163. Brain Building Box: What's Inside the Moon?

Show Summary:From Sphero chariot races to a straw rocket challenge between engineers and educators, Claire and Natasha reflect on the K-12 Educator Institute, a workshop they facilitated as part of the Great Minds In STEM conference. They share ideas and big takeaways for facilitating STEM PD for teachers. Claire also tortures Natasha with questions from her students' “Brain Building Box!” Links from the Show:Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes 125. Constraints in a STEM Classroom119. Think Like A ScientistVivify STEM Blog Posts Not all STEM is Equal: 3 Stages of STEM EducationPipe Cleaner STEM ChallengeBasics of Sphero Robotics + 3 Awesome Sphero STEM Activities (includes Sphero Chariots)STEM Family Night Planning GuideVivify STEM LessonsSTEM Tower ChallengesSTEM Space Lander Challenge - K-5 or 6-8Lunar Crater STEM ChallengeBundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, STEM Activity Instructions, PostersMission to Moon Semester STEM Unit + Moon Colony Project! (includes Roller Coaster Challenge and Moon Planning game)Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project! (includes Lander Challenge and Mars Planning game)Straw Rocket STEM Challenge - K-2 or 3-10Roller Coaster STEM Challenge - K-5 or 5-8Brick by Brick: Introduction to Criteria and Constraints - FREE in The STEM Space Explorer Library!Other STEM ResourcesGreat Minds In STEMNorthrop GrummanNASA Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC)Quick TipsTHE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTESTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUPVIVIFY INSTAGRAMVIVIFY FACEBOOKVIVIFY XVIVIFY TIKTOK