STEAM Kids
A year's worth of captivating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) activities that will wow the boredom right out of kids! Created by an MIT engineer, award winning educators, designers, and homeschooling experts, STEAM Kids will inspire your children to: question like a scientist, design like a technologist, build like an engineer, create like an artist, deduce like a mathematician - and, most importantly - play like a kid!
50 Stem Labs - Science Experiments for Kids
This is a collection of 50 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) science experiments for kids. Recommended for grades 3 and up. Each one has a snappy title, a brief description of the task required, the rules, and grading rubrics. Please note that these are not recipes for projects where you just follow the steps to complete an activity. These are critical thinking challenges. Students will have to figure out how to defeat each task.
Team Building Activities for STEM Groups
This book provides 50 fun and inexpensive activities that have proven themselves through the excitement, engagement, and teamwork building that we have seen at every event where we have used them. With each activity, you will see important STEM concepts such as the design process, understanding sequential logic, and comparing word problems to stories. Questions for discussion are added to each activity to help participants gain an understanding of these concepts.
STEM Labs for Middle Grades, Grades 5 - 8
STEM Labs for Middle Grades offers activities that challenge students to apply scientific inquiry, content knowledge, and technological design to solve real-world problems. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.
STEM by Design
Available from the LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE.
How do you create effective STEM classrooms that energize students, help them grow into creative thinkers and collaborators, and prepare them for their futures? This practical book from expert Anne Jolly has all the answers and tools you need to get started or enhance your current program. See the companion website in the box to the right.
Garibaldi Secondary School, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada