Design Thinking as a Strategy to Teach Empathy Searching for new ways to excite students about STEAM learning this summer? Introduce Designed to Shine in your next summer camp or summer school class! Developed in partnership with the Ford STEAM Lab, this hands-on lesson challenges students to use Design Thinking to create a prototype of
Game Time! We’re kicking off our VFT to EA Sports!
Tune in Today to Watch A Numbers Game Virtual Field Trip Join Wide Receiver Antonio Brown, as he takes us behind-the-scenes of EA SPORTS and the NFL Combine to explore the data behind video game development! In this numbers-driven virtual field trip your class can play along as we demystify how data can be used and spark
Practical Applications for High School STEM: Navy STEM Challenges Now Available!
Guest blog by Jamie Jenkins, Manager of Instructional Design for Discovery Education Navy STEM for the Classroom, created in partnership with America’s Navy, is a series of interactive classroom resources designed for 9-12 graders to explore the world of STEM through real Navy careers. If your students are curious about applying their learning to
Get Off the Bench and Into the Game with Special Guest Pittsburgh Steelers’ Antonio Brown!
One Week Left to Register: A Numbers Game: Data-Driven Decision-Making and Video Game Development! RUN the numbers, PASS the insights, and SCORE the skills needed to create the magic of Madden with the NEW Virtual Field Trip. We are taking students behind-the-scenes of EA SPORTS to learn how DATA dominates video game development with special guest Antonio
Bring the Magic of Madden to Life with a NEW Virtual Field Trip
A Numbers Game: Data-Driven Decision-Making and Video Game Development! Did you know that more than 400 people work on Madden NFL every year – that’s enough to field more than seven football teams! Fun statistics are just the start of what students will learn in this exclusive look at the data that helps create
#CelebrateWithDE – Pi Day
It’s time to celebrate the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, otherwise known as Pi. The infinite number is commonly shortened to 3.14 so mere humans can wrap their heads around it. We started giving Pi its due on 3/14/1988, the first national Pi Day, and have been eating pie and
#CelebrateWithDE – Golden Globes
It’s the 75th anniversary of the Golden Globes! The nominations have been announced, the host (Seth Meyers) has been selected, and Oprah Winfrey will be receiving the Cecil B. deMille award. This celebration of film and television is sure to bring excitement and controversy throughout Hollywood and, perhaps, in your classroom. Take this opportunity to
Learning in 360 Degrees: Connecting STEM with Literature in Ms. Jackson’s First Grade Classroom
Learning is: Connecting STEM and Literature Visit Ms. Jackson’s first grade classroom at Park Ridge Elementary School in Deerfield Beach, Florida. This month, they allowed our Discovery Education Community to join them in studying their connection between STEM and literature through the Aesop fable, The Crow and the Pitcher. The Big Idea By completing a
Can Math Save Us From the Zombie Apocalypse?
Can your students mitigate the terrifying possibility of a zombie apocalypse with math skills? This Halloween, help your students develop math skills – and their BRAINS… BRAINS… BRAINS – with these fun zombie problems. These problems will let students’ imaginations wander while they simultaneously concentrate on factors and ratios. Right BRAIN / left BRAIN –
Innovating Your Future: 3M Young Scientist Challenge
UPDATE: Friday, 10/13/17 We’ve made it to the last day of our Innovating Your Future call-to-action, as we prepare to announce the 2017 “Top Young Scientist”! Today is all about making connections, so we invite you to check out the incredible innovation of Sahil Doshi, our 2014 Top Young Scientist. Featured student using innovation to