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These resources are included to help support STEM in the classroom. We encourage you to review our STEM philosophy as you consider which resources or tools to use in your classroom.
These resources are included to help support STEM in the classroom. We encourage you to review our STEM philosophy as you consider which resources or tools to use in your classroom.
If you're looking for resources specific to CODE, you should go check out our CS Curriculum & Teaching Resources.
STEM Challenge and Activity Resources:
STEM Challenge and Activity Resources:
LIU12's STEM-a-Day Collection - Developed during the 2019 pandemic, this collection of 54 different activities can help support STEM in a variety of classrooms.
Instructables for Teachers - Inspiration for a variety of hands-on projects and challenges for your classroom.
Left Brain - Craft Brain - 28 Days of STEM Activities for Kids
Lego Challenge Cards - Download at the bottom of the page
STEM Activities and Challenges from Science Buddies - STEM activities for kids
Faraday Challenge - National-wide STEM challenge run by the Institution of Engineering and Technology
Angus Primary Science - A multitude of STEM challenges and activites for primary school students
STEM Lessons and Best Practices Resources:
STEM Lessons and Best Practices Resources:
STEM Teaching Tools - These very short pieces highlight ways of working on specific issues that come up during STEM teaching. They cover topics such as assessment, practices, culture, engineering, and implementation
Defined Learning - Part of the LIU12 IMS Subscription, Defined learning offers student-centered project based learning resources which guide students and teachers through a variety of performance tasks based in STEM.
Discovery Education - Part of the LIU12 IMS Subscription, Discovery Education offers a variety of STEM resources. This includes the add-on of STEM Connect, but also several other resources which they list here - many free and public facing.
BBC Teach - STEM Resources - A collection of the best STEM resources from across the BBC to use with Primary pupils.
STEM Collaborative - Interactive online adventures designed to support math learning.
STEM Teaching Tools - Tools aimed at addressing common questions and concerns in STEM education.
Five Structures for Helping Students Learn Project Management - by John Spencer
Teach Engineering - Provides a design engineering process framework along with curriculum resources and strategies for STEM integration and NGSS alignment.
Engineering by Design - Offers a STEM curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and is free to PA Educators (in 2020-2021 School Year). You can follow these directions to access these materials. You can also view this tutorial which will walk you through how to access them too.
Engineering is Elementary - Also offers a STEM curriculum for multiple grade levels which can be purchased.
Royal Academy of Engineering - STEM Learning Resources - Resources to enrich the STEM curriculum.
Novel Engineering - Engineering challenges that are aimed at helping literary characters.
Right Question Institute - Resources and strategies for helping students ask more and better questions
Research Plan Template - created by Science Buddies
Brainstorming Handout - created by Teach Engineering
Design Notebook Templates and Ideas -
d.School - Stanford developed resources for design thinking.
IDEO - Design thinking resources, global challenges, and teaching strategies.
LAUNCH Cycle - John Spencer's adaptation of the design thinking process for K-12 classrooms.
Empathy Mapping - A tool for collecting information during an empathy interview.
Empathy Interview - A guide for conducting empathy interviews.
Empathy Techniques for Pursuing Educational Equity - examines the ways in which empathy is connected to equity work.
Design Thinking Bootleg - A shortened guide to the d.School Design Thinking Process.
How to Use Sticky Notes for Project Brainstorming - Specific strategies and frameworks to make the most of sticky note brainstorming.
ISTE Standards for Students - The create strand draws on the Knowledge Constructor, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator standards.
Divergent Thinking Exercises - Specific strategies to encourage students to think creatively.
UDL - UDL provides a framework for ensuring students have multiple pathways to success in any creative assignment or project.
"Helping Every Student Become an Artist" - How UDL can help lower barriers to build student agency in the visual arts.
Everyone Can Create - Apple curriculum for creativity in the classroom using Apple apps.
Adobe Creative Educator - PD aimed at training educators to harness creativity in the classroom for themselves and students.
Global Oneness Project - Storytelling and curriculum focused on educating students about global issues and promoting empathy with people around the globe.
Teach SDGs - United Nations resource for teaching topics related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Creativity Competency Survey - Based on Generative Theory, this survey offers some ideas and insight into your creative strengths.
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