by Meredith Martin | Nov 25, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
I love fun foam sheets. Thankfully, my dollar store keeps me well stocked with them. This time, we used them in fourth grade to make 3D topographic maps. They are VERY easy to make. All you need are some foam sheets in different colors, scissors, glue, sharpies,...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 23, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Our sixth graders are beginning their unit on human body systems, beginning with the digestive system. One of the teachers requested a fun intro activity for this unit, and after browsing the web for ideas, I stumbled across images of a foam digestive system puzzle...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 8, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
My fourth grade students are incredibly lucky. They are going on a field trip to Mantua’s Inversand Fossil Dig. They will have a chance to learn about fossil formation, and even dig for their own fossils. I wish I was going on this trip! Because they are...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 7, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Yes, I know it’s cheesy, but we are making cell-fies in sixth grade! My students are learning about plant and animal cells, and since one of the NGSS standards is to make a model of a cell, I decided to do just that. Since my shrinky dink project did not work...
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 | 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...
