Today, in our third and final activity from the Ford STEAM Lab and Discovery Education series, we will explore the magic behind Ice Cream-istry! If you’ve missed the other innovative offerings from this partnership, check out our past blogs and fun activities including: Design Thinking as a Strategy to Teach Empathy Power a Business Using
Science Fair Central
As creation and science fair time approaches, the Science Fair Central website is a rich resource of ideas for projects of investigation. For me, it is a year-round resource for maker activities, local workshop events, and inspiration. As an educator, I was first drawn to the Science Fair Central website to participate in the Home
May 2017: Resources to support STEM
I like this definition of STEM from WhatIs.com: STEM is an educational program developed to prepare primary and secondary students for college and graduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition to subject-specific learning, STEM aims to foster inquiring minds, logical reasoning, and collaboration skills. I prefer this definition because, in
THE TOYOTA IMPACT: THE ENGINEERING BEHIND SAFETY
Join us Live: Thursday, April 20, 1:00 PM ET Take your students behind-the-scenes of Toyota Motor North America Research and Development HQ where technology meets passion in the hub of design, research, and development for Toyota Motor North America. Meet the engineers, scientists, and technicians who envision the future of safety and then use science,
Summer is Here: Let the STEM Fun Begin!
By Jonathan Gerlach, Discovery Education’s National Consultant for STEM Education Initiatives One of the most important parts of STEM teaching and learning is students having the opportunity to see how the world works outside the classroom bringing content to life in context. We stress the importance of integrating the idea of “real-world” into learning. However we
Designing Sports Safety Equipment STEM Lab
This week during Community STEM, our STEM Challenge involves choosing your favorite sport and designing or redesigning a piece of safety equipment. You must provide evidence of the need for such equipment, develop a prototype, and defend the costs involved. Develop an ad or commercial selling your product. You may work alone or with partners. Some Examples:
“What’s Cooking” STEM Challenge
Community STEM is tasting pretty good this week or at least it will be once you participate in this challenge. We are encouraging you to create a new food item for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack time. You will need to research food chemistry, develop the recipe for a new food, design the packaging, and plan
Bridges STEM Challenge
Welcome back to Community STEM and our next big STEM challenge. Who isn’t fascinated with bridges? I remember driving across bridges and holding my breath. I always wanted my dad to stop at the end of it so we could get out and look. I still have that fascination today. This STEM lab will encourage
The Huff and Puff STEM Lab
Community STEM is proud to introduce the “The Huff and Puff” STEM lab. Do you remember the story of “The Three Little Pigs”? Well the Big Bad Wolf had to practice his huffing and puffing every day before he met the pigs. In this STEM lab we will explore how he did this and what
Tiny House STEM Challenge
I’m so excited about this week’s STEM challenge. It seems as though every television channel you view has something to do with DIY (Do It Yourself). This week’s challenge is to build a tiny house. We will start with a easy model based on a fairy tale. 1st Challenge: So the three little pigs are pretty bummed
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