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Pratyeka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Many moons ago when I was in elementary school, using Logo Writer on an Apple IIe was my introduction to programming. Since then and still today I think that Logo and it’s offspring like Scratch and Turtle Art are powerful tools for introducing programming to students of all ages. […]
STEAM Lessons About the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a little tradition in my house just like it is in millions of other homes in the United States. For the last few years Macy’s has offered some hands-on STEAM lessons related to the parade. Parade 101 features four video demonstrations of hands-on activities that students can do at […]
Hands-on Activities for Learning About Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Like millions of other Americans the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will be on the television in my house this coming Thursday morning. Just like last year Macy’s is providing some hands-on STEAM lessons related to the parade. Parade 101 features four video demonstrations of hands-on activities that students can do at home with their parents or in […]
Tinkering With Arduino in Tinkercad
Tinkercad is a free service that I used for the last two years to introduce my students to designing and building Arduino-powered circuits, cars, and simple machines. As I wrote back in January, Tinkercad was great for introdcuing Arduino in a pandemic. Besides the Arduino aspect, Tinkercad is also a great place to find inspiration […]
Parade 101 – Hands-on STEAM Activities for Learning About Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Like millions of other Americans the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will be on the television in my house on Thursday morning. In the past Macy’s has published some resources for learning about the history of the parade. This year they’ve expanded their offerings to includes some ideas for hands-on STEAM lessons related to the parade. Parade […]
Independent Project Inspiration
This fall in one of my computer science classes I’m reserving half of each class meeting for students to work on independent projects of their own choosing. From the first day about half of my students knew exactly what they wanted to do or at least had some ideas. The other half struggled to come […]
A Fun Game for Learning About Physics
Simple Machines is a fun game from the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Simple Machines is a game that is designed to help students learn about the basic physics principles involved in the use of levels, pulleys, planes, axles, and wheels. The object of the game is to help a robot character named Twitch gather the […]
Two Good Tools That Help Students Learn to Program Games
Code Maven and Game Maven are interactive programming tutorials from Crunchzilla. Code Maven and Game Maven use the same style as the popular Code Monster javascript programming tutorial. That style is to present a piece of code with instructions on one side of the screen while providing a visual of the outcome on the other […]
How to Enter Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Last week I shared some information about Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest. he contest is designed to get students in grades six through twelve interested in STEAM projects that can have an immediate impact on local and global communities. As I wrote last week, initial entry into the contest […]
Solve for Tomorrow and Win for Your School
Disclosure: this is a sponsored blog post. Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow competition is currently underway and there is still time to for you to enter. The contest is designed to get students in grades six through twelve interested in STEAM projects that can have an immediate impact on local and global communities. Some past contest finalists […]