Makerspace Days
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
We have regularly schedule Makerspace Days throughout the year. They are a great opportunity for kid engineers to utilize the skills and knowlege that they’ve been acquiring and use them create what they want to make — and take it ..read more
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Tiny Town Challenge
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
In this challenge, students in grades K-5 work as a class to create six buildings for Tiny Town. The goal is to provide resources for community members, while making choices that are smart for the environment and community members (balance ..read more
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Food Trucks STEAM/STEM Challenge
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
This challenge combines cardboard/recyclables engineering, business model formation, robotics, and green screen technology. All that on top of collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication. It’s chock full of learning opportunities. Click the arrow below to view and/or download the challenge ..read more
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Robots: Racing to the Finish Line
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
Fun – and loud…!!! In this challenge, students choose a robot, dress it up, prepare to race. They must include a spot for 1-4 ping pong balls (depending on grade level) on their bot. The goal is to race to ..read more
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Storytelling with STOP MOTION
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
I’m almost sad that this is a once every three years challenge — because of how much fun we had (and how successful the kids were with it!). We used iPads, materials from our classroom, and the Stop Motion Studio ..read more
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Cubelets Robot Parade
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
For this challenge students are encouraged to create a road, town, and programmed robot that will travel the parade route ..read more
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Laser Cutting: Plant Garden Markers
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
We have two Glowforge lasercutters. They are definitely under utilized, but that will change, once we get a fire extinguisher added to the room for peace of mind. The one project we did complete was to make plant markers for ..read more
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Tree Houses STEM/STEAM Challenge
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
The year I had 350+ tree houses in my classroom… We are fortunate to have many outdoor learning classrooms at our school/district. We have a school forest, pond, prairie, garden, one room schoolhouse, nature center log cabin, and a sugar ..read more
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HESS Toy Truck STEM Challenges
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
One of the most frequently asked questions I get every year (and throughout the year, until it happens) is, “When’s HESS Week?” The kids just love these things! I learned about the HESS Toy Truck STEM Giveaway in 2018, during ..read more
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Cubelets Robotic Dance Party
Jessica Meacham
by Jessica Meacham
8M ago
A great way to let loose, and still learn! Students in grades 4K-5 work with Cubelets. For 4K and 5K I limit the number/types of cubes available to them. For this challenge, students are encouraged to: Build a bot that ..read more
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