Enlightening Young Engineers
Happy Holidays, teacher friends! If you’re anything like me, you’re scrambling around like crazy right now prepping #allthethings for the holidays. (Teacher mommas, I’m talking especially to you!) December is a short month but a very BUSY one, with lots of little elves who need to stay engaged as we count down to Winter Break. STEM Challenges are the perfect… Read More
The holidays are upon us and I’m SO excited to dive into some fall and Thanksgiving themed STEM with my students! These challenges are perfect to keep your kids engaged and learning all month long, not to mention LOW PREP for you! Here are all the STEM Challenges I’ve got planned for this month. Dinner Table STEM Challenge The Dinner… Read More
October is FINALLY here, which means that it’s time to pack in all the Spooky Halloween STEM fun! Whether you teach STEM whole class on Fridays, set up stations for fall party day, or keep your kids engaged with challenges during the days surrounding a fall break, I’ve got you covered with 7 low prep elementary challenges that will quickly… Read More
One of the biggest concerns I get from teachers and media specialists is the lack of space (and time) for a full-blown Makerspace. I completely get it, y’all! I’d be lying if I didn’t say it takes a lot of time, space, patience, and commitment to ensure that our Makerspace runs properly, which is why I wanted to create something… Read More
We are SO over-the-moon excited to share that our Maker Shop furniture design for Makerspaces is now being sold through our partnership with Cooper Systems in Oklahoma City and is officially available for preorder!! What started out as the perfect vision and original design by my amazing husband, Andy, turned into the perfect all-in-one, interactive storage solution for Makerspaces, STEM… Read More
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The Hour of Code is just a few weeks away! 😱🎉📱💻🤖
Check out this blog post with all my tips for the littles!
teachoutsidethebox.com/2016/12/coding-little-kids/
2nd-4th grade teachers: This Storybook STEM challenge is PERFECT for teaching balanced and unbalanced forces and energy changes! 🙌🏼🦃💗
After reading How to Catch a Turkey, your kids will collaborate to create an obstacle course for the turkey (marble) to navigate, complete with obstacles, dead ends, mazes, and more! This challenges is wonderful for promoting creativity and engagement right before Thanksgiving Break!
See all the components here:
bit.ly/turkeystem