STEM Sports® provides turnkey K-8 supplemental curriculum that uses sports as the real-life application to drive STEM-based, hands-on learning in classrooms, after-school programs and camps.
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Please read this special message from the President & CEO of STEM Sports®:
We hope that during these difficult and trying times all of you are staying safe and healthy.
There aren’t many new words, thoughts or sentiments that can be shared that would bring inspiration during a time when so much is unknown. At STEM Sports, through our unique curricula, we make a difference by providing skills for young learners such as leadership, problem solving, critical thinking and especially collaboration. There’s a quote we cite from time to time at our headquarters that has such a profound meaning, currently. Helen Keller penned, "alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." It’s amazing to think about most of our current situations and how ironic this quote is. Given what’s happening right now, the word together has an entirely new meaning. Today, together most likely means family to you. Others may not be so lucky.
The world of sports has been brought to its knees. Sports serves so many people in a variety of different ways. For some, participating means competing, being physically active as well as being part of a team. For others, it’s a form of entertainment and a way to escape from reality and spend time with those we care about. None of us has sports right now. We feel very strongly that when the grip of the pandemic loosens, you’ll know when. How? When sports returns.
Until then, we hope to bring everyone together through our sports curricula - together to learn and play. The education community has banded together to address the needs of those at home and away from the classroom. We ask that you come together as well and enjoy a few simple ways to get lost in science, technology, engineering, math, sports and physical activity. Perhaps, this odd time can be pivotal and from it will rise an Olympic Gold Medalist, an NBA General Manager, or even a ‘mathlete’.
Enjoy the free resources below and together, be safe and remain healthy.
- Jeff Golner
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STEM Sports® is proud to offer our unique STEM lessons, complimentary, for your use. Typically used in-classroom, during after-school programming or in a camp setting, several of our standards-aligned lessons can be implemented at home by a parent, caregiver or similar. You will find our newly updated “sequence of lesson” provides an innovative and hands-on level of ease. Additionally, details such as supplies and materials needed, time allotted for lesson, and even jobs that are related to the module are all supplied. We’ve even included the lesson's worksheets for your use.
Even though the world of sports has come to a screeching halt, our game-changing curricula uses the double play of physical activity with cognitive learning.
Guide your children through the lesson and watch the deep thinking and learning happen before your eyes! To access and request a
free lesson
, click below.
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Play on and happy learning!
Please let us know if you have any questions as we're here to help you!
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Like you, all of us at
STEM Sports®
have been working from home. And yes, we too are getting a bit stir crazy. We wanted to share a fun solution to break up the day and provide a recess or PE activity for you and your children. Grab a deck of cards because now you’re ready for
STEM Sports®
Playing Card Fitness
, a free resource for your use at home and with students.
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Fun for the whole family and a great activity to participate in together several times a day. Everyone picks a card and everyone participates in the activity on the card. Select a “7” of Hearts and everyone has to do seven push-ups. The ace of spades? 11 squats! This is a fun and a great way to get moving and the heart pumping.
Upload photos or videos of your Playing Card Fitness activities. We're easily found on social media channels by using STEMSportsUSA.
Enjoy!
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It's comforting to know that we have several people we can count on in times like these. And who better to
count
on then the Human Calculator himself, Mr. Scott Flansburg!
L
isted in the
Guinness Book of World Records
as the 'fastest human calculator' for over 20 years, Scott
is dedicated to helping both students and adults from around the world overcome their fears related to numbers and arithmetic. He believes everyone has the ability to do mental math and he is on a mission to help everyone feel comfortable and confident with numbers in everyday life!
Scott has launched a brand new event, one that you could actually do and prepare for at home.
The Counting Bee
™
is an annual, fast-paced, and exciting STEM competition that reveals the fastest human counters in different age categories around the world. Based on a 15-second countdown, mathletes will race to compute as many numeric answers in each level. For each level, the mathlete will be given a random starting number and be told to count by a fixed number. The starting numbers and counting numbers will increase in difficulty in each level. A unique scoring system will determine the top mathletes by taking a cumulative total of all the levels successfully completed. State-by-state and country-by-country competitions will determine overall Counting Bee
™
World Champions by age groups.
Are you ready to be the king or queen bee in your household? Start counting today!
Click on Cal, the Counting Bee
™
mascot below, to visit The Counting Bee
™
website to receive more information and to understand the procedures and scoring system. Have a gr8 time!
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Be sure to visit these other great sites that have provided dozens of free resources for your use at home.
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We are extremely proud to be able to offer several free lessons as well as other resources for your use during the pandemic. Multiple parents have responded with the ease of implementation, the joy their children had while learning and the opportunity to do something a bit different. For this, we are very proud and pleased.
As attention begins to swing towards the 2020-2021 school year, we are prepared to help K-8 classrooms and after-school programs around the world learn the science behind the sports they love. To do so, we provide:
- Full kits - sports and science items supplied in a turn-key package along with the teacher's manual.
- Kits with just the science supplies along with the teacher's manual.
- Teacher's manuals as a standalone product.
- We are stocked and ready to deliver now (typically, domestic shipping arrives in five business days; delays may occur due to the current situation) or we can hold inventory until your school or district warehouse reopens.
- All forms of payments: Credit cards, checks and Purchase Orders (PO).
- Digital quote and estimate requests.
- Professional development (PD) and outstanding customer service where and when necessary.
Thank you!
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From all of us at
STEM Sports
®
, thank you for your continued interest and support.
We hope that you remain safe, healthy and optimistic during these trying times.
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