STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM in Elementary Education The STEM workforce is growing at a faster rate than any other field. Best STEM Activities for Elementary Students In this article, STEM Sports® introduces simple and easy-to-implement STEM activities for elementary students.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Creativity Challenges Provide the Perfect Brain Breaks During Test Prep and Testing Season! This is where creativity challenges come into play, serving as the perfect brain breaks during test prep and testing seasons for elementary students. What are Creativity Challenges?

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Students can experiment with aerodynamics and engineering design. Fourth Grade: Delve into bridges with the books Secret Engineer and Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing , where students will design and test their own bridges. This activity allows young learners to explore creativity while practicing basic engineering skills.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. It was one of my favorite units.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In today's fast-paced educational landscape, it's crucial to foster creativity and innovation among our young learners. One effective way to do this is by incorporating 15-minute creativity challenges into the elementary classroom. What are 15-Minute Creativity Challenges? Perfect for Easter and Springtime celebrations!

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 12, 2023

In elementary STEM or science classes, you may or may not be responsible for providing letter grades or an overall percentage for students, but it is still important to share progress with students and their families. Developing the creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication skills in our students is important.

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Get Caught Engineering

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Power of Picture Books and STEM In today’s elementary classroom, fostering a love of learning is essential. By integrating storytelling with science, technology, engineering, and math, educators can make complex concepts accessible, engaging, and meaningful for young learners. Why Picture Books? What Do You Do With an Idea?

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STEM Education Shopping

JANUARY 27, 2024

Beyond fun, these STEM toys engage young minds in the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, offering an innovative way to learn while playing. Key Takeaways STEM toys offer hands-on learning experiences that teach children problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity across all stages of childhood development.

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User Generated Education

MAY 17, 2024

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills.

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National Science Foundation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Engineering learning is a lifelong process that starts from a very young age as children discover the world through tinkering, touching, and being curious. Some refer to children as natural engineers (Dorie et al., Young children naturally and informally engage in engineering-related behaviors and activities (Petroski, 2003).

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 31, 2022

14 Diverse STEM Picture Books for Elementary Students Our classroom libraries and the stories that we share with our students should be reflective of the diversity that makes up our world. This is especially important in STEM, demonstrating that science, technology, engineering, and math are accessible to ALL students.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding. As the demand for digital skills grows, schools must develop inclusive programs to engage diverse learners.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 15, 2021

How do you Start an Elementary STEM Club? Communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are also important skills for educators to develop as you consider taking on this new adventure. Creativity This is the fun part of the planning! What creative content will you engage learners in?

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Carly and Adam

AUGUST 16, 2023

Free International Dot Day Activity (Creativity Challenges) Teachers, are you looking for some free resources for International Dot Day? After the encouragement from her teacher Vashti begins drawing dots, making them bigger, better and more creative with each iteration and inspiring others along the way.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In an era where environmental consciousness is more important than ever, elementary school teachers have a unique opportunity to instill values of sustainability and creativity in their students. Embrace STEM Through Creative Recycling Projects. Download the STEM Challenge Have more questions or need additional resources?

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The projects also teach students to build on the ideas of others, vet sources, generate questions, deeply analyze topics, and think creatively and analytically. I use the following activities to introduce elementary students to the design thinking process. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. Students can start as early as upper elementary school with programs like Ozaria , a narrative adventure game that sets a foundation of core computer science (CS) concepts.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Engineering Design Process vs. The Scientific Method STEM learning is an opportunity to engage students in lessons that prompt them to think, plan, experiment, and invent. What is the Engineering Design Process? Engineering design challenges tend to be open-ended and can lead to multiple correct solutions.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Now, they are in display cases in the lobby of our elementary school. Each Halloween season, I become enamored with the passion, creativity, talent, and skill of the sugar, cake, and pumpkin artists on this show. Example Stories: Engineering Related Activities and Standards. NGSS Engineering Standards: 3-5-ETS1-1.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 8, 2021

STEM Challenges and Books for Elementary Students During the Month of December STEM learning is the integration of science, technology, engineering, and math. It is a hands-on way for kids to extend their learning in these subject areas while developing creativity and critical thinking skills.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

JULY 29, 2024

After getting a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Jenny worked in various areas of design, manufacturing, supply chain management and software development. It was when she was working in education technology that Jenny saw an overwhelming need for more open-ended, hands-on learning for elementary school students.

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EiE Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Anyone, even young children, can be engineers. With EiE ® ’s Wee Engineer and EiE for Kindergarten units, you can foster young learners’ creativity and put them on a problem solving path before they reach elementary school.

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Carly and Adam

AUGUST 18, 2023

Drawing inspiration from our August Happy Hour with Jed Dearybury in the STEM Teachers Club , here are some practical tips for elementary educators to ensure an engaging classroom at the start of the school year. It’s why we created the Elementary STEM Teachers Club. And you, as a teacher, need community too. Embrace Change.

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Carly and Adam

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Balloons Over Broadway is our favorite Read Aloud Book for Elementary Teachers during the Thanksgiving season. Use the Balloon Creativity Challenges to Set Up Your STEAM Activity. Our solution is to use part of the Balloons Over Broadway Creativity Challenges to help students warm up their brainstorming skills.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 5, 2023

STEM Science, technology, engineering, and math takes an integrated approach, creating connections across subject areas. We believe that when students see the connections between science and engineering, they will grow to be better problem solvers. Right brain thinkers are creative, intuitive and emotional in their thinking.

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Carly and Adam

DECEMBER 21, 2021

10 STEM Read Alouds Perfect for Any Engineering Design Challenge STEM activities are fun and engaging, but this type of learning is even better when it’s connected to a great children’s book. This post will share 10 great read alouds for any elementary classroom with a few STEM and Maker activities for each book.

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Vivify Stem

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Overview of the Challenge Mats The building brick challenge mats are designed to guide students through a variety of challenges that blend creativity with engineering principles. Through activities that use these familiar materials, students can explore engineering and math concepts in a way that feels like play. Grade 1: 1.G.A.1

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 13, 2024

Don’t just teach about the Summer Olympics with your upper elementary students! Educators and parents can leverage the enthusiasm surrounding the Summer Olympics to motivate students in third through fifth grade in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 5 Summer Olympics STEM Challenges for Upper Elementary 1.

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Get Caught Engineering

JUNE 2, 2023

From Thrills to Skills: How Amusement Parks Inspire STEM Learning in Elementary Education As an elementary teachers, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to make STEM subjects come alive for our students. Encourage teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking as they encounter challenges and iterate on their designs.

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Vivify Stem

MAY 5, 2021

Understanding a Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning By Natasha Wilkerson After conducting a review of STEM curriculum, the National Research Council concluded: There is no widely accepted vision of what K–12 engineering education should include or accomplish. What is the overall goal of engineering education? Do you agree?

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Start-Engineering

JANUARY 28, 2022

A rock-star engineer Mark Rober might be the most visible mechanical engineer in America. The videos also serve to funnel viewers to Rober’s “Creative Engineering” course , offered through the Monthly online learning platform. Just a few of the larger collection address engineering topics, though. Eric Iversen.

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STEM for Kids

JULY 23, 2024

Follow the Child Montessori School (FCM) and STEM For Kids are thrilled to recognize their 10-year collaboration since 2014, wherein the synergy between STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) enrichment and the Montessori method has been fostering an exceptional educational experience for young learners.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Combining STEM and Basketball in Elementary Classrooms Basketball is not just a sport; it's an exciting avenue for introducing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concepts to elementary students. The task is to engineer a game where students can successfully get the ball into the hoop using only one hand.

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STEM Education Works

AUGUST 7, 2023

Recently Chip orchestrated a rocketry program with 5 th graders at Walls Elementary School, and I was very excited to see how the program turned out. Once engineering groups were assigned, we began meeting each morning on a rotational basis to discuss the basics, history, and physics of rocketry. Then came the fun part.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next helps students picture themselves working in a STEM field by providing hands-on training and exposure to the tools and strategies used by scientists and engineers. In the last seven years, the program has helped thousands of students feel more at home exploring science, technology, engineering and math.

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User Generated Education

MAY 13, 2018

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. It was one of my favorite units.

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Vivify Stem

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It’s time to put on your engineering hats, strategize with your team, and rebuild the superhero’s headquarters brick by brick. The Brick by Brick: Intro to Criteria & Constraints lesson builds communication skills, increases understanding of the engineering design process, and is a great way to connect to authentic engineering work.

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