What To Do About America's STEM Education Gap The Scientific American blog summarizes events from STEM Summit 4.0, a conference co-held by Scientific American and Macmillan Learning. The summit focused on many aspects of STEM education and STEM learning: the number of women in STEM, the inclusion of children in the conducting of scientific research, and the need to introduce … [Read more...] about STEM Learning Weekly Recap (10/9-10/15)
Archives for October 2016
ZOOB Car Designer – Product Review
ZOOB Introduction ZOOB building sets are award-winning sets that uses plastic interlocking pieces—including gears, joints, and axels—that snap together to enable users to build many different objects. By design, ZOOB is intended to be used and played with after building. The Zoob Car Designer kit is one of the company's most popular sets (Note: link goes to a newer version … [Read more...] about ZOOB Car Designer – Product Review
What are STEM Clubs
What are STEM Clubs? STEM is an acronym, standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEM clubs can be formal or informal gatherings of people who want to work with and learn from other people who are interested in STEM disciplines. In school settings, participants would normally be students, but STEM clubs can be community-driven and headquartered in … [Read more...] about What are STEM Clubs
STEM Learning Weekly Recap (10/2-10/8)
Computer Science (Not Just Coding) Needs a Bigger Role in STEM Education Vince Bertram, author of One Nation Under Taught: Solving America’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Crisis, reports on a recently released study by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF): “The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education.” I plan to provide my … [Read more...] about STEM Learning Weekly Recap (10/2-10/8)
STEM Lesson Plans: Force and Motion
STEM Lesson Plans: Force and Motion Hot Wheels Hot Wheels--and the many small vehicles that are not quite Hot Wheels--are a universal toy that almost all children enjoy. My daughter loves them, particularly sending them across the hardwood floors in our house. Their ubiquity makes them a perfect inclusion in STEM lesson plans. Students are already familiar with the … [Read more...] about STEM Lesson Plans: Force and Motion