Workshops – braided STEM

The Bathtub Game Worksheet and Slides

This worksheet and slide deck can be used to run The Bathtub Game from The Climate Change Playbook by Dennis Meadows, Linda Booth Sweeney, and Gillian Martin Mehers. Trial 4 has been modified from the original game in the book to better demonstrate how slow it can be to reduce a stock once it has grown…

Go See This Eclipse

This To Scale film was made in preparation for the 2017 total solar eclipse but should inspire you to go see out a spot in the path of totality for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse which moves across the globe from Mexico through Texas across the United States through New York and just…

Turing Tumble Virtual

Don’t want to keep track of all those marbles and parts? Try out this Turing Tumble virtual marble powered computer. Complete with challenges in the menu that get increasingly more difficult.

Exploratorium – Tinkering Library

Combining tinkering activities with books invites playful engagement with STEAM concepts and processes while also reinforcing language development, collaboration, communication, and literacy skills.

Eco-Anxiety Resources from Portland Community College

This collection includes resources from two workshops held in Spring 2021 at Portland Community College focused on eco-anxiety and climate grief related to climate change.

i-STEM Institute 2023 – Energy Flows Where the SySTEMs Thinking Goes

This is a collection of STEMAZing Resources used or referenced during i-STEM Institute 2023 – Energy Flows Where the SySTEMs Thinking Goes. Thanks to the Idaho STEM Action Center and sponsors for hosting this event and special thanks to our strand sponsors Idaho Power and Intermountain Gas for ensuring our participating teachers received everything they…

Schoolyard Garden Guide from National Geographic

Creating Gardens of Goodness – A how-to guide for five types of children’s gardens.

Primary Behavior-Over-Time Graph (BOTG) Templates

The Google Slides below are meant to be used with student in virtual classrooms or in situations where students are one-to-one with devices. To fully experience their interactive nature, be sure to click the link below the Google Slides frame and make a copy of the presentation in your own Google Drive to use them…

Love the Earth: Understanding climate change, speaking up for solutions, and living an earth-friendly life by Mel Hammond

This book is packed with ideas and information for girls who care about the earth to help them understand climate change, speak up for solutions, and live an earth-friendly life. It’s full of quizzes, crafts, party ideas, and a science experiment to help girls learn how they can use their unique passions and talents to…

Kids Against Climate Change

All around the world, kids are learning about climate change. Why should we care? Duh – it’s our future! And we want our voices heard!!! This is a site created by kids (and a teacher) for kids (and teachers). Take a look at what other kids have shared. Then share an idea of your own.…