Prompt: How can you incorporate the STEM concepts to a particular project or lesson plan in your classroom?
The wonderful part about math is that it is a critical component of science, technology, and engineering. To incorporate science concepts, it would be particularly beneficial for me to work with the science teachers in my school. I know that after talking with our biology teacher that some of our standards like probability and exponential growth are related. Co-teaching a class or lab together would really reinforce these concepts for our students and show them how our disciplines overlap. To incorporate technology, I know that many websites contain games or activities that teach programming or require logical reasoning to complete. Using these discovery-type apps and web-based games can provide students with an opportunity to grapple with challenging situations or sandbox their ideas in a virtual complex. There are also many engineering challenges and activities that can be found online. My favorite is the Marshmallow Challenge, since it is relatively easy and cheap to facilitate. The activity is also great for team building and has a TED video to go along with it.
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