The Science and Technology Lady

A little brag from a proud coach: https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Regionals-journey-the-greatest-reward-for-Weston-13652477.php...

Want a fun project to work on with your students? This project is a great "scaffold" so beginners can create games with mor...

Hey there! Does anyone teach PLTW Gateway Automation & Robotics? I do. We do a project called Pull Toy and I made an animoto to help me ...

I am dressed as Obi Wan, today. May the force be with you. I love my costume, but there is no way for me to clip the lightsaber to my be...

Instructions: Click the green flag to start the program. Then, click the letters in the word HOLIDAY to start a little animation! J...

This Kahoot! is a fun way to review and learn the names of VEX Robotics parts and gear ratios. https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/82b9198e-5b1e-4e...

So, I teach PLTW Gateway courses ( Design & Modeling and Automation & Robotics ).  In Design & Modeling (DM), I teach students...

This Swiss Cheese Chair is the first   only 3D print file that I ever designed myself from scratch. Apparently, the folks at Maker...

Scene: While the hallway still teems with kids moving from class to class, the door to the classroom quietly opens and shuts, noise filte...

Wow.  That gif is...gify. Now that I have your attention, if you haven't used Kahoot! in your classroom yet, you're in for a re...

In a peculiar plot twist, for the last few years I've been a full-time STEM teacher.  I teach engineering, robotics, computer programmin...

Two amazing teachers at my school, Alison Jasgur and Sarah O'Mahoney, created this video for all teachers, administrators and staff in ...

Hey there readers! Want a fun lesson to share with your friends, family, children or pets? TED Ed challenged me (yes, I was there with the...

Today's app definitely has an artistic side. Art materials feature largely in our home.  My kids have watercolor easels, their own ske...

As a mom, blogger and Science Technology Engineering (Arts) and Math teacher, I'm always checking out new math, science, puzzle or inven...

I haven't had a chance to post about the video production process much, but here is basically how it went down: A friend nominat...

Our Second Annual Periodic Table of Cupcakes was a success! If you want to do this sort of project these are things to keep ...

I am amazed!  I can't believe it!  Someone nominated me to do a TED-Ed Lesson and my nomination was chosen! I was nominated to do ...

I recommend showing this TED talk to all of your middle school students.  Amy Cuddy discusses how to change your life by changing the positi...

The Next Generation Science Standards | Next Generation Science Standards

This is a great game! http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/2001/cellcycle.html Requires Flash 5 browser plug-in. From the Nob...

I love Quizlet!  My students love Quizlet even more.  I copied someone else's set on Quizlet, and made this new set--added a few images ...

A beautiful tradition at my small, independent Montessori school is of breaking bread with the entire school community (toddlers, middle-sch...

Last year, we did a Cell Cake Project in the grand tradition of edible science model-making!  It was a tremendous success, and it remains th...

http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htm This website had the videos I was looking for (previous post) when I couldn't find them anyw...

I have a new role model and her name is Joan Le , author of science-teaching blog extraordinaire, The Science Room .  I haven't met her...

My last post on teaching the reason for the seasons in middle school focused on the biggest misconception of  most people when it comes ...

The last time I took a college course in cellular biology or immunology it was about 1994.  Since I am a science teacher, my professional jo...

Like many professions, each year teachers create professional goals that they would like to accomplish for the year. Establishing these goal...

This article explains why a Montessori Education can be the key to an extraordinary beginning in the sciences, or any investigative field:  ...

Last year a friend gave me a book called Flourish   by Martin E. P. Seligman, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania...

This is more of a culinary post from another blog that I contribute to called Bitchin' in the Kitchen , but I liked the results so much ...

Hi teachers,  the "Fascination Awards" nominations are going around...don't get sucked in!

The NASA eclipse site: with thorough charts and lists of future and past lunar and solar eclipses.  Exhaustive resource.  http://eclipse....

Resources Motherlode: Click here for a FULL FOLDER of resources on the Sun (including beautiful powerpoint lessons, movies and a complete...