Force Be With You
Crash Course Kids Video
Do you know how many people have been to the moon? Only 12! Part of the reason it’s so few is because of how difficult it is to escape Earth and get into space in the first place. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity, escape velocity, and how gravity works…
Read MoreClassroom Speaker System
Jo Ann brought in her Redcat Access classroom speaker system for use during the workshop. While expense, a grant to support this technology can make a big difference in the classroom.
Read MoreForms of Energy
A great resource for everything to do with energy – this worksheet defining the forms of energy comes from The NEED Project. Find loads of usable FREE curriculum at www.need.org.
Read MoreNational Geographic Kids Roller Coaster Videos
A whole collection of videos you can use to engage students with different aspects of roller coaster fun.
Read MoreDisney Imagineering Trajectory Video
Roller Coasters
This roller coaster engineering design challenge is fantastic and embodies #STEMontheCheap student engagement. (Hint: Lowe’s has the lowest price on 3/4″ inner diameter pipe insulation at $1.18 for 6′.)
Read MoreRoller Coaster Science
Watch the laws of physics at work, at 1,000 frames per second. And get a quick lesson in positive and negative G’s.
Read MoreIdeas are Scary – GE Commercial
A great advertisement about ideas from General Electric that works nicely with the #STEMAZingPictureBook, What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada and with our IDEAS Engineering Journal.
Read MoreCSC Toys | Rockets and Beyond
Chris Welborn has loads of great #STEMontheCheap toys to engage students with related to force, energy, and power.
Read MoreBalloon-Powered Car
These #STEMontheCheap balloon powered cars are another engineering design challenge that allows for iteration through the engineering design process.
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