by Meredith Martin | Oct 18, 2015 | 3D Printing, Collaboration, conference, General Update, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s been pretty busy here in Tech For Teachers Land. The STEM Lab is getting into full swing, and work is keeping me busy, but there have also been a lot of other events and activities happening during my so-called downtime. On Monday, I was honored to present...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 18, 2015 | MakerEd, Math, STEM
Last week we did one of my favorite STEM projects, the Marshmallow Catapult. Since it’s close to Halloween, instead of marshmallows, we launched plastic eyeballs from the dollar store! The kids had a ton of fun, and we had eyeballs flying all over the room....
by Meredith Martin | Oct 9, 2015 | conference, MakerEd, Presentations, professional development, resources, Sharing, STEM
Last Friday, I was invited to be a keynote speaker for the EIRC’s Gifted and Talented Fair. I was asked to talk about STEM/STEM projects for gifted students. I had a wonderful audience, and we even made our own Punkin’ Chuckin’ catapults! Below...
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...
