Literature Based STEM Challenges

DOT Adventures

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“The countdown has started ... we can’t wait for Dot Day. Our Dot Adventures are preparing for STEM challenges! The kids will help their Dot Adventures leave their mark. I can’t wait for the kids to build dragsters so their Dot Adventures can zip down the hall. @DotClubConnect”

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Why is STEM Literacy Important?

Why is STEM literacy important?Children love doing. Young children are naturally curious about the human made world they live in. they are interested in how things work and how they can change or control the way things work. They...

Promote a Growth Mindset

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“I hope this little gift encourages my students to try out new ideas. I hope they asks questions. I hope they strive to attain their goals, but I hope they take time to enjoy the journey along the way! #newschoolyear”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“Today I added a new Japanese quote to my classroom: “Fall 7, Rise 8.” I found this quote in the book “Grit” by @angeladuckw I think it is the prefect reminder that we need a growth mindset and we need to continually fail forward.”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“I have my books ready for the first couple weeks of school. Did you notice a theme? #growthmindset”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“I want to foster a growth mindset in my students. Kristin Swanson inspired me with her presentation about the power of YET. She made painted letters to spell yet, and I just finished painting my own letters to add to my classroom. @tabmommy #ktifamily #kti2018 #powerofyet”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“This book was recommended by @tabmommy to teach students about the power of yet! My copy arrived today. It is awesome! I can’t wait to use it this year with my students. “All it takes is a little bit of gumption” when we are faced with a new task. #kti2018 #gumption”

Drawbridge and "Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing" by April Jones Prince

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“We explored bridges using VR @nearpod. They learned about how “21 Elephants” were used to test out the Brooklyn Bridge. Students used @CreationCrate Junior Tech Cards to design drawbridges. They used counterweights and crossbars to hold plastic elephants. @hempfield @PADeptofEd https://t.co/tXP5JZz8D6”

Crane

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“We love using @CreationCrate TechCard kits in our classroom. We used the Hoist kit yo extend our Air Unit. We combined the kit with @samlabs. #STEMeducation https://t.co/3omH2gOYd1”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“I love this student’s description of how we made a working crane using @CreationCrate TechCard and @SAMLabs. @hempfield @PADeptofEd @fgw3fgw3 #STEMeducation https://t.co/5gvB1TRdmI”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“Thank you @heallens for helping us record @Flipgrid responses. Students described their experiences using @DoInkTweets, @CreationCrate TechCard, and @SAMLabs. I love that I can export the transcripts from FlipGrid. This feature is a dream for a qualitative researcher. 😀 https://t.co/gLcOFskxoi”

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝔻. ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕪 on Twitter“Today we made a working crane! We used @CreationCrate TechCards to build a moving hoist with an air piston. We coded @SAMLabs Bluetooth blocks to create a mobile chassis that made noise and flashed lights. @hempfield @PADeptofEd @fgw3fgw3 #secondgraders #STEMeducation #wow https://t.co/zECaOVK0Z0”

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