Workshop Resources – Page 26 – STEMAZing Systems Thinking

Not 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.

When I Build With Blocks transports an everyday classroom into various imaginative scenes – from outer space to the ocean. Any young child, who has ever built with blocks, can identify with this book. Each block structure included originated from ideas in actual Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms.

Shape Space

A young dancer dances her way among geometric shapes.

Block Play Tips

Practical suggestions for common dilemmas.

Block Center Evaluation – 21st Century

Blocks, Building, and Beyond PowerPoint

One Grain of Rice

A mathematical fairy tale similar to The King’s Chessboard. A village girl outsmarts a selfish king by asking him to double a portion of rice every day for 30 days in order to feed the hungry.

King’s Chessboard

When the wise man refuses to accept a reward for his service to the king, the king insists and so the wise man asks for a payment of rice for each square of the king’s chessboard–the amount to be doubled each day. Soon the royal granaries are almost empty–will the proud king concede that he…

Systems Thinking Playbook

This book has become a favorite of K–12 teachers, university faculty, and corporate consultants. It provides short gaming exercises that illustrate the subtleties of systems thinking. The companion DVD shows the authors introducing and running each of the thirty games.

Creative Learning Exchange

Simulations from Creative Learning Exchange.