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Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge: Candy / Confection Container

February 2, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Holidays, Valentine's Day

          This challenge is simple on the outside, but oh so sweet on the inside! The best part is that you can add in so many math activities to extend. Just think of all the math that goes into creating products for retail: price, margin, tax, shipping & delivery costs, fitting […]

Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge: “Heavy” Hearts

January 26, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Holidays, Valentine's Day

Do you remember Frosted Forest? “Heavy” Hearts shares a few similarities; consider them cousins! This challenge is heavy on math and has a very wide range of difficulty level options available. One of the best parts — you probably already have all the materials you need at your fingertips! Premise In “Heavy” Hearts, students fill […]

Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge Activity: Cupid’s Quiver

January 19, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Valentine's Day

  Valentine’s Day just feels too soon after winter break to have another class party; am I right?! STEM Challenges are the perfect alternative! Teachers tell me all the time that they use them this way and their kids love it! So you can still embrace the holiday, but forgo the party! Cupid’s Quiver will […]

Winter STEM Challenge: Frosted Forest

January 12, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Late Winter, Winter

  Mid-January already? Time just flies by, doesn’t it? I am happy to share another winter STEM challenge with you this week: Frosted Forest. This one is heavily weighted toward math, so I think of it as more of a STEM Challenge! If it’s not winter where you live, feel free to call this Triangle […]

Winter STEM Challenge: Snow Scoop

January 5, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Late Winter, Winter

  Winter Break goes by too fast, doesn’t it?! By now, you’re either already back in school or getting pretty close. I hope your break was restful, joyful, and rejuvenating! Because I don’t want the rest of your winter to feel long & dark, I’m creating a couple of new challenges to keep the enthusiasm […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Prompts

January 3, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Uncategorized

Holy Moly, it’s been a loooong time since I did a post about writing! It’s so difficult to be torn between my two great loves: science (especially STEM challenges) & writing! There’s only so much time in a day! So, without further ado… Martin Luther King, Jr. put together some of the most beautiful, powerful […]

STEM Challenges: To Assess or Not to Assess…

December 30, 2016 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Uncategorized

The main thing I want to put forward today is that we shouldn’t assess for sake of assessing or out of habit. Assessments should always be thoughtful and serve a worthy purpose. So, before making any decisions about assessments, ask yourself why are you doing STEM challenges in your classroom? What do you hope to achieve? What […]

Christmas/Winter STEM Challenge: Frozen Fortress

December 21, 2016 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Winter

By now, I hope you’re home enjoying a well-earned Winter Break! Maybe you’re sipping on some hot chocolate, looking for some engaging ways to get your kids thinking deeply when you return to school. Keep this challenge in your back pocket! Wait for one of those tough days when you and your students need to […]

Christmas/Winter STEM Challenge: Snowman Stretch

December 11, 2016 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Winter

You are almost to Christmas/Winter Break, or maybe you’re visiting after break and looking for a way to ease those late winter blues! This challenge is perfect if you’re looking for very low-prep and very simple materials. In fact, all you really need is a few sheets of copy paper, tape, and scissors for this […]

Christmas/Winter STEM Challenges: Sleigh/Sled & Slope

December 8, 2016 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Winter

You are almost to Winter Break! Excitement is in the air, but you still want to be somewhat responsible. After all, there really isn’t any instructional time you can afford to waste. And there’s the dilemma: how can you have fun and enjoy the holidays without wasting instructional time? STEM Challenges … the answer is […]

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