STEAM TIPS FOR TEACHERS!

STEAM TIP #4

Create a "Mini-Makerspace" in your classroom!!

Set up a space where students can grab supplies to MAKE after they finish another task! Share rules for respecting materials and cleaning up!

(You don't need fancy robots, gears and circuits, or 3D printers! Find some cardboard, tape, recyclables, and scissors, and watch their imaginations run wild!)

Provide challenges, "dollar values" to supplies, or constraints (limited materials, limited height, preselected materials, countdown clock, etc.) to help them problem solve critically and creatively!

STEAM TIP #5

Challenge students to look at the world through their STEAM glasses and find STEAM connections everyday!

Have students make STEAM connections at home, in the content you're learning, in current events, and in their everyday lives! How does STEAM connect to their bus or car? Their computers? Their shoes? The outdoors? Their food?

Have them ask their families how they use STEAM at home or in their careers! Encourage students to share what they discover throughout the day!