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Make It STEM

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East Lyme, Connecticut, United States
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Fourteen years experience teaching STEM and STEAM to students in grades 6-12.
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Preview of 10 Free Lego Building Challenge Cards for STEM and STEAM

10 Free Lego Building Challenge Cards for STEM and STEAM

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Make It STEM
This set includes a PDF file of 10 challenge cards for Lego style bricks that can be used for STEM or STEAM classrooms. Each challenge can be completed solo or as a team. Each card has a colorful block border but can also be printed in black and white. Some cards include advanced or team challenge options to differentiate for more advanced builders. Recommended age range: 6 - 13 years old (or for anyone who is a kid at heart!)
Preview of Focus Fix Class Challenge

Focus Fix Class Challenge

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Make It STEM
Easy to prep team challenge for the whole class. Great for the first week of school. Give a card to each student and challenge the class to line up, putting the cards in the correct sequential order while not talking. Activity comes with 40 large colorful sequence cards to print out, answer key, lesson plan, PowerPoint and student reflection page. This activity is a great way to introduce teamwork strategies to a class and can lead into a discussion on class norms for teamwork and group work
Preview of Nature Scavenger Hunts for the West Coast

Nature Scavenger Hunts for the West Coast

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Make It STEM
Five nature based scavenger hunts for coastal and forest habitats of the United States West Coast. Pack includes hunts for the beach, tide flats, marine wildlife, forest wildlife and forest trails. Each item has a detailed picture next to it so even the youngest explorers can use them independently. Print out your own copies or print and laminate to use with dry erase markers over and over again. A great resource for field trips, nature walks, camps, or for learning about the different speci
Preview of Animated Digital Badge Fun Pack for Rewards and Motivation

Animated Digital Badge Fun Pack for Rewards and Motivation

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Make It STEM
This pack includes 15 fun animated badges to use in your digital classroom! Digital badges are a fun way to motivate and reward students while taking part in online learning. You can also use them as rewards or shout outs in slideshows and online presentations, or as icons on your profile page. Files are saved as .gifs and sized at 250x250 pixels so they can be used as Google icons or embedded into the signature lines of emails. Animated badges included are Baller, Confetti Llama, Creativity
Preview of Free Engineering Design Process Poster

Free Engineering Design Process Poster

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Make It STEM
Free original colorful poster outlining an overview of the engineering design process. Formatted as a png, designed to fit an 18 inch x 24 inch print but can also be sized down to a letter sized print as well. I've had so many new STEM teachers ask me about engineering design process I use. While there's no "one and only" engineering design process, I hope that this poster can serve as a guide to helping you and your students create and learn. Feel free to use and post, but please give credit
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About the store

Experience

Fourteen years experience teaching STEM and STEAM to students in grades 6-12.

Teaching style

My classroom thrives on student engagement, creative thinking and inquiry. I try to incorporate choice and imagination into all of the lessons and projects I develop no matter the grade level. I love figuring out new ways to bring science and technology to my students that will help them develop their own talents and interests in these subject areas.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Presidential award winner for math and science teaching (PAEMST) 2019. National Board Certified Teacher 2014

My own education history

Bachelors of Arts in Biology and in Philosophy, Masters of Education in Secondary Science Teaching.

Additional biographical information

Art and animal enthusiast. Mom to two very small future scientists and explorers.