by Meredith Martin | Dec 15, 2014 | Science, STEM
On Friday I tried out a new STEM lesson. One of my colleagues was looking for a fun, winter-themed lab and I suggested we try making crystal snowflakes. What a huge hit! We started by discussing crystals as related to snowflakes. I shared a video about the...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 10, 2014 | resources, Science, STEM
Our fourth graders are studying animal classification, and one of the teachers asked if I could come up with a STEM lesson to go along with their unit. After browsing through a ton of ideas (thank you, Google and Pinterest!) I put together a lab where students will...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 9, 2014 | STEM
On December 1, Mrs. Jordan and I hosted an Open House evening for the new STEM lab. After all the hard work we put into it, it was exciting to share it with our students and their families. I had a lot of wonderful student and teacher volunteers who helped manage...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 9, 2014 | Apps, General Update, resources, STEM, website update
I have several posts percolating, especially several STEM Lab related ones, but for now, here’s a few quick updates. I now have a store on Teachers Pay Teachers where I am sharing some of my STEM lessons. There’s a freebie as well! A new resource page has...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 23, 2014 | conference, edcamp, hardware, How-To, resources, Sharing, STEM
I had so much fun yesterday I wish I could go back and do it again today! For the past two years, I have been running a mini makerspace at Edcamp STEAM with @Davezirk and it has been very popular. This year, the folks organizing EdcampNJ asked if I’d be...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 21, 2014 | resources, STEM
It’s official! We’ll be holding our Open House for JMT’s new STEM lab on December 1. All are welcome: parents, students, staff, & friends. Hope to see you...
