Hack Attack – Low-Tech and No-Tech STEM Activities!
Resource Materials:
In this section of the Resources Page you will find reference materials, tutorials and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.
Session Padlet
Pedagogy – Articles and Videos
- Article: What is STEAM
- Article: Integrating Art with STEM Education – STEAM Education
- Article: STEM vs STEAM: Which One is Better
- Article: STEM to STEAM: The Role of Arts Education in Preparing Students for the Future
- Article: The Evolution of STEM and STEAM in the US
- Article: 28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids
- Article: Support for STEAM
- Article: Steam Activities in the Elementary Library
- Article: STEM Challenges for Your MakerSpace All Year Long
- Article: 35 Resources for the STEAM Classroom…. Putting the Arts in STEM
- Article: College of Engineering: Educators
In-the-Classroom:
Our In-the-Classroom section is where you will find ideas and examples on how to integrate the tools shared into classroom instruction.
Resources Shared During the Session (and some extras)
No-Tech STEM/STEAM Activities Shared During Session:
- Wave Machine (applies engineering design process) – Grades 4-9
- Comparing Speeds (applies engineering design process) – Grades 4-10
- Slime – Grades K-12
- Cloud in a Jar – Grades K-12 (depending on chosen activity)
- Oil Spill – (applies engineering design process) – Grades 5-8
- Coding a Lego Maze – (applies engineering design process) – Grades K-6
- Building with Jelly Beans – (applies engineering design process) – Grades K-6
- Shrinking Chip Bag and Crushing Soda – Teacher-led activity Grades K-12
- Hurricane Mapping – Grades 6-12
- Rubber Band Cars – (applies engineering design process) – Grades 5-8
Additional No-Tech STEM/STEAM Activities (not shared during session):
- Top 5 Low-Tech STEM Activities (Carnival Design, Origami, Space Junk, and more)
- Babble Dabble Do – Crystal Suncatchers
- Going Marbles for STEM Hands-On Learning
- Egg Drop
- Build a Hand Crank Winch
- iExplore STEM Engineering Activities (Bridge Construction, Catapult, Hovercraft, Windmill, and more)
- Bicycle Wheel Gyro (n
- 4-H Liquid Layers
- 4-H Building Bridges
Tools and Resources for STEM Shared During the Session:
- Hacking STEM (Microsoft) – Tools and resources for grades 3-12
- Learn to Code with El Chavo – Coding for Elementary K-5
- Babble Dabble Do – STEAM low-tech activities for grades K-5
- SciGirls Connect – Low-tech activities for grades 3-12
- UL XPlorLabs – Engaging learning modules for grades 7-12
- Pencil Code Gym – Coding for all ages (includes music and art)
- Teach Engineering – Ready to go lesson plans for K-12 with standards, video demos, and more
Additional Tools and Resources for STEM (not shared during session):
- The Engineering Place (K-12)
- OK Go Sandbox (Grades 6-12 STEAM)
- Picture Stem (Complete STEM units for K-2)
- Nepris (Connecting Students with STEM Professionals, free workshops)
- NASA STEM Activities (K-12 complete lessons)
- Squishy Circuits (K-5)
- Tinkerlab – Stop Motion Animation (not necessarily low-tech, but very basic introduction)
- Blockly Games (K-12 – Coding)
Additional Collections to Explore (not shared during session):
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