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STEM & MakerSpaces: Cheap or FREE!
Amy Farkas
STEM/Technology Educator
Seitz Middle School
Riverview Community School District
Link to this presentation at: https://goo.gl/LUjfEX
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What is STEM?
MakerSpaces in STEM LabsMakerSpaces are a great addition to any STEM Lab!
They give students places to engineer, explore and imagine!
Ask parents for a list of common household items to help stock
yours without breaking the bank $$$:
https://goo.gl/m3TeQr
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The EDP
Engineering Design Process
Engineering Design Process
eGFI for EngineeringClick this link to access the Teacher Welcome page:
http://goo.gl/gtqaOg
Scratch (scratch.mit.edu)Scratch uses Block Style Coding with commands/properties for
each block. Scratch translates very naturally to LEGO
Mindstorms.
PBS Digital Media: NOVA LABShttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/
PBS Learning Media created 6 individual Labs that use
technology to learn about science.
NASA’s BEST (Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology)
http://goo.gl/nHbYMt
NASA's Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology, or BEST, activity guides
bring the principles of engineering alive to younger audiences. The content in the
guides can be used to supplement curricula during the school day or as activities for
after-school clubs. Educators may use the materials as a set or as individual activities.
NASA's BEST activity guides help teach students the engineering design process. The
guides accommodate three grade groups (K-2, 3-5 or 6-8), and all follow the same set
of activities.
Khan AcademyKhan Academy partnered with NASA to explain
astronomy and space exploration:
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/nasa
Other STEM areas can be searched by topic, with
courses available for anything from Engineering
disciplines to Agricultural Science!
Energy.govClick this link for the Energy.gov Teach and Learn Page
http://energy.gov/eere/education/teach-and-learn
This portion of the site is searchable for lesson plans:
http://goo.gl/y2gf4S
http://www.eie.org/engineering-everywhereEiE - Engineering is Everywhere
Nat Geo Innovation Labhttp://education.nationalgeographic.org/innovation-lab/
Explore Learning: Gizmos ($)https://www.explorelearning.com/
Learning Gizmos are not free, but the 30 day trial is enough time to work through multiple simulations with your class if your timing is planned correctly.
InstructablesInstructables.com provides instructions on how to do or create just
about anything you can imagine! This is the MacGyver of websites,
it can give you instructions on how to design/make/engineer any
project you can think of!
Here is a link to an Educator’s Guide and helpful Student Rubric:
http://goo.gl/HTDeas
3D Design with Tinkercadwww.tinkercad.com with www.thingiverse.com
Teachers Pay TeachersWhile some STEM teachers may eschew the use of pre-paid lessons, I find that they save me formating time. Here are a few that I use and highly recommend:
The Nitty Gritty of Teaching STEM: https://goo.gl/BxKWQ6
Intro to STEM Critical Thinking: https://goo.gl/MvTUst
Mystery Design Box Challenges: https://goo.gl/LInfHU
STEM BuddiesWe meet once per month with 5th graders from Huntington Elementary School for STEM Buddies. The 8th grade STEM students foster a mentoring relationship, and they work together to complete an engineering design project.
Some Additional STEM Resourceshttps://goo.gl/zxPIz5
This link will take you to a document that I update periodically
with websites and projects for STEM classes.
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