STEM Archives

5 Reasons You Hate STEM Challenges

Minds in Bloom is thrilled to welcome Kerry Tracy! She’s addressing why many teachers (only think they) hate STEM challenges and how teachers can approach

Word Games to Teach Kids STEM Subjects

STEM subjects are on the rise, and for good reasons. By studying science, technology, engineering, and math, kids will develop the skills needed for lucrative

Caution: Castles Under Construction–Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead

Today’s guest blogger is Jennifer from Stories and Songs in Second, a second grade teacher who is passionate about integrating musical moments and quality children’s literature

By the time students get to middle school and high school, they tend to have a lot of science misconceptions. Therefore, it's extremely important for elementary science teachers to teach science well early on. Our guest blogger recommends using inquiry-based learning for teaching science and shares the 5 E's of this in this post.

Boosting Confidence and Busting Misconceptions in Elementary Science

Minds in Bloom is really pleased to welcome Vanessa from Biology Roots to the blog today! Vanessa is sharing how important it is for elementary

Incorporating STEM into your instruction isn't as challenging as it might seem. Our guest bloggers, who founded Get Caught Engineering, share several ways that STEM can be incorporated into English Language Arts in particular. There are some fun ideas shared, so check them out and add a comment with your thoughts on their suggestions!

STEM-i-fying the Classroom: Finding Room on Your Plate for Engineering

Minds in Bloom is happy to present Wendy Goldfein and Cheryl Nelson of Get Caught Engineering, an integrated hands-on engineering program, with their post on

how to teach heredity to elementary students

Teaching Heredity and Genetics to Kids in Elementary School

SVG Image Map Example Teaching heredity in elementary school should be all about fun. In fact, ALL science at all levels of school should be

Families, Fun, and Engineering: Building Community Relationships through STEM

Please welcome Wendy and Cheryl, two teachers passionate about engineering with kids. I am sure you’ll enjoy this helpful post as much as I did!

Creating a Science Content Center in Your Classroom

Yippee! A stunning post from Ari of The Science Penguin! You are going to get a ton of great ideas! A science content center

Make science fun for students. It should not be all about reading from the textbook and answering questions. Instead, science class should be made up of fun and informative lab experiments with the occasional lecture sprinkled in here and there. You might find your students' test scores improving when you do this!

Make Science Fun Again

Minds in Bloom is pleased to welcome guest blogger, Amy Brown! Amy is the author of the Science Stuff blog. Amy has 27 years of teaching experience