Elementary School
Story Maps
Everyone has a story to tell. Harness the power of maps to tell yours.
Read MoreAnnotation Cards
A great tool for helping students analyze text.
Read MoreToys From Trash
#STEMontheCheap at its best! Toys from Trash is an incredible collection of projects made with inexpensive materials. You will have to consider the minds-on ways you will use these projects to engage students but most work well with our IDEAS Engineering Journal. Harness the power of play! Toys from Trash Philosophy: Our core belief is…
Read MoreCaine’s Arcade
9-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store. The entire summer went by, and Caine had yet to have a single customer. Then, on the last day of summer, a filmmaker named Nirvan stopped to buy a door handle for his car. Nirvan became…
Read MoreNot a Box
A box is just a box…unless it’s not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows.
Read MoreHollow Flashlight Invented by 14-Year-Old Girl
Meet Ann Makosinski, a 15-year-old who invented a flashlight powered by thermal energy from her hand – no batteries necessary – EVER! Use this video to introduce your students to a young inventor who won her age group at the 2013 Google Science Fair. Learn more about the science and technology behind her “Hollow” Flashlight! LEARN…
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Magic School Bus in the Haunted Museum: A Book about Sound
In a companion book to the new PBS series starring Lily Tomlin, readers learn about sound and how it is made as Ms. Frizzle’s class spends the night in a sounds museum that turns out to be haunted.
Read MoreEngineering Design Process University of Arizona
Adapted from the UA College of Engineering.
Read MoreStraw Oboe
Using two different diameter straws, create an oboe with just a simple cut to create a reed and a little bit of practice.
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