Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning
…my Forces and Interactions science unit. I developed the activity to address the Next Generation Science Standard 3-PS2-1: “Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of…
…my Forces and Interactions science unit. I developed the activity to address the Next Generation Science Standard 3-PS2-1: “Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of…
…an idea popped into my head. I walked out of the room, spun around and returned with a silly grin and a cuboid net in my hand. I didn’t say…
…you want to get fancy you could mount on construction paper. http://www.wordle.net Karen Esdale-Brown – I melt down the broken classroom crayons into Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Kerri Grooby –…
Structures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams. Most structures can be used with almost any academic…
…to their website at http://www.aimsedu.org and search for the Puff Mobiles activity. You can also find these types of activities at the NC Science Olympiad website. Ed Tech & Online…
…program in the timer to count up or count down, depending on the task you want to time. One of my favorite free websites is Online Stopwatch at www.online-stopwatch.com. They have…
…the Internet. Plickers Free Online Assessment Program Are you using Plickers? It’s a free online program for assessing students, and it’s fun! Here are some resources to check out: Plickers…
…“Plickers,” that work like QR codes. Each student is assigned a Plickers card with a unique pattern, and he or she uses the same personal response card all year to…
…cutting it out, then gluing it to an index card. On the index card we recorded the price in standard, word, and expanded form as well as drew a base…
…equal to 100, I wanted them to think of it as one whole… maybe one whole cake for a family of mice! If they sliced the cake into 10 parts,…
…such as www.bricklink.com or www.brickowl.com. Dr. Shirley Disseler is an associate professor at High Point University and chair of the Department of Elementary and Middle Grades Education, and the STEM…
…and capitals practice. Online Interactive Games Online interactive games also work well, and it’s always a perk if you can find FREE online activities. I did a quick search and…
