Strategies and Activities for Grades 4-8
Written by STEM teaching expert Anne Jolly as a free supplement to her book STEM By Design (2016), the Student Teaming Tips Handbook is a starter set of ideas teachers may find useful for priming kids to work creatively and productively in STEM teams. Download the PDF!
Here’s a small collection of STEM-related videos that might provide some inspiration for students and lesson-writing ideas for teachers. There’s a good three-minute intro to STEM, clips from the Teaching Channel, Kahn Academy, and more. Suggest your favorites!
Getting ready to involve students in real STEM learning experiences this fall? Then you’ll soon begin to examine, revise, and beef up your STEM education knowledge and skills. Anne Jolly brings together ideas and information to answer five key questions.
Use these study questions as you read STEM by Design (Routledge, 2016) individually or in a team. Often a team study will surface more ideas, generate discussions, and drive learning deeper. Choose those questions that will spark the most learning for you.