by Paige Barnes | Dec 6, 2017 | STEM Experiments & Activities, STEM News
Make Fake Snow This is especially fun with younger kids, but even older ones will love it. Reindeer Races You could use balloons decorated as reindeer taped to a straw on a “zipline” for younger students and student-built “cars” (mousetrap or...
by Paige Barnes | Dec 5, 2017 | STEM Experiments & Activities, STEM News
This project fits beautifully as part of our list of winter-themed STEM activities and can be used with all different ages/grade levels. Use balloons (decorated as reindeer) that are taped to a straw on a “zipline” for younger students, and use decorated...
by Paige Barnes | Dec 5, 2017 | STEM Experiments & Activities, STEM News
This is especially fun with younger kids, but even older ones will love it. There a few recipes for fake snow, so one way to incorporate a cross-curricular lesson is to make all the recipes and see which is the best; use charts and graphs to show results, and then...
by Paige Barnes | Nov 3, 2017 | EDAP Winners, Houston, News, STEM News
Bob Fulbright is the amazing educator who won the 2017 John Kingsley Kerver Educator Award. This award is generously sponsored each year by Karen North in honor of her father, a former engineer at Exxon. As a graduate from Lake Forest College and the University of...
by Paige Barnes | Nov 2, 2017 | Houston, News, STEM News
Olle Middle School in Alief is excitedly planning their STEMtastic Breakfast Guest Speaker Series for this school year. Twice a month they invite a guest speaker to share information about his/her work, awareness, and education in STEM with their students from...
by Paige Barnes | Sep 12, 2017 | Houston, STEM News
Calling all educators! Do you have an award-winning lesson that highlights a STEM concept? This year following Energy Day Festival in Houston, we will be hosting a contest for educators. Submit a lesson plan to us implementing one of the STEM concepts you saw being...