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STEM Skills Challenge- Gumdrop Bridge STEM Skills STEM Skills Challenge- Gumdrop Bridge Employers today are looking for students who have learned how to think and how to…Lane
STEM Essentials- Developing Effective STEM Units STEM Essentials STEM Essentials- Developing Effective STEM Units Planning a STEM unit can be very time-consuming if done right, but the outcomes and…Lane
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STEM Essentials- Decision Making STEM Essentials STEM Essentials- Decision Making In this series, we've been investigating how to best plan a STEM unit. We have…Lane
STEM Essentials- The Engineering Design Process STEM Essentials STEM Essentials- The Engineering Design Process On the road to planning an effective STEM unit, we have: Sketched out a plan…Lane
STEM Essentials- Creating Rubrics STEM Essentials STEM Essentials- Creating Rubrics When developing a STEM unit, it's important to put a lot of time into the…Lane
STEM Essentials- The Assessments STEM Essentials STEM Essentials- The Assessments After you have thought about your STEM unit and have developed a plan that contains…Lane
STEM Essentials- The Plan STEM Essentials STEM Essentials- The Plan So what is the first thing that you need to know to plan a STEM…Lane
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The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- 10 Projects for Engaging STEM Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- 10 Projects for Engaging STEM One of the biggest challenges in STEM education is finding good challenges for students. These…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Lunar Landers Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Lunar Landers Lunar Landers teaches students to design, build and test an out of this world (sorry,…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Solar Ovens Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Solar Ovens This week's Brown Bag STEM Challenge is designing and building a solar oven...and to test…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Zip Lines Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Zip Lines For this week's engineering design challenge, we'll construct a zip line that will drop a…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Hovercrafts Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Hovercrafts In keeping with the theme of teaching STEM concepts through simple projects whose supplies fit…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Building Windmills Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Building Windmills How about a Brown Bag STEM Challenge about renewable energy? In this challenge, students use…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Paperclip Sailboats Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Paperclip Sailboats Paper Sailboats are a wonderful way for students to easily experiment with different design components. …Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Roller Coasters Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Roller Coasters To liven up any Forces and Motions discussion, roller coasters are a sure hit! This…Lane
The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Paper Helicopters Brown Bag STEM Challenge The Brown Bag STEM Challenge- Paper Helicopters At first glance, this project is simple, but, upon closer inspection, it's rather deceptive as…Lane