The Best STEM Challenge for Grades 2-5 Improve Student Learning with a STEM Challenge The Roller Coaster STEM Challenge from my May STEM Challenges pack covers a variety of standards related to force and motion. Students discover the difference between potential (stored) energy and kinetic ... read more

STEM in the Great Outdoors The other day, I was on my back patio with my own two and four year old kiddos, Ellie and Beau, basking in the beautiful spring sunshine as I watched them play.  My son found a stack of small planter cups that we were planning to use, and immediately sat on the patio to ... read more

I'm always searching for simple, innovative ways to implement iPads into STEM challenges and activities.  As a "newbie" to iPad integration over the past year, I continually look to the guidance of other iPad savvy teacher bloggers such as Kami Butterfield of Teaching with Appitude and Erin Flanagan ... read more

Here we are, over halfway through the school year, and your kiddos have been movin' and groovin' with STEM Bins all year long!  Your students love them, and they're fitting seamlessly into your daily routine. Maybe you've tried incorporating them as Morning Work, or as a choice for early finishers. ... read more