A superhero anthem with a STEM twist! Jay Sean sings a super song about Super Grover 2.0. With his powers of observation, investigation, and technology, Super Grover 2.0 can solve any problem! This video focuses on STEM curriculum. [2:13]
Giving new things a try helps children learn, grow, and take on challenges! These resources teach kids and parents that they are always growing and learning!
This is an educator's guide for a unit on things that sink or float. It includes lesson plans, experiments, and activities. Students apply the scientific method as they investigate whether objects sink or float.
Watch this video to learn about a variety of modes of transportation to get from point a to point b from Big Bird, Abby, Telly, and Elmo. [3:58]
In this parody of Spiderman, SpiderMonster of Sesame Street needs to engineer himself to fly across the stage. Watch in this video, as he tries to solves the problem to save the musical. [3:33]
In this video [6:51] a cactus is playing with a ball in the desert, but he's run into a prickly problem! The ball has started to deflate. Super Grover 2.0 arrives to help him answer the question "What kind of ball can a cactus play with?" Using the power of investigation, they are able to solve this problem. This resource focuses on STEM curriculum.
Watch Super Grover 2.0 solve a problem by making observations and technology. [6:51]
Watch Super Grover 2.0 and his friends solve the problem of moving a grand piano up to their nest in this video. See how the group uses different tools to lift the piano. [6:51]
This task is intended to help model a concrete situation with geometry. Placing the seven pennies in a circular pattern is a concrete and fun experiment which leads to a genuine mathematical question: does the physical model with pennies give insight into what happens with seven circles in the plane?
Students are introduced to brainstorming and the design process in problem solving as it relates to engineering. They perform an activity to develop and understand problem solving with an emphasis on learning from history. Using only paper, straws, tape and paper clips, they create structures that can support the weight of at least one textbook. In their first attempts to build the structures, they build whatever comes to mind. For the second trial, they examine examples of successful buildings from history and try again.
In this video, mechanical engineer Amy Smith explains the design process for an innovation that enables people in isolated villages to determine whether their water supplies are free of dangerous bacteria. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [5:52]
Students learn how engineering design is applied to solve healthcare problems by using an engineering tool called simulation. While engineering design is commonly used to study and design everything from bridges, factories, airports to space shuttles, the use of engineering design to study healthcare administration and delivery is a relatively new concept.
This activity is an investigation where students explore the properties of color and light, using mixtures of common everyday materials.
This activity is a lab investigation where students observe the four states of matter. At the end of the investigation students should be able to know that the differences among the physical states depend on the distance between the atoms or molecules and on the rate of movement of the atoms or molecules. And, that pressure and temperature control these two factors.
Students learn how to solve problems without doing a proof or exact calculation. Topics include dimensional analysis, successive approximation, generalization, and pictorial analysis. A syllabus, readings, assignments, and related resources are included.
During this project, students will be working to cooperatively create a field guide to trees in the neighborhood near the school. In doing so they will be making observations, introduced to tree and plant anatomy and physiology, and will learn how to make and use dichotomous keys.
Student Reporting Labs (SRL) creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire youth to find their voice and engage with their communities. SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools facilitate project-based learning that builds critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills. Teachers, who apply to start a Lab at their school, are connected to their local PBS station and journalism mentors within the community. SRL professional development workshops prepare educators for this work and the SRL Academy brings together students from around the country to hone their skills and advance the future of journalism and public media. This Collection includes: Media Gallery (13), Video (27), Lesson Plan (9), Webpage (1) for Grades 6-8, 9-12.
TEAMology's mission is to understand and improve emotional health to enhance every child's ability to succeed in school, career, and life. This a social-emotional learning curriculum with character-driven activities and videos brought to life by Pittsburgh Puppet Works. The characters age with the students as they move through kindergarten to 5th grade.
TEAMology characters treat the topics of bullying and problem-solving! Amelia demonstrates the power of the bystander, while Philo helps with a puzzling pet predicament. [5:06]
TEAMology's mission is to understand and improve emotional health to enhance every child's ability to succeed in school, career, and life. Meet the team of TEAMology with their character introduction videos along with a printable PDF description in the support materials.