In the classroom, for birthday parties, family time together, or individual child activities Teacher Geek STEM Maker Activities are the best. Teacher Geek
There are many sources to purchase STEAM activities for the classroom; I always prefer Teacher Geek. Why? Because the materials are sturdy, the finished project can be taken apart and reused, and most of all, you can build a usable prototype to get busy on the design process.
Time is a huge constraint in both the classroom and life. With Teacher Geek products you can spend more time on the iteration step because the prototype will not need to be adjusted as much. The students are able to dig deeper into the testing and iterating process. More time is then given on designing and working with variables.
Along with the materials to build the projects you get an awesome Build Guide PDF. Students can apply experiences for their following directions soft skill and then start testing and iterating their project. Click for a look at a Build Guide. I have used many of these Teacher Geek maker kits in my classroom and have never been disappointed. Check them out at Teacher Geek STEAM activities.
A thought to puzzle over…
When facilitating the Engineering Design process in the classroom, do we give the students enough time to interact with each step of the process or do we focus our instruction on the finished project?