Maker space middle school

28 engaging hands-on STEM activities that use recylced and craft materials for a home, library, or classroom makerspace

Can you tell a flawed STEM project from a true STEM project? Use this handy checklist as a reference. Start-to-finish instructions...

In my article for Demco Ideas, I go into detail about how I've created STEAM connections within my makerspace at Stewart Middle Magnet.

Thanks to the wonderful world of Twitter, I first really started taking notice of Makerspaces last spring. Intrigued, I spent some time over the summer researching what a Makerspace was, what it would achieve in a middle school setting, and what would be the best, yet most cost effective materials to begin such a space. Lucky for me, I work in a school that supports creativity, instructional technology, and hands-on learning. With the support of my administration and grants from our…

Ready to create a school makerspace? Use this manual to decide what items you need, what you don’t, and how to get your space up and running.

Are you looking for fun engineering activities for middle school students? Engineering activities are a great example of STEM activities for middle school students.

Why bring character education to STEM classrooms? The STEM ideals found throughout this series aim to identify the special way scientists, and really all STEM Pros, think and behave so we may better practice the traits ourselves – in (and hopefully beyond) STEM classes! Yes, growth mindset is an important piece, but it doesn't tell the whole story! Click through to the blog post to learn more!

Connecting picture books and STEM seems so natural in an elementary classroom, but I know it can also be successfully done in even middle and high school classrooms. Each quarter, we send home a STEM Challenge Project and this is one of the students' favorites! Here are some of their projects! We based this set of STEM projects on the book, What Can You Do With a Box?, by Jane Yolen. Students got a 6 x 6 x 6 cardboard box, which you can buy in bulk on Amazon (you can get 25 of them for…

A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools. These spaces are open to kids, adults, and entrepreneurs and have a variety of maker equipment including 3D printers, laser cutters, cnc machines, soldering irons and even sewing machines. A makerspace however doesn’t need to include all of these machines or even any of them to be considered a makerspace. If…

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