78. Stage 3 STEM

8/26/2022

Show Summary:

Ready to elevate your STEM class with a Stage 3 STEM project? Here is the part 2 we promised in episode 75! Claire and Natasha dive into ideas for long-term research-based STEM projects for elementary and middle school. We discuss animal habits, a project for a custom-fit aquatic wheelchair, and tackling a local city challenge. We also share how any Stage 2 engineering design challenge can be translated into a more in-depth Stage 3 STEM project.

Links from the Show:

Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes

• 75. Space Colony Competition

• 66. Eco-House Sustainable STEM with Kristina Ohl

• 33. My Students Built A Wheelchair

Vivify STEM Blog Posts

• Not all STEM is Equal: 3 Stages of STEM Education

• Design a Sustainable Eco-House STEM Project

• Design a Prosthetic Leg STEM Activity...for Animals!

• STEM Explorers: Travel the World with STEM Activities for Elementary

• How to Launch a Weather Balloon: Ultimate STEM Challenge

Vivify STEM Lessons & Products

• Prosthetic Leg Engineering Design STEM Challenge

• STEM Creativity Tools: 5 Activities to Boost Brainstorming Power

• STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum Around the World

• STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)

• STEM Scope & Sequence (Pacing Guide) - FREE! - Elementary or Middle School

• Stage 3 STEM: Design Projects

  • Design a Sustainable Eco-House STEM Project

  • Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!

  • Animal Habitat & Biomes STEM Diorama Engineering Design Project

  • Weather Balloon Launch: STEM Engineering Project Guide

Other STEM Resources

• Space Colony Competition

• Makey Makey

  • Makey Makey Invention Kit - Amazon affiliate link

  • Makey Makey STEM Activity - FREE in the The STEM Space Explorer Library! Learn the basics + Activity to build a game controller!

• Scratch Jr.

• SA Smart Challenge

• NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering

• Vivify Curriculum Map

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