by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
We have finally completed our Design Challenges. I cannot believe how much fun we all had with this project. In my end of the school year survey, the huge majority of students voted the Extraordinaires Design Challenge as their favorite STEM Lab project. I was...
by Meredith Martin | May 19, 2016 | conference, edcamp, General Update, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s the end of the school year, so I know my fellow teachers understand the craziness in my life right now. I have an update on the Extraordinaires project that I need to write up soon, but in the meantime, here’s a brief update on what I’ve been...
by Meredith Martin | May 12, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Today’s fun experiment in the STEM Lab: making homemade gummy worms! Once I heard about this activity, I could not wait to try it out. It’s fairly easy, and requires only a few ingredients. Like the homemade bouncy ball lesson, this activity also deals...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 15, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
A few weeks ago I introduced my two special needs classes to the wonders of polymers with homemade slime. We had a ton of fun with it, and one of the teachers requested that we next try making homemade bouncy balls. After some quick searching for a recipe and a run...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 29, 2016 | MakerEd, STEM
My kids have been working like crazy on their Extraordinaires Design Challenges. After meeting with other teams to get feedback on their designs, they had a chance to make final modifications to their designs. Next, it was time to start making their final design...
