STEM
January 1, 2014 - January 7, 2014

Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.

Adaptive Technology
Grade Range: 6-12

These media resources from Medal Quest and Design Squad help students explore how science, technology, engineering, and math support athletes with physical disabilities as they compete at elite levels. Use these standards-based resources to increase students' understanding of people with disabilities, broaden awareness of Paralympic sports, highlight the adaptive technologies used by Paralympic athletes, and showcase the engineering design process used to create these technologies.

An Attack on Syria- What Would You Do?
Grade Range: 7-13+

Use this lesson plan from PBS NewsHour Extra to teach your students about the Syrian situation. This comprehensive lesson includes background, articles, a jig-saw activity and simulation activity that puts the students in a decision-making position.

Think Garden: Cool Crops

Grade Range: 3-5

This video from KET's Think Garden collection explores the possibilities of gardening in the cooler temperatures of spring and fall. Learn about which vegetables like cool weather, and techniques to help plants grow in these conditions like raised beds and hoop houses. Also find out why cool crops are ideal for school gardens.

Music Break- Waving Flag
Grade Range: K-5

Use this fun and interactive Kindergarten through 5th grade activity to help students take a brain break. This allows students get their wiggles out while promoting exercise. Using the song "Waving Flag," there are multiple moves to go along with the music. This is an excellent way to get students moving but still use those cognitive skills.

Extreme By Design - Watch & Do Learning Episode 1: Being an Innovator

Grade Range: 4-12

Extreme By Design - Watch & Do is an interactive experience designed for 4th through 12th grade students, to be completed after watching the Extreme By Design documentary. Learning Episode 1 ("Being an Innovator") will help students think and act like innovators using the design thinking approach. Scenes from the documentary are used to illustrate concepts, and a protagonist acts as a guide who provides instructions and explanations to the students.

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