On the second day of my middle school STEM class, I wanted to introduce a simplified version of the engineering design process: Ask → Imagine → Plan → Create → Improve In addition, I wanted students to build with real materials, for which I picked Sphero Blueprint. These materials were …
Meet the teacher at my school is a challenge. Students rotate through and spend about five minutes in each classroom. So, how do you explain what middle school STEM actually is to parents and students in about five minutes? I wanted it to be more than STEM is science, technology, …
I haven’t written here since 2020. A lot has happened since then. I was burnt out, my mom almost died (she’s better …
In North Carolina, Earth and Environmental Science is a required high school science course for all students. For this class, I have …
Resources for science teachers come in many forms, and I’m all about that informal PD. Here’s a collection of news stories I …
Whether you are a parent or teacher, providing high-quality science books is one of the ways to help kids cultivate a love …
Here is my book of science experiments for kids! I am proud to announce that I am a children’s science book author! …
This post is sponsored by Ward’s Science. All opinions are my own. Hey science teacher, I’m so grateful to be able to …
This is an Earthquake STEM Challenge. I created an Instructable for building a simple shake table and instructions for an engineering design …
This blog post is a round-up of Amazon deals and will be updated many times over the next couple of days (I’m …
