Teaching stem

The first lessons you teach set the tone for the rest of the year in the classroom! During the first week of school, your schedule should include a mix of teaching procedures and expectations as well as building a strong classroom community. Unfortunately, introducing procedures and practicing the

Teaching Second Grade's students absolutely love to work on STEM projects. This week’s stem activity was to build a house, or a structure, of cards. I got this activity from Brook Brown ~ Teach Outside the Box. Check out her link on this post. It’s currently my favorite STEM project for elementary grades.

A list of easy to implement STEM activities for the classroom. Effortlessly teach collaboration and communication with these amazing STEM lessons.

How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!

If your students aren’t excited about STEM, the problem might be a lack of exposure to real-world challenges. Real-world problem solving should be at the core of any STEM education program. It increases student buy-in as students realize that their work has an impact that extends beyond the classro

Learning about real-world problems is a great way to engage your students and get them excited about STEM. As an educator, you have the opportunity to inspire future scientists and engineers by giving them opportunities to solve real-world problems using the skills being taught in the classroom.

Are you ready for this? Brace yourselves! What would you do with ten tons of pencils you don't need? We built stuff. Don't worry- the pencils were not wasted! It's the great Pencil Challenge extravaganza! Okay, full disclosure here! I am a teacher.Why wouldn't I need pencils?So, let me explain (and I know I begin a lot of

20+ Engineering STEM Challenges With Simple Materials. These are really great ideas for doing engineering with your kids.

Are you looking for STEM bell ringers? You've found them! Activate your students' brains with these STEM critical thinking warm-ups. This download contains 16 tasks, 4 that focus on each of the aspects of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Elementary School STEM Education - Teaching STEM topics early has some awesome advantages. Find out how STEM fits in at elementary school, how this is similar (and different) to STEAM education, and what you can expect from STEM programs. Visit us at STEMtropolis.com for STEM challenges, STEM and STEAM projects, science experiments, printables, and activities for kids.