by Meredith Martin | Aug 21, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
I admit it, I am a desktop warfare junkie. One of my best discoveries with my 3D printer was that there are tons of easily printable siege engines on Thingiverse just the right size for my desk. From penny catapults to Q-tip crossbows, I was in heaven. My students...
by Meredith Martin | Aug 20, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
My niece Megan came to help out in the lab this week, so I put her to work testing new activities and being my model for photographs of the lessons. She had a ton of fun, and even suggested a few activities not on my list. She’ll be back next week to help with...
by Meredith Martin | Aug 18, 2015 | How-To, Science, STEM
Chromatography comes from the Greek ‘chroma’ and ‘graph’, literally ‘color writing’. It’s a method of separating mixtures out into their component parts. In this quick and easy experiment, we use chromatography to find out...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 17, 2015 | Chromebooks, resources, Science, STEM
Today we started our first lesson that includes 3-D printing! I am very excited, and so are my students. For this lesson, fourth graders are learning about ecosystems and the animals and insects that live there. Students choose an ecosystem to research, and design...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 16, 2015 | Science, STEM
Another day, another genetics lesson. I love this topic, and there are so many neat ways to teach it. This time, I used a lesson I found on TpT called Monster Genetics. What a huge hit! We started by talking about genes and how traits are passed on. We discussed...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 16, 2015 | resources, Science, STEM
I had a request from a fourth grade teacher for a STEM lesson about human body systems. Since that’s a pretty broad topic, we narrowed it down to the circulatory system. After some online searching, I stumbled across this awesome circulatory system...
