Thursday, October 14, 2021

Celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day!

 Celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day on November 8th!


National STEM/STEAM Day is dedicated to all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math. STEM (and STEAM) represent some of the fastest-growing and in-demand fields in the world today. Read on for a few ideas of how you can celebrate!



Visit a Virtual Museum 

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours (including narrated tours of the Sant Ocean Hall & the Hall of Human Origins)
Boston Museum of Science At Home- check the Daily Live Stream schedule or watch curated videos
COSI Virtual 360° View Tour- includes PhET simulations to allow scholars to experience the exhibits
Metropolitan Museum of Art #metkids Virtual Tour- click the red or yellow circles to explore the museum
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art- Meet 22 Picture Book artists and see examples of their work
The Louvre for Kids- tour the kid's gallery, watch videos on exhibits, or check out seasonal art
Van Gogh Museum Virtual Tour via Google Arts & Culture- click the yellow Street View person icon to begin
Museo Frida Kahlo Tour via Google Arts & Culture- click the yellow Street View person icon to begin a tour of Frida Kahlo's house & view her artworks
The British Museum's History of the World- view art through the lens of history & geography
National Inventors Hall of Fame Virtual Tour via Google Arts & Culture- click the yellow Street View person icon to begin
National Women's History Museum Online Exhibits- learn about Women in STEM & the Women of NASA along with other great exhibits




Research a STEAM Career





Scholars as Inventors, Explorers & Problem Solvers

Discovery Education STEM Unplugged- videos showing fun science explorations
Discovery Education STEM Camp Activities for Grades 3-8
Northern Kentucky University STEM2U- free live or recorded STEM lessons/activities
Glazer Children's Museum At Home- explore & experiment
Great Lakes Science Center Early Childhood Resources- video lessons on Science for Early Learners
OK GO Sandbox- OK GO is a band that uses STEAM to make their music & to make their music videos, watch the videos & explore with lessons
National Museum of African American Music Banjo & Spoons Project- scholars can explore & learn the history of the Banjo and of performing with Spoons, create their own songs, & take a quiz


Watch a STEAM Movie or Video

America's Musical Journey- watch the 40-minute movie & check out the Educator Guide that has K-8 lessons with ELA & S.S. standards if you wish to provide extended learning
10 Great Movies for the STEM Classroom- with grade-level recommendations and teacher tips
20 Movie Inspired STEM Activities- lists the movie then STEM ideas to follow after
Nye Labs- Bill Nye the Science Guy
Magic School Bus (Seasons 1-4)- fun science videos
Earth to Luna- Luna is a 6-year-old who is passionate about science- great for Early Learners
SciGirls- tween girls go on STEM adventures
Numberphile- a channel dedicated to numbers & math
SciShow, SciShow Space, and SciShow Kids- shows all about science, obviously, SciShow Kids is geared at younger scholars
It's Okay To Be Smart-  explore science topics
Sick Science!- science experiments that are fun to watch
Lab 360- Easy Science Experiments- more fun science experiments
Lesics- engineering videos
Minute Physics- short videos that explain physics concepts
Vihart- incorporates science, art, and math to explore math concepts
Babble Dabble Do- incorporates art with science and engineering 
 
*NOTE: all YouTube videos have been unblocked*

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