The following links and documents are a collection which may help extend your knowledge regarding STEM and STEAM practice. Please note, they have not been created by me and are a collection which developed from my own personal interest in STEM/STEAM education, and ways to develop creativity and design thinking skills. When possible I have acknowledged the original authors and/or the website where the information was found, however, there is some documents which I was unable to locate the original authors. If you can provide further information and acknowledgement details, please share this information and I will update the page.
Discussions and Articles
- education-and-engagement-web A PDF provided by the government of Western Australia.
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Could Engineering Be the Coolest Job Ever? by Anne Jolly (STEM by Design author) could-engineering-be-for-you Anne Jolly document to use with students.
Curriculum and Planning
- elementary-and-middles-school-stem-implementationv2 A PDF provided by the Department of Education, in Indiana, USA.
- Learning Standards (for Science/Tech/Engineering), Massachusetts, USA.
- Science & Technology/Engineering Strand Maps, Massachusetts, USA.
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How to Debug a STEM Lesson Plan by Anne Jolly (STEM by Design author) stem-lesson-debugger doc for assessing your own lesson plan.
- creating-significant-learning-experiences-through-pbl-developing-project-card-1
- creating-significant-learning-experiences-through-pbl-pbl-rubric
- STEAM into STEM: Linking to the Australian Curriculum
Assessment
- What to look for? Observation guides for K-8 for Science/Math/ELA, Massachusetts, USA.
Books
- Invent to Learn by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager.
- STEM by Design by Anne Jolly
Apps
- Useful Pinterest collection of apps for STEM projects
STEM Videos
- What is STEM?
- STEM Education: Developing 21st century problem solvers A TEDx Talk by 2014 National Teacher of the Year Finalist, Rob Stephenson.
- STEAM by DESIGN: Linda Nelson Keane at TEDxHarambee
STEAM Videos
- Integration of Art and Science | Yoko Shimizu | TEDxTokyo
- When Science Meets Art: Fabian Oefner at TEDxWarwick 2013
- STEAM by DESIGN: Linda Nelson Keane at TEDxHarambee
- The art of science and the science of art | Ikumi Kayama |
Creativity
- Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist? | Cindy Foley |
- A Century of Australian Innovation Power House Museum, significant innovations developed by Australians.
- Five Rules of Design Thinking to Reach All Students | Michael Roush | TEDxWorthingtonED
- Creativity and Imagination: Gregg Fraley at TEDxStormont
- 3 tools to become more creative | Balder Onarheim | TEDxCopenhagenSalon Aimed at developing adult creativity but could be used in the classroom.
Projects and Lessons
Primary
K-PP
- kindergarten-earth-sun-and-moon
- kindergarten-plant-animal-structures-functions
- kindergarten-properties-matter
- kindergarten-weather-and-water
- kindergarten-lessons-our-changing-environment
Yr. 1
- 1st-grade-earth-rock-cycle-fossils
- 1st-grade-ecology-habitats-and-adaptations
- first-grade-lessons-habitats (1).pdf
- 1st-grade-man-made-vs-natural-materials-2
- first-grade-lessons-habitats
Yr. 2
- 2nd-grade-earth-sun-and-moon
- 2nd-grade-forces-motion
- 2nd-grade-plants-animals-structures-functions
- 2nd-grade-properties-matter
Yr. 3
- 3rd-grade-earth-rock-cycle-fossils
- 3rd-grade-energy-example
- 3rd-grade-plants-and-animals-structures-functions
- 3rd-grade-simple-machines
- 3rd-grade-sound-light-energy-1
Yr. 4
- Fancy Footwork! Includes overview, lesson plan, student handout, video and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
- Electrical Engineers Includes overview, lesson plan, student handout and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
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Critter Curators Includes overview, lesson plan, student handout and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
- 4th-grade-earth-processes
- 4th-grade-ecology-habitats-and-adaptation
- 4th-grade-energy
- 4th-grade-speed-and-motion
- stem-activities-handbook
- drop-stop-dont-pop-launcher-lesson PowerPoints for 2 day lesson day1-math-slides and day2-science-slides from
- Greeting Card Assembly Line A STEAM lesson, Lesson created by Heather Krey of Kutztown University. It won the 2013 American Association of University Women’s “Engineer a Lesson” contest.
Yr. 5
- Tsunami Includes overview, lesson plan, student handout and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
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Dance by Number Includes overview, lesson plan, student handout and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
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Cookie Mystery Includes overview, lesson plan, student handout and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
- Fun With Bernoulli Activity courtesy of TeachEngineering.org, a searchable online library of standards-based, engineering lessons and activities compiled by the College of Engineering’s Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
- Soil Biosolarization: Sustainable Weed Killer Adapted from TeachEngineering activity contributed by the GK-12 program, College of Engineering, University of California Davis.
- 5th-grade-earth-sun-moon_0
- 5th-grade-ecosystems
- 5th-grade-musculoskeletal-system
- 5th-grade-musculoskeletal-system5th-grade-properties-matter
Yr. 6
- Trash Sliders Activity developed by Larry Richards, University of Virginia mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, who conducted it with teachers at the 2015 ASEE K-12 Workshop in Seattle. It is among the Engineering Teaching Kits he created for the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s K-12 outreach program.
- sixth-grade-lessons-amusement
- ds_tg_full
- sixth-grade-lessons-communication
- stem-activities-handbook-1
Inquiry Teaching in STEM
A selection of links to inquiry lessons for a range of age groups:
- Inquiry Teaching in STEM Lessons include overviews, lesson plans, student handouts and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
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Elementary Inquiry Lessons include overviews, lesson plans, student handouts and teacher tools downloads, from stem4teachers.org
Engineering Activities
A selection of links to engineering lessons for a range of age groups:
STEM Activities and Lessons
A selection of links to STEM lessons and resources for a range of age groups:
- STEMWORKS website’s online interactive models and lesson plans.
- STEMpact website’s collection of resources and lessons.
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STEM Resources Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Resources for preK-12 by Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer
Robotics Activities and Lessons
A selection of links to robotic STEM lessons and resources for a range of age groups:
STEAM Resources and Lessons
- A collection of TRICIA FUGLESTAD’S ELEMENTARY ART ROOM STEAM lessons.
Projects and Lessons
Secondary
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