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Habits of Mind
16 Habits of Mind that we want to develop in our students.
Read MoreR.A.F.T. Resource Area for Teaching
Resource Area for Teaching has loads of Idea Sheets which you can search through for exceptional, #STEMontheCheap ideas like Design Inspirations.
Read MorePrompts for Integrating Crosscutting Concepts Into Assessment and Instruction
Prompts for both formative and summative assessment for each of the crosscutting concepts. Great for thinking about the questions you ask students as they are doing science and engineering projects. STEM Tool #41 from STEM teaching Tools
Read MorePepper’s Pyramid Projector
Turn your cell phone or tablet into a 3D hologram-like projector using plastic you would normally recycle. Reuse flat clear plastic to give this old physics trick a high tech twist. Less ecologically friendly, but good if you want to make a bunch of projectors, you can print templates onto transparencies and cut them out…
Read MoreSTEMAZing Journal Hack
Make graph paper STEMAZing journals that require no staples or tape using an old bookbinding trick.
Read More$1 Laser Pointer Macro Lens Hack (or just 10 cents)
Learn how to take apart a $1 keychain laser pointer from Family Dollar and turn it into a macro lens for either a cell phone or tablet. It basically turns your device into a low-powered microscope that can take photos or videos. NOTE: If you don’t want to hack the laser pointer keychain, you can…
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