Teaching STEAM

In this activity students choose a place they want to vacation and learn about it’s seasons and how it affects the place. Students love exploring (and dreaming) about places they'd like to visit! Assignment sectionsIdentify location, longitude/latitude, identify on world mapDescribe the seasons (Students are reminded that some places of Earth do not have four distinct seasons and are broken into rainy and dry, and the hemispheres will have opposite seasons)How Seasons Affect Life How Seasons

Grow lettuce under different light conditions to practice the scientific method and foundational science skills! This fully written scientific method lab has easy options to fit your personal classroom environment. Includes steps, data tables, and analysis questions. All you need is pots/cups, soil, lettuce seeds, water for plants, and two places to test. Lettuce seeds work well and kids love that it is edible! This lab can be used as bell work once it is set up, activity for quick workers who

There are many terms that we use to describe the ecology of an area. The student task is to practice using these terms in context by explaining (or creating) an ecosystem. Product includes an answer key of terminology for teacher and/or student use. Vocabulary sheets can also be used as a separate handout.

What jobs are a part of the operations of a NOAA research vessel? in this activity, students learn about the different jobs onboard the NOAA Ship Pisces within the following departments/groups: Command, Engineering, Deck, Technicians, Stewards, Scientists. Students match each job to the description, check their answers, and then play the card game Memory to reinforce their new knowledge.