STEAM Resources
Save Fred
Save Fred
Materials:
Materials:
4 paper clips, gummy life saver and 1 gummy worm per group
4 paper clips, gummy life saver and 1 gummy worm per group
Learning with LEGOs
Learning with LEGOs
My Favs
My Favs
6. Learn how archaeologists work to uncover fossils
6. Learn how archaeologists work to uncover fossils
7. LEGOs make great cargo for this DIY hydrofoil experiment
7. LEGOs make great cargo for this DIY hydrofoil experiment
8. Build a LEGO plant cell
8. Build a LEGO plant cell
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My Favs
4. Graphing, fractions, and multiplication activities using Lego bricks.
4. Graphing, fractions, and multiplication activities using Lego bricks.
14. Math and Symmetry with this Lego activity that can be adapted for basic and advanced levels
14. Math and Symmetry with this Lego activity that can be adapted for basic and advanced levels
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My Fav
13. LEGO Patterning
13. LEGO Patterning
Rather than just doing drills to practice greater than and less than with two numbers, try this construction game.
Rather than just doing drills to practice greater than and less than with two numbers, try this construction game.
Several great ideas for LEGO games and activities
Several great ideas for LEGO games and activities
Zipline Racers
Zipline Racers
Instruction on the Video
Instruction on the Video
Materials:
Materials:
7 craft sticks, 3 paper clips, 1 nose hook propeller
7 craft sticks, 3 paper clips, 1 nose hook propeller
hot glue, string and masking tape
hot glue, string and masking tape
scissors and cardstock
scissors and cardstock
Purchase the propellers (35 at $21.95)
Equipment
Equipment
Pool Noodles (5 to 10 per team)
Pool Noodles (5 to 10 per team)
Pool diving rings
Pool diving rings
Goal is to pass the rings from the front of the line to the back.
Goal is to pass the rings from the front of the line to the back.
Divide students into Teams
Divide students into Teams
Give each team 5-10 noodles (will vary depending on group size)
Give each team 5-10 noodles (will vary depending on group size)
Rules:
Rules:
1. Leader is the only person who can touch the rings
1. Leader is the only person who can touch the rings
2. Each team member may not move from their spot.
2. Each team member may not move from their spot.
Noodle and Ring Pass
Noodle and Ring Pass
Osmo
Osmo
Just a Few Apps
Just a Few Apps
Tangram - Arrange tangible puzzle pieces into matching on‑screen shapes.
Tangram - Arrange tangible puzzle pieces into matching on‑screen shapes.
Words - Be the first to guess and spell out the on‑screen hidden word by tossing down real‑life letters faster than your friends. A related picture gives the clue.
Words - Be the first to guess and spell out the on‑screen hidden word by tossing down real‑life letters faster than your friends. A related picture gives the clue.
Newton - Use your creativity and draw or place items to guide the falling on-screen balls into target zones. LEGOs WORK GREAT! But you can use any inventive objects like a hand‑drawn basket, grandma's glasses, dad's keys, or anything around you to guide the falling balls. https://www.playosmo.com/en/gamemanuals/
Newton - Use your creativity and draw or place items to guide the falling on-screen balls into target zones. LEGOs WORK GREAT! But you can use any inventive objects like a hand‑drawn basket, grandma's glasses, dad's keys, or anything around you to guide the falling balls. https://www.playosmo.com/en/gamemanuals/
Masterpiece - Take a picture of anything you want, be it a grandfather, a toy, or anything online. Masterpiece will transform it into simple outlines so you can draw it to perfection.
Masterpiece - Take a picture of anything you want, be it a grandfather, a toy, or anything online. Masterpiece will transform it into simple outlines so you can draw it to perfection.
Numbers - Kids arrange physical tiles, including dots and digits, to make numbers and complete levels. Add by putting more tiles, subtract by removing tiles and multiply by connecting tiles together. Experimenting becomes fast and intuitive.
Numbers - Kids arrange physical tiles, including dots and digits, to make numbers and complete levels. Add by putting more tiles, subtract by removing tiles and multiply by connecting tiles together. Experimenting becomes fast and intuitive.
Coding - Coding teaches logic skills and problem-solving, and it helps kids succeed in an increasingly digital world. Osmo Coding is the easiest way to introduce coding to your child.
Coding - Coding teaches logic skills and problem-solving, and it helps kids succeed in an increasingly digital world. Osmo Coding is the easiest way to introduce coding to your child.
Solo Cup Engineering Activity
Solo Cup Engineering Activity
Objective: Move the 6 cups to a pyramid shape without touching the red solo cups with your hands or other body parts.
Objective: Move the 6 cups to a pyramid shape without touching the red solo cups with your hands or other body parts.
Materials per group: per group: 6 Solo Cups, rubber band, 4 pieces of string per class: 1 timer, floor or table space
Materials per group: per group: 6 Solo Cups, rubber band, 4 pieces of string per class: 1 timer, floor or table space
Directions:
Directions:
Place the cups as shown in figure 1.
Place the cups as shown in figure 1.
Assemble or use the Cup Moving Apparatus (rubber band and 4 pieces of string) provided. Figure 2 shows an example.
Assemble or use the Cup Moving Apparatus (rubber band and 4 pieces of string) provided. Figure 2 shows an example.
Figure 3 is the end result - Only use your Cup Moving Apparatus, move the cups into a pyramid shape.
Figure 3 is the end result - Only use your Cup Moving Apparatus, move the cups into a pyramid shape.
Girlstart in 2009, is a successful Austin-based nonprofit started in 2009. Its mission is to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) which is becoming a mainstream goal in American education. And it’s increasingly becoming a focus of the technology industry, where some believe a shortage of highly skilled tech workers could be on the horizon. Girlstart’s mission is tightly focused. It doesn’t do art projects or provide a big tent for any students to join.
Girlstart in 2009, is a successful Austin-based nonprofit started in 2009. Its mission is to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) which is becoming a mainstream goal in American education. And it’s increasingly becoming a focus of the technology industry, where some believe a shortage of highly skilled tech workers could be on the horizon. Girlstart’s mission is tightly focused. It doesn’t do art projects or provide a big tent for any students to join.
It’s geared to fourth to eighth grade girls, the time period when many girls frequently become risk-averse in the classroom, especially in subjects like math and science. They may hold back and refrain from participating at the moment when experimenting and learning from failures is most critical. -resource
It’s geared to fourth to eighth grade girls, the time period when many girls frequently become risk-averse in the classroom, especially in subjects like math and science. They may hold back and refrain from participating at the moment when experimenting and learning from failures is most critical. -resource
Great resources can be found here, my favorite is the DeSTEMber Activities
Great resources can be found here, my favorite is the DeSTEMber Activities
Sesame Street provides: Little Discoverers: Big Fun with Science, Math, and More! This website is designed to encourage young children and the adults in their lives to explore STEM concepts through watching videos, playing games, and doing hands-on activities together. Sesame Street's goals are to build an early STEM foundation for young children, provide tools to empower educators, caregivers, and parents in facilitating STEM learning, and create excitement around awareness of STEM in the early-childhood community.
Sesame Street provides: Little Discoverers: Big Fun with Science, Math, and More! This website is designed to encourage young children and the adults in their lives to explore STEM concepts through watching videos, playing games, and doing hands-on activities together. Sesame Street's goals are to build an early STEM foundation for young children, provide tools to empower educators, caregivers, and parents in facilitating STEM learning, and create excitement around awareness of STEM in the early-childhood community.
Educator and Parent Guide
Educator and Parent Guide
How to Make a Soda-Straw Rocket
How to Make a Soda-Straw Rocket
Directions, Template and Data Log
Directions, Template and Data Log
YouTube Video (5:02) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-IO6CtQNSI
YouTube Video (5:02) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-IO6CtQNSI
How to Make a Straw Propellor
How to Make a Straw Propellor
The QuirkBot on Kickstarter (combination of electronics, programming, and mechanics)
The QuirkBot on Kickstarter (combination of electronics, programming, and mechanics)
Launched in 2013, Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. We believe computer science and computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra.
Launched in 2013, Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. We believe computer science and computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra.
Peggy's 2 Favorite STEM Videos
Peggy's 2 Favorite STEM Videos
The Bubble Ball App
The Bubble Ball App
It took Robert Nay a month of coding to develop “Bubble Ball,” a free, physics-based puzzle game that has been downloaded more than 16 million times. In 2010, Robert Nay was 14 years old and in eighth grade when he created the app. He lives in Spanish Fork, Utah. Just after release, Bubble Ball knocked the hugely-popular game Angry Birds out of the #1-most downloaded spot in the App Store’s free category. Start the video at :50 mark.
It took Robert Nay a month of coding to develop “Bubble Ball,” a free, physics-based puzzle game that has been downloaded more than 16 million times. In 2010, Robert Nay was 14 years old and in eighth grade when he created the app. He lives in Spanish Fork, Utah. Just after release, Bubble Ball knocked the hugely-popular game Angry Birds out of the #1-most downloaded spot in the App Store’s free category. Start the video at :50 mark.
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Ball
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Ball
3-D Printer and the Prosthetic Hand
3-D Printer and the Prosthetic Hand
Two years ago, Paul McCarthy (not the Beetle) began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son Leon, who was born without fingers on one of his hands. McCarthy came across a video online with detailed instruction on how to use a 3-D printer to make a prosthetic hand for his son.
Two years ago, Paul McCarthy (not the Beetle) began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son Leon, who was born without fingers on one of his hands. McCarthy came across a video online with detailed instruction on how to use a 3-D printer to make a prosthetic hand for his son.
Very cool story told by Michelle Miller from CBS News
Very cool story told by Michelle Miller from CBS News
Video Length: 2:55
Video Length: 2:55
More Good STEM! Site: https://www.pinterest.com/sarahmomof4boys/frugal-fun-for-boys/
More Good STEM! Site: https://www.pinterest.com/sarahmomof4boys/frugal-fun-for-boys/
Scratch Rubric http://samanthamorra.com/2010/07/19/scratch-rubric/
Scratch Rubric http://samanthamorra.com/2010/07/19/scratch-rubric/
Recommended curriculum from a workshop participant (used this curriculum for 5 years) http://www.eie.org/
Recommended curriculum from a workshop participant (used this curriculum for 5 years) http://www.eie.org/
STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit by Edutopia
STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit by Edutopia
Programming Apps
Programming Apps
CargoBot Puzzle game where you teach a robot how to move crates. iOS
CargoBot Puzzle game where you teach a robot how to move crates. iOS
LightBot One Hour Code Lightbot One Hour Coding is meant to introduce kids who have no experience whatsoever programming, and is all-ages friendly! iOS
LightBot One Hour Code Lightbot One Hour Coding is meant to introduce kids who have no experience whatsoever programming, and is all-ages friendly! iOS
HopScotch Coding For Kids Make characters move, dance, draw, and interact. iOS
HopScotch Coding For Kids Make characters move, dance, draw, and interact. iOS
Daisy the Dinosaur Free app has an easy drag and drop interface that kids of all ages can use to animate Daisy to dance across the screen iOS
Daisy the Dinosaur Free app has an easy drag and drop interface that kids of all ages can use to animate Daisy to dance across the screen iOS