STEM Resources

Relive the spectacle of your childhood with Smartivity Fantastic Optics Kaleidoscope S.T.E.M. Education D.I.Y. Toy making kit. Introduce your child to an infinite sequence of patterns, a dazzling world of colours.

First designed by Scotsman Dr. David Brewster in 1816, a kaleidoscope is not just another toy. It is a portal into the fascinating world of patterns and colours. Used as a source of inspiration by designers and artists, kaleidoscope inspires creativity and introduces your child to the wonders of light, colours and reflection.

Give your child a peek into the magical new dimension where colours dance and wonders abound. Vibrant and colourful, Smartivity Fantastic Optics Kaleidoscope S.T.E.M. Learning D.I.Y. kit opens up a world of patterns and designs for your child. It contains all the elements necessary to build this spectacular device. Just fill the kaleidoscope drum with colourful trinkets included in the kit, and watch your child explore the wonders of light and colours.

This STEM bulletin board set is a must-have for all 21st century classrooms. It is designed to help the STEM teacher give students the tools to develop creativity, problem-solving skills, collaboration skills, and leadership abilities. The high-tech yet whimsical art makes it an appealing set for all ages. It emphasizes the 4 C's of STEM and the Engineering Design Process, teaching students about the real world and how it works.

Carson-Dellosa curriculum bulletin boards are designed to support any classroom with hardworking curriculum-based displays.

Features:

• Resource Guide

Students can design and build an endless variety of structures, from skyscrapers to submarines, dinosaurs to storybook characters using the kit's multi-use planks, rotating pieces and connecting hubs. 320 pieces.

• Board game inspired by Learning Resources' Code & Go Robot Mouse teaches kids coding basics
• Two to four players draw coding cards and “compute” their mice towards cheese wedges scattered across the board
• Players must use critical thinking skills to navigate their mice away from barriers and toward warp tunnels
• Board game teaches coding skills through tactile play without the need for extra screen time or app

This Mark Twain Physical Science book encourages your students to collaborate while solving real-world science problems.

Filled with 26 hands-on activities, the STEM Labs for Physical Science book challenges students to apply content knowledge, technological design, and scientific inquiry to solve problems. Topics covered include:

• matter
• motion
• energy

This physical science book correlates to current state standards.

Cultivate an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math by encouraging students to collaborate and communicate for STEM success. STEM Labs for Physical Science includes lab activities to motivate students to work together, and it also provides you with materials for instruction and assessment. Labs incorporate the following components:

• critical thinking
• teamwork
• creativity
• communication

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company creates products to support success in science, math, language arts, fine arts, history, social studies, government, and character. Designed by educators for educators, the Mark Twain Publishing product line specializes in providing excellent supplemental books and content-rich décor for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms.

The Mark Twain Earth and Space Science book challenges students to work together while solving real-world problems.

STEM Labs for Earth and Space Science for sixth–eighth grades provides 26 integrated labs that cover the topics of:

• geology
• oceanography
• meteorology
• astronomy

The integrated labs encourage students to apply scientific inquiry, content knowledge, and technological design.

STEM success requires creativity, communication, and collaboration. Mark Twain's Earth and Space Science workbook for middle school explains STEM education concepts and provides materials for instruction and assessment. Each lab incorporates the following components:

• creativity
• teamwork
• communication
• critical thinking

From supplemental books to classroom décor, Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing the very best products for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects, including language arts, fine arts, government, history, social studies, math, science, and character.

Young children are born scientists with an innate desire to analyze and investigate the world around them. Creative Investigations in Early Science helps educators expand and encourage young learners' inquisitive nature as they explore the physical, life, and earth sciences.

Each chapter provides educators practical and approachable ways to intentionally foster young scientists' hands-on, minds-on explorations in the following areas:

• Matter and physical properties
• Physical and chemical changes
• Conservation and sustainability
• Earth and space systems

• The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, Earth, and physical science concepts.
• Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign.
• No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day.

• Teacher overview pages—Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather.
• Reading selections for background knowledge—Foundational information that is relevant to the challenge that students are completing.
• Visual real-world examples—A visual literacy page with real-world images relevant to the STEM challenge.
• A STEM challenge overview—Introduces the specific task and goal of each STEM challenge and provides space for students to brainstorm.
• Design process worksheets—Activities guide students to plan, create, test, and evaluate their creation.
• A redesign page to evaluate their design—The worksheet guides students through each step of the design process and provides space to document plans, materials, results, evaluations, and revisions.

• Erosion Barrier (Earth Science concept: Erosion and Weathering)
• Shin Guards (Life Science Concept: Human Bones and Energy Absorption)
• Zip Line (Physical Science Concept: Force, Gravity, and Friction)