120. Prioritizing Prototypes & Assessing STEM

9/8/2023

Show Summary:

In this episode, Claire is back in her STEM classroom and focused on prototyping and troubleshooting for her kinder - 9th graders! Listen in as she and Natasha chat about a mysterious prototype, a STEM challenge intended to assess learning for back to school, and why her students asked if they could bring a dead cat to school.

Links from the Show:

Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes

• 113. From Miniatures to Mariners: The Power of Prototyping

• 40. Escape the STEM Room

• 119. Think Like A Scientist

• 51. How Do You Get Every Student to Speak?

Vivify STEM Blog Posts

• Sub Plans for a STEM Classroom

• Engineering in the Science Classroom

Vivify STEM Lessons

• STEM Creativity Tools: 5 Activities to Boost Brainstorming Power

• Sub Lesson Templates for a STEM Classroom

• Paper Circuits:

  • Paper Circuits STEM Activity - FREE!!

  • All Vivify Paper Circuit STEM Activities

• Robot Hand STEM Activity (Printed & Digital)

Other STEM Resources

• Tour Claire’s STEM Lab!

  • Vivify TikTok

  • Vivify Instagram

• STEM Books:

  • “What To Do With a Box?” by Jane Yolen

  • “Boxitects” by Kim Smith

• Who has the hat?

  • Vivify TikTok

  • Vivify Instagram

• The STEM Space Membership (Yearly access to ALL Vivify Lessons!)

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