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STEM Boot Camp

Rated 4.82 out of 5, based on 42 reviews

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Ooltewah, Tennessee, United States

About the store

I have followed a very nontraditional teaching path. I started out with a degree and career in chemical engineering, and I have slowly been making my way into the teaching world. I have experience developing curriculum for home-schooled students in math and science, and I spent the past year creating and teaching STEM programs at a K-9 special needs school. I have been tutoring for about 5 years in math, science, chemical engineering and ACT/SAT/GRE prep. I love developing curriculum and with my TPT store, I'm hoping to spark students' interest in math, science and engineering by creating outside-the-box and FUN hands-on activities!

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Acids, Bases and Neutralization Reactions

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**Please don't forget to rate my free document! I would love to hear your feedback!** This lab is meant as a supplemental activity for middle school physical science students learning about acids, bases, pH and neutralization. It is great for homeschooled students, as all of the chemicals used in the experiment are common household chemicals. It requires basic knowledge of lab equipment, lab safety, and measurement techniques. This package includes: 1. A concept review of acids, bases, neutra

6th - 8th

Chemistry, Physical Science

Unit Conversions and Dimensional Analysis

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A lot of the time, it's difficult to incorporate hands-on activities into math classes. This lab provides a great way for middle school students to apply their knowledge of unit conversions to a real-world application: house square footage and floor plans. First, students will find the dimensions of each room in their house using only their feet. Then, they will convert their measurements into actual feet. They will use this information to find the area of each room and create a floor plan using

6th - 8th

Arithmetic, Geometry, Measurement

The Engineering Design Process

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This activity combines critical thinking, budgeting, engineering design, and teamwork as students collaborate to design, build and test a functional and cost-effective crane prototype. Each team's crane will have to secure and lift a cup of water onto a 2-foot high platform without spilling it! The target students for this activity are advanced 8th and 9th graders who are interested in engineering. It is great for an "Intro to Engineering" course because it introduces the engineering design pr

8th - 9th

Engineering, Physics

Using Density, Unit Conversions and Proportions to Make Christmas Cookies

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In this fun and festive activity, your students will use their knowledge of density, proportions, and unit conversions to make Christmas cookies without access to the appropriate measuring cups and spoons. Teams will work together in the chemistry lab to come up with ways to measure the correct quantity of each ingredient in the recipe. Then, after all of the cookies are baked and decorated, the students will get to taste them to see how well they turned out! This activity is meant for middle

6th - 8th

Basic Operations, Other (Math), Physical Science

Valentine's Day STEM Activity: Building an Effective Team for an Assembly Line

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This activity is a blast! Students will learn about assembly lines, the engineering design process, and how to build an effective team in an attempt to mass produce high-quality Valentine's Day cards. They will conduct three separate trials that use different production methods and they will graph and compare their results. The package includes: 1. A concept review of the engineering design process, assembly lines, and tips for building an effective team. 2. A pre-activity practice worksheet

6th - 8th

Engineering

Distance, Rate and Time

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This lab will get your students up and moving! And guess what? It's a MATH lab. That's right --I'm combining exercise and math over here :-) The target level for this lab is algebra 1 (typically 8th or 9th graders), but some advanced pre-algebra students will be able to handle it as well. Students should have a very basic understanding of systems of linear equations and percent error calculations before jumping into this activity. The hands-on portion of this lab is written to be conducted o

7th - 9th

Algebra, Measurement, Other (Math)

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About the store

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Teaching style

As a former engineering student and engineer, I am a huge fan of the "facilitator" teaching style in which the teacher acts as a guide to the student's success, without telling the student exactly what to do or how to do it. I value the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills so that a student gains confidence and feels prepared to be "thrown" into any unfamiliar situation. Of course, in math and science, it is also important to incorporate lecture-based learning to ensure that students have built the necessary foundation for higher-level learning. However, once the technical knowledge is there, I believe that application problems, labs and other hands-on activities are crucial to building real-world skills.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I am a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, a certified Engineer In Training (EIT), and a member of the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society.

My own education history

I graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Since then, I have obtained a certificate from Rice University (via Coursera) in "The Fundamentals of Computing in Python." I am continuing to take programming courses in Python, SQL, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript in order to incorporate more of the technology portion of STEM into my curriculum.

Additional biographical information

In my free time, I love to run, hike, kayak, and exercise in pretty much any way possible! My love for health and fitness was part of the inspiration for my TPT store. My labs and activities get students UP and moving while they learn a variety of complex STEM concepts. The activities and practice problems can be intellectually intense and fast-paced, hence the "Boot Camp" reference in my store name!