by Meredith Martin | May 12, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Today’s fun experiment in the STEM Lab: making homemade gummy worms! Once I heard about this activity, I could not wait to try it out. It’s fairly easy, and requires only a few ingredients. Like the homemade bouncy ball lesson, this activity also deals...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 15, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
A few weeks ago I introduced my two special needs classes to the wonders of polymers with homemade slime. We had a ton of fun with it, and one of the teachers requested that we next try making homemade bouncy balls. After some quick searching for a recipe and a run...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 22, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Here’s a fun activity for younger students – Fizzing Watercolors! I needed a fun and simple activity for my self-contained classes, and this ended up being perfect. We made baking soda watercolor paints, and then dripped vinegar on the finished art to...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 16, 2015 | Apps, MakerEd, Presentations, professional development, resources, Science, STEM, webinar
Last night, I presented a webinar for SimpleK12 on STEM resources for elementary teachers and students. Below is the presentation from that...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 10, 2015 | Science, STEM
This week, with the holidays fast approaching, I did the crystal snowflake lab with several of my classes. I love this fun and easy lab, and the finished product makes a great ornament or suncatcher. Want to try this lesson yourself? Check it out...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 27, 2015 | How-To, Science, STEM
My fourth graders are learning about the rock cycle, and I found the game Journey On The Rock Cycle online. In this activity, students move between different stations in the rock cycle, and roll a die at each one to discover what happens to their rock and where they...
