STEM Resources

Storybook coding adventures never end with Bopper and her friends Hip and Hop! Includes storybook with all-new coding adventures, and Coding Critter playset with house, swing, cart, carrot, and more!

STEAM Projects is designed with projects, experiments, demonstrations, and resources that help students see the connections among the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The key is for students to engage in the process by experimenting, observing phenomena, and presenting research findings. Easy to set up activities, most requiring only one to two class periods, investigate topics in physics, chemistry, earth sciences, plant and animal sciences, the human body, and space and atmospheric sciences.Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

These everyday items provide you with the basic materials you need to build your next STEM creation. We provide the "basics," but the rest is up to you, your creativity, and your STEM skills.

Develop your second grade students' creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems.

Every grade 2 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations.

• 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.

Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including:

• 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.

Examples of STEM challenges and science topics from grade 2 include:

• 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)

Science topics within each unit support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and teach the STEM process. An answer key is not included, since there isn't one correct answer or solution to solve the problem or complete the challenge.

STEM Lessons and Challenges fosters students' critical thinking, innovation, communication, and peer collaboration!

Use the sun's energy to heat up a tasty treat in this STEAM solar oven kit! Melt s'mores, nachos, or make your own crazy crayons with the power of the sun and the Just Add Sun™ Solar Science + Art Kit. Learn how solar energy works and introduce kids to eco-friendly energy alternatives. Learn how the energy of the sun can be used for heating objects as well as cooking food. Experiment with sunlight, heat transfer, reflection, and more! Plus learn to ‘upcycle' items to create fantastic art! Six science and three art activities included. Package doubles as a solar oven.

Kit Includes:

• 1 Solar oven box
• 1 4”x4” canvas
• 1 100mL clear bottle
• 1 100mL black bottle
• 1 Mini funnel cutout
• 2 Black balloons
• 2 Clear balloons
• 8 Wax crayons
• 1 Pipette
• 1 Clear straw
• Wax paper
• 1 Magnifying glass
• 2 Bottles food coloring
• 1 Pair rubber gloves

Activities Included:

• Balloon blow
• Mystery pop balloon
• Melting ice
• Solar oven
• Build a thermometer
• Sundial
• Ice hands & food coloring
• Wax paper sun catcher
• Painting with wax

Science Lessons:

• Freezing and melting points
• Light absorption
• Reflections and heat transfer

An exciting Science + Art kit that is sure to stretch your imagination! Create different forms of super stretchy polymers and make them bounce! Create putties that can be picked up, stretched, and even rolled into a ball that bounces. Using the same ingredients create an array of creative crafts that you can keep, like crystals and window clings! Learn about states of matter including liquids and polymers. This STEAM kit is a basic introduction to chemistry and material engineering for ages 6 and up with adult supervision.

Kit Includes:

• 1 40mL Glitter glue
• 1 50 mL Borax solution
• 1 40g Powered Borax
• 2 Keepsake containers
• 2 Observation bags
• 2 10mL Bottles food coloring
• 4 Popsicle sticks
• 6 Pipe cleaners
• 1 30cm Cotton string
• 1 science + art activity booklet

Activities Included:

• Make your own slime
• Make your own bouncy ball
• Make your own crystals
• Make your own window clings
• Make your own putty
• Make your own floam
• Make your own sun catcher

Science Lessons:

• Study of polymers
• Chemical reactions
• States of matter

Geomag Pro-L is the evolution of the classic magnetic construction system. Designed for those who love challenges, the Pro-L line, thanks to the greater strength of its magnets, allows you to create ever more complex models and structures, giving greater scope to your imagination. The visible polarity indicator on the rods means you get to understand the true potential of magnetism and can build constructions that allow you to push to the edge of the laws of physics with greater ease.

Many favorite folk and fairy tales offer a perfect segue for introducing young children to early STEM concepts. Children explore ways to help the Gingerbread Man cross the river, design sturdy homes for the Three Little Pigs, build a wolf-proof fence for Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, and more. Each folk and fairy tale comes with three STEM activities and companion recording sheets. A joyful way to spark a love of science in little learners!

This must have resource is ideal to supplement, enhance or enrich any science program! Focus on concepts and skills to enable students to become familiar with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts. Students will be also introduced to STEM occupations. Pages are ready-to-go, reproducible and include informational text, experiments, extension activities and teacher pages.

In the toolbox of Tecno Jumbo you find what you need to build a world made of trucks, bulldozers, cranes or whatever else comes to mind.

Designed to be used alongside the Pre-Coding Penguin Stones, these sturdy and washable plastic cards will inspire the use of specific positional and directional language, as children have fun moving the penguins around their natural environments. They include a range of activities that will extend children's matching, sequencing, pattern making and logical thinking. And, once children are secure with the physical skills of ordering and maneuvering, they will have the confidence to apply the same skills in more abstract ways with digital interfaces. Size: 8" x 11". Age 3+.

Combine the charm and whimsy of fractured fairy tales with solid science content, and what do you get? The STEM-Twisted Fairy Tales series and a reader reaction that's equal parts giggles, wonder, and "NOW I get it!" moments. Back matter features encourage further learning and discussion of key physics concepts.