The basic engineering design process is a series of steps that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a problem. Many times the solution involves designing a product (like a machine or computer code) that meets certain criteria and/or accomplishes a certain task. This activity models a simple challenge to teach the design process […]
6-8 Curriculum
STEM Roller Coaster Challenge
Build a roller coaster out of straws and a cardboard box in this engineering design challenge your middle school students (and even older) will love. Start with this teaser Follow video by asking how students have been on/like roller coasters. Allow them to share experiences of riding a roller coaster. This link has pictures of some […]
Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum Workshop
This fun, hands-on training will introduce teachers to this California-centric curriculum through unit exploration and connection to local resources.
Stem Curriculum Mini-Conference
Project HISI will host a 3 hour mini-conference on April 29th from 8:30-12:00 focused around the project-based curriculum teachers developed during their three years of collaborative efforts.
Best STEM Books – 2016
This list was jointly created by the National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council and it is the first “Best STEM Books” list yet created. The impetus for the list is the profound difference between the purely-science books on the annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books and the titles we honor here. […]
How well can you perplex us?
Here are a few ways to bring open ended questions to your classroom and perplex students and teachers alike with real world maths.
Passive Solar Lesson Plan
This is a complete STEAM Passive Solar lesson plan that is aligned with NGSS and CCMS for California. It can be conducted with 6-12 graders.
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