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Which STEM Challenge Materials are Best?

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is, “What STEM Challenge materials should I have in my classroom?”   While most STEM Challenges come with a recommended materials...

Quick Tip Tuesday: Take the STEM Challenge Personality Quiz

Happy Holidays! Check out this tip to take the STEM Challenge Teacher Personality Quiz just for fun or for the 5 STEM Freebies, too!     Take me to the...

You Do Have the Time to Do STEM Challenges Right

In the last year or so,  I’ve seen an increasing number of requests in social media groups I’m part of for STEM Challenges that can be done in 5 minutes....

Quick Tip Tuesday – Vary Student Planning Methods

Check out this tip to change up student planning methods. There’s more to life than sketching a plan!    Not every student enjoys sketching or has the ability to...

Quick Tip Tuesday – Engineering vs. Assembling Design Solutions

Check out this tip to ensure students are engineering, not merely assembling design solutions!       Make sure you give students materials that they must manipulate to engineer design...

Winter STEM Challenge Snowstravaganza!

Winter is here and, teachers, we all know the winter season calls for your “A” game. The holiday attention deficit and insane cabin fever will be setting in soon, if...