Stem Activities for Kids

JANUARY 22, 2023

This post contains ideas for celebrating the 100th Day of School for lower elementary students. If you are looking for ideas for upper elementary students, read this post about the 100th Day of School STEM. Why not celebrate how far your students have come with hands-on STEM activities?

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Kid Spark Education

JUNE 11, 2024

The demand for high-quality STEM education continues to grow, but, for many STEM educators, providing students with an effective STEM education can be challenging. In order to navigate the world of STEM education, we gathered the leading STEM education strategies and STEM education best practices in this guide.

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STEM Sport

JUNE 13, 2023

STEM is an acronym used to describe science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. STEM curriculum is an essential part of a child’s education. When implementing STEM in elementary education, educators and school administrators often benefit from creating a STEM curriculum map.

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Kid Spark Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have transformed STEM education across the U.S. Whether you are a teacher, administrator, parent, or community member, this comprehensive guide will help you understand the impact of NGSS and how to introduce these standards to your school or district.

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Kid Spark Education

JULY 14, 2023

Supporting visual learners in the elementary classroom is crucial for creating an inclusive and engaging STEM learning environment. By recognizing and implementing strategies that cater to their unique learning style, educators can empower their visual learning students and equip them with confidence around the STEM subjects.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. Episode 793 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Differentiate Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. Sign Up for Your Free eSpark Account.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A school district in Brighton, in the Denver metro area of Colorado, was having a hard time keeping teachers. The salaries in the district, 27J Schools, were low for the region. So, strapped for cash, the district decided to switch to a four-day school week. The need was becoming dire.

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Northeastern University

APRIL 5, 2023

Last Friday on March 31, Phineas Bates Elementary joined the Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University to tackle engineering! Thank you to Phineas Bates Elementary School for visiting Northeastern University. We began our day by learning all about engineering.

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Kid Spark Education

JUNE 9, 2022

It is critical that elementary school students get STEM education early and consistently. As the University of Nevada reports,

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Kid Spark Education

OCTOBER 28, 2021

At Kid Spark Education we’re proud to offer programs that make it possible for educators in early childhood education to Middle School to teach STEM.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. EdSurge: What experiences laid the foundation for your role as a leader in STEM education in NYC Public Schools?

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 8, 2021

It is not clear to me why elementary students are rarely offered elective courses. Being able to choose a class is huge, and this tends to keep kids motivated to learn ( Beyond the Classroom: Electives in school — essential or entertaining? ). I have the privilege of teaching gifted elementary students at a few Title 1 schools.

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Northeastern University

OCTOBER 25, 2023

50 students from Dever Elementary School in Boston came to Northeastern to participate in STEM activities. They worked in teams and showed a lot of collaboration skills — so important in engineering and other STEM fields! Thank you Dever Elementary! Last Friday (10.6) Time to launch the rockets!

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Teachers are Terrific

JULY 20, 2024

Are you new to STEM Projects? STEM Projects at the beginning of the school year are always chaotic and stressful. Let me take some of those worries away with already planned STEM Challenges you will love. “ A Quick Overview of STEM Projects I learned the hard way as a new STEM teacher to keep it simple.

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STEM Sport

MARCH 21, 2023

What is STEM? STEM is an acronym used to describe science, technology, engineering, and mathematic subjects. In recent years, the knowledge and importance of STEM have risen alongside the increased number of open career positions that require STEM skills and literacy. Price: $358.99

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Kid Spark Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Fall into STEM with seven new interactive elementary STEM activities by Kid Spark Education for kindergarten through 5th grade.

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Scientix

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Students’ perception is one of the most important nuances in primary school. It is recommended that the STEM method, which has been popular in recent years, be taught at an early age. Therefore, the STEM method should be fully introduced. Keywords: elementary school, STEM, STEM method. About STEM.

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STEM Sport

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In the past, we have released blogs that list the top ranked STEM high schools and Magnet schools in the United States. However, we at STEM Sports® know that a comfortability and passion for STEM starts at a young age. With this in mind, we have compiled a list of the top STEM elementary and middle schools. .

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Stem Activities for Kids

JULY 17, 2024

Get ready for your first day of school with STEM! 1 – Try a Creative All About Me Activity with a STEM Focus! 1 – Try a Creative All About Me Activity with a STEM Focus! This is a great way to gauge student interest in different topics and themes for your school year.

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STEM Sport

JULY 6, 2022

Introducing students to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects at an early age is essential to students’ future success in these subjects. With STEM jobs rising faster than any other field, educators and parents see the continued importance of their child/students’ STEM literacy.

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

What is STEM? STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. While different, these four fields/subjects use a connected set of hard and soft skills valuable to students and STEM professionals. STEM in Elementary Education The STEM workforce is growing at a faster rate than any other field.

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Northeastern University

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Our first field trip was on Friday, October 4th: 35 x 5th/6th graders from the Chittick Elementary School came for a visit. This school is a perennial school in our field trip series: this is their school’s ninth visit since 2012!

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Kid Spark Education

JUNE 27, 2023

How to introduce STEM engineering concepts to your elementary class with fun engineering classroom activities and lesson plans!

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Kid Spark Education

AUGUST 11, 2023

The fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are at the forefront of today’s modern innovations and inventions, but without a positive STEM identity in early education, students may end up avoiding STEM subjects for the remainder of their academic careers.

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Kid Spark Education

AUGUST 26, 2022

At Kid Spark Education, in our work providing STEM education early and consistently, we’re well aware that there are a variety of ways to bolster a love of STEM learning in the classroom. For elementary school students in particular, there are so many books that teach about science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Kid Spark Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Working with educational institutions all over, at Kid Spark Education, we’re always thrilled to see engaged and thriving elementary school STEM classrooms.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As we head into October, it’s the perfect time to incorporate seasonal themes and hands-on challenges into your STEM curriculum. Using the recommendations from the October Lesson Planning Guide , you can engage students from kindergarten through 5th grade in exciting STEM activities throughout the month.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Kim Collazo was a public school educator for over 30 years, with experience as a 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom teacher as well as an elementary STEM Specialist and Digital Integration Facilitator. She continues to help educators by helping the curriculum development team at Drone Legends.

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Kid Spark Education

JULY 5, 2022

At Kid Spark Education, we help schools and educational service providers disrupt the pattern of educational inequity by providing STEM kits and programming early and consistently for elementary school students. These standards are made up of three parts:

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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.

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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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Kid Spark Education

MAY 12, 2022

Starting STEM education early sets students up for educational success in and out of the STEM subjects. With the critical thinking, creative problem solving, and logical reasoning skills learned through early STEM fluency, young learners are able to adapt more quickly and embrace the world around them with curiosity and confidence.

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CoderZ

APRIL 29, 2024

to present an “Excellence in STEM Award” to educator Kerstin Dumas who serves as the literacy specialist and robotics coach for the school. to present an “Excellence in STEM Award” to educator Kerstin Dumas who serves as the literacy specialist and robotics coach for the school.

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Talk STEM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Engaging students in Math and STEM learning can be difficult at times – and talkSTEM is here to help. talkSTEM resources can work in conjunction with the new Eureka Math curriculum, launched this school year across the Dallas Independent School District, encouraging students not just to learn, but to ask why.

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The Maker Mom

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

STEM is the future of education, and schools that hope to be a part of it need to adopt a curriculum for these in-demand skills. Children all around the world are beginning to learn about STEM at a younger age, and the basics begin as early as elementary school. A free demo is available for interested schools.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

JANUARY 1, 2023

Andrea Mango is currently a STEAM teacher in New York, helping her students and others in her school see that being flexible helps build STEM skills. STEAM #STEM @Dodge_WCSD pic.twitter.com/eq1YJ3xI00. Flexible Educator-STEAM/STEM (@AndreaMango1) December 1, 2022. Get Chris’s book Daily STEM on Amazon.

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Kid Spark Education

APRIL 16, 2022

For elementary school students, it is paramount that they get STEM education early and consistently throughout their education. A key way to add STEM learning to early education is using STEM kits. That’s why, at Kid Spark Education we’re happy to offer our STEM Labs for students in elementary school and beyond.

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