by Meredith Martin | Feb 22, 2016 | Collaboration, conference, edcamp, General Update, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s sad but true. I’ve been so busy lately with work and MakerEd stuff that I have barely had time to even breathe! I can’t complain, though, I have been having a great time and learning a lot of new stuff to use in my classroom. So what have I...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 11, 2016 | Collaboration, hardware, MakerEd, STEM
I’m always looking for new things to try with my students, and I recently picked up two new ‘toys’ to test out for my classes. The first one is a project I backed on Kickstarter called Wink. Wink is a nifty little robot with programmable LED eyes...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 5, 2016 | MakerEd, STEM
I cannot even begin to express how much fun my students are having with this challenge! They are coming to the STEM lab keyed up and ready to dive into their projects. I’ve never seen them so excited before. This week, we move on to Phase 2 of the project....
by Meredith Martin | Feb 2, 2016 | MakerEd, STEM
As we continue our design challenge unit, we have begun the Extraordinaires Design Challenge in grades 4-6. I first learned about the Extraordinaires kit from Kevin Jarrett, and it was too good to pass up. I picked up the Design Studio Pro from our local Barnes and...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 22, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
The past two weeks have been exceedingly exciting here in the STEM lab. We are starting our unit on the design process, and all of my classes have been doing the Ready, Set, Design! activity from the Cooper-Hewitt museum. Kevin Jarrett has been a great inspiration...
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...
