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STEM Resources
We’ve collected STEM resources to use for your classroom, homeschool, science fair, or makerspace in the blog posts below.
STEM is an abbreviation for science, technology, engineering, and math.
More and more, education is focusing on “STEM” subjects. Why? The goal is to prepare students for the jobs that are increasingly technical.
STEM education often includes problem-solving activities. These projects challenge students to use knowledge from more than one STEM subject at once.
If you would like to suggest more STEM resources for us to include our future posts, please leave us a comment!
“Make It Go” STEAM Challenge
Through the end of April, 2020, educational bloggers are teaming up to organize Stay-At-Home STEAM Challenges to spark creativity while families are home, limiting the spread of COVID-19. This “Make it Go” contest challenges you to create something that moves. What will you build? A car? An airplane? A boat? A rocket? A robot? The […]
Educational YouTube Channels that Inspire Creativity
Here are the best educational YouTube channels we could find that inspire kids to create. Are you looking for online activities to help keep your kids occupied? Do you worry that too much screen time will turn your kids’ brains to mush?! The good news is that, in moderation, some YouTube channels actually help get […]
50 Technology Projects for Kids
The “T” in STEM (or STEAM): Technology These 50 technology projects for kids support “STEM” education. STEM is an abbreviation for “science, technology, engineering, and math.” These activities must be undertaken with a suitable adult completing their own risk assessment and supervising their children at all times. STEM education helps prepare students for jobs that […]