The price tags of elaborate 3-D printers, coding robots, circuit sets, and coding systems can make a makerspace seem unattainable.
Consider a makerspace.Ī makerspace is more than a buzzword-it’s your home base for STEAM curriculum! Your classroom makerspace will let your students tinker, explore, create new things, and so much more. Marie Curie is cool and all, but she’s one of a long list of badass STEAM pioneers! Help your lessons come alive with this list of 16 women who studied everything from butterflies to dinosaurs to nuclear physics.
Inspire them with female scientists, too. STEAM curriculum helps close the gap by adding creative interests, like these girl-powered STEAM ideas! 6. There’s much talk about the effort to encourage girls to try coding and engineering.
These elementary school students raised funds for cancer research and services while working on STEAM projects related to how cancer affects the body.
Create a bridge between STEAM and real-world issues.
