My second grade gifted and talented students are currently studying bridges. We have been using the PBS Building Big site, which has some great interactive labs and suggested classroom activities. We have also been using the K’Nex Bridges kits, and will be exploring the “Bridge that Gap” challenge (Here are some other K’Nex Challenges). There is … Read more
How can you engage your students in a lesson about patterns, while making sure they use the scientific process, graph their data, analyze their data, and make accurate predictions based on that data? By incorporating dance, of course! “Dance By Number“, a lesson that can be found at Stem4Teachers, is guaranteed to make your classroom … Read more
StoryCorps just posted a new short animated video that is incredibly inspirational and moving. “Eyes on the Stars” tells us about the perseverance and pioneering spirit of Ronald McNair, one of the seven astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion, as told by his brother. There are so many lessons that your students can glean from … Read more
It appears that 2013 will be the year for great, new museums. I mentioned the Museum of Mathematics last week. This week, while researching the site I am blogging about today, I found out that the famed Exploratorium of San Francisco is moving to a new location. Fortunately, The Tinkering Studio site, sponsored by the … Read more
Recently, Larry Ferlazzo published a couple of round-up posts that listed “The Best Videos for Educators in 2012 – So Far“. I recommend you take a look at them. (Here is a link to the second one.) I pinned a few of them to my board of “Inspirational Videos for Students“, but this one probably … Read more
As I was cyber searching for holiday gifts this weekend, I began to arrive at an unattractive conclusion. Despite all of our efforts to combat sexism, it is alive and well in our toy industry. My daughter had asked for some Nerf products for Christmas, and I was dismayed to see that, on many of … Read more