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Dr. Alice Christie's STEM/STEAM Resource Page

STEM/STEAM is a CULTURE, not a CLASS ©2017

Dr. Christie's STEM/STEAM Resources

• Dr. Christie's STEM Resources
• Dr. Christie's STEM/STEAM Site
• STEM/STEAM Unit or Activity Ideas and Examples
• Large STEM/STEAM Centers Photos (Opens in new Tab. Doubleclick on images to enlarge)
• Large Center Questions (PDF)
• Small STEM/STEAM Centers Photos (Opens in new Tab. Doubleclick on images to enlarge)
• Small Center Questions (PDF)

Coding

• Hour of Code
• Code.org
• Go Beyond One Hour of Coding
• Khan Academy Hour of Coding
• Tynker's Hour of Code
• Free Code Camp
• Code Academy (Next logical step after Code.org)
• Scratch
• Tickle

Finding Funding to Support STEM/STEAM Education

• Donors Choose
• Grants:
  • Lowe's
  • Wells Fargo
  • Walmart
  • Target
  • Home Depot Community Impact Grants
  • Teachers Count Grants
  • Teach.com Grants for Teachers
  • Grant Wrangler: Show Teachers the Money
  • NEA Foundation Grants to Educators
  • NCTM Grants
  • Grants for Teachers
  • Meemic Foundation Grants
  • Farmers Insurance Thank America's Teachers
  • Raytheon MathMovesU Grants for Teachers and Schools
  • GrantWatch.com

STEM/STEAM Challenges:

• Categorizing:
  • Photos 1 | Photos 2 | Photos 3
  • Skills Needed Mind Map 1 | Skills Needed Mind Map 2 | List
• Finding Differences:
  • Photos 1 | Photos 2 | Photos 3
  • Skills Needed Mind Map 1 | Skills Needed Mind Map 2 | List
• Developing Probing Questions:
  • DProbing Questions Rubric
  • Photos 1 | Photos 2 | Photos 3 | Photos 4
  • Skills Needed Mind Map 1 | Skills Needed Mind Map 2

Understanding Engineering Design Process

• Science Buddies: Engineering Design Process
• Engineering is Elementary: Engineering Design Process
• Teach Engineering: Engineering Design Process
• Crash Course of Kids Video: Engineering Design Process
• PBS Kids: Engineering Design Process
• NASA: Engineering Design Process
• Four Key Steps to STEM Teaching and Learning: Engineering Design Process
• Link Engineering: Engineering Design Process
• TechBridge: Engineering Design Process

Case Studies

• Case Study Guidelines
• Case Study # 1
• Case Study # 2
• Case Study # 3

Lateral Thinking Puzzles

• Introduction
• Puzzle 1
• Puzzle 2
• Puzzle 3
• Puzzle 4
• Puzzle 5

Videos Demonstrating Various Levels of the Arizona STEM Immersion Guide

• Balloon Launch
• Why We Love STEM
• STEM Friday
• Kindergarten Butterfly Lesson
• Benton STEM Magnet

Other Videos on STEM/STEAM Education

• Coding is FUN and Awesome (Hour of Coding) | Hour of Coding Link
• Nielson Knows (STEM Tools)
• Do You Want to Know a Secret?
• Did You Know?

Circuit Boards

• SnapCircuits
• LightUp!
• MakeyMakey
• MakeyMakey Tytorials
• LittleBits
• LittleBits Lessons

Robots

• Ozobots
• Ozobots Lessons
• Dash and Dot
• WonderWorkshop
• Ollie and BB8
• Lightning Lab

Other Resources

• 5E Model of Instruction (PDF)
• Standards
  • Common Core Math Standards (PDF)
  • Next Generation Science Standards (PDF)
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards (PDF)
• What Are the Arts (PDF)
• AThree Levels of Intellectual Reasoning (PDF)
• STEM Immersion Guide
  • Exploratory Model (PDF)
  • Introductory Model (PDF)
  • Partial Immersion Model (PDF)
  • Full Immersion Model (PDF)
• STEM Units and Activities
  • Balls and Track Activity (PDF)
  • Learning About Tadpoles (PDF)
  • STEM Everywhere (PDF)
  • A Gardener's Dilemma (PDF)