STEM Teacher

Often, when we think of teaching STEM, banks of computers, fully equipped wood working shops, robotics equipment and advanced design software come to mind. In reality, many school districts, although enthusiastic about these materials do not have a budget that allows for their purchase. In this set of materials you will find a list of free and easy to obtain resources as well as their lab uses, two inquiry based lab lessons complete with printable follow-up worksheets and an explanation for how

Students will understand how wing size, weight, drag and shape affects flight. They will be introduced to Bernoulli’s principle, angle of attack and forces of flight prior to the lesson. These concepts will be applied to create an airplane with the use of a simple sheet of paper. Students will be able to use inquiry to make the best choice of what type of paper to use and how to best fold that type of paper to make a paper airplane that goes as far as possible. They will reflect on results and

This includes a scaffold for writing a five paragraph essay about the history of communication technology from Gutenberg to the Internet, the rubric for grading it and decorative paper to write the essay on. It could also be useful for History or English classes.

Technology and Engineering (STEM) standards cover a wide variety of topics. Students will investigate elements of Communication Technology topic as stated in State Learning Standards. Students will learn investigate content literature and multimedia sources. They will them use the knowledge to help them investigate and inquire which method of communication technology best expresses the data they have gathered. They will use inquiry to test how various apps for communication work, which ones b

Often, when we think of teaching STEM, banks of computers, fully equipped wood working shops, robotics equipment and advanced design software come to mind. In reality, many school districts, although enthusiastic about these materials do not have a budget that allows for their purchase. In this set of materials you will find a lesson that illustrates how to teach basic bridge building to your students for no cost to you or your school.

Often, when we think of teaching STEM, banks of computers, fully equipped wood working shops, robotics equipment and advanced design software come to mind. In reality, many school districts, although enthusiastic about these materials do not have a budget that allows for their purchase. In this set of materials you will find a lesson that illustrates how to teach basic bridge building to your students for no cost to you or your school.