can get back to posting....
by Meredith Martin | Feb 19, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Yesterday’s Wednesday Workshop focused on Google Calendar. We covered the basic settings for calendars, as well as how to create multiple calendars, create appointment slots, and also looked at a booking calendar site that integrates with your Google Calendar...
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.
