STEM

STEM supplies for 21st century education


When it comes to STEM in 21st century teaching and learning, there are few limits to what students can accomplish. Besides helping boost their overall engagement and enjoyment levels in the here and now, access to STEM learning and opportunities to build real-world skills often significantly improve how students prepare for the future. Whether it's with introducing them to coding in the early grades, engineering in their middle years, or the benefits of more complex technologies, like virtual reality or artificial intelligence, in high school, STEM education is a crucial piece of student development. With such huge potential and importance, however, this instruction requires planning, guidance, and equipment. And, as the economy keeps trending toward STEM-dominated professions and opportunities, exposure to these areas is vital. Thankfully, there are few restrictions to leading effective STEM lessons.
Our mission is helping educators develop students who are truly Future Ready and helping them facilitate relevant learning is how. To that end, we offer a robust online store filled with the latest STEM solutions. But, beyond that, we love creating and sharing impactful content to help enhance how educators use these tools in instruction. In this section of our blog, you'll find countless posts on trending STEM topics, how-to articles, many recommendations for classroom solutions and projects, industry updates, connections between STEAM tools and the future, and a lot more. We are also extremely committed to closing certain gaps and increasing equity in STEM education. As such, a lot of this content contains context for advancing inclusive opportunities for all kids. We encourage you to search through the posts to find something relevant for you. And, if there's any topics we've missed, let us know.

  1. What Does STEM—Or STEAM—Mean To You?

    What Does STEM—Or STEAM—Mean To You?

    Here at Eduporium, we want to make this year’s Thanksgiving all about STEAM. Science, technology, engineering, art + design, and math: we are constantly reminded of the importance of these subjects for driving forward our nation’s economy. And it got us wondering: what does STEAM really mean for us?

  2. App On Track: Questimate For Math Education

    App On Track: Questimate For Math Education

    This app offers you a unique approach to trivia as you piece together each question from a selection of phrases and challenge kids to find the answer. As such, it’s a good tool for embracing facts and figures as well. And, with this app’s exuberant, kid-friendly presentation, it is great for students nine and up, but all will enjoy using general knowledge to answer questions.

  3. Halloween Tech Pick: The TheO Smartball

    Halloween Tech Pick: The TheO Smartball

    Halloween is just around the corner, and for the Eduporium team, that means it’s time to set out and find the perfect pumpkin. We wanted one that is big and scary: a pumpkin so frightening that it makes grown men whimper. We also wanted a pumpkin that is educational, fun, and safe for children, because that’s what Eduporium is all about.

  4. App on Track: An Update to Using Brainbean

    App on Track: An Update to Using Brainbean

    Each game is just 60 seconds, so you can pick up Brainbean for a quick brainteaser, or play for an hour or more to really get the most benefits. Brainbean promises to help you be more creative, learn to exercise your cleverness and play with your brain like never before. Learn more about Brainbean inside this post.

  5. App on Track: Brainbean + Scientific Games

    App on Track: Brainbean + Scientific Games

    Brainbean offers eight unique games based on scientific and creative exercises. Four are free for students to play, and four additional ones can be unlocked for just $0.99 each or $2.99 for all four. Each game is just 60 seconds long, so you can pick up Brainbean for a quick brainteaser, or play for an hour or more in the classroom.

  6. App on Track: State Bingo & Road Trip US

    App on Track: State Bingo & Road Trip US

    Play a game of classic State Bingo and look for clues on a beautifully illustrated US map. Play the brand new Road Trip US game. Travel to random destinations or choose to drive along the historic Lewis and Clark trail. Win the game to send states to statehood. Enjoy fun animations as Pep the car cheers you along.

  7. App On Track: Phrasal Verbs Machine

    App On Track: Phrasal Verbs Machine

    Studying endless lists isn’t always the best way to learn and use them effectively. Phrasal verbs are, more than anything, action. And action must be visual. The more visually stimulating learning is, the better we will understand and assimilate the phrasal verbs. Which is the very idea surround what the Phrasal Verbs Machine was built to do

  8. Throwback Thursday! 3D Printers: Then and Now

    Throwback Thursday! 3D Printers: Then and Now

    As you might know, 3D printing has been around for a while. Here’s a little timeline. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) was developed by S. Scott Crump. This involves producing a model by extruding small beads of material which harden immediately to form layers. This method of 3D printing eventually took off with commercial and DIY enthusiasts.

  9. Earth Science: The Planet is Alive. Our Weather Part I

    Earth Science: The Planet is Alive. Our Weather Part I

    The weather is usually a nice topic to start a conversation with someone who’s not living in your same area. This is because it is not usually the same everywhere. You may notice too that the weather is even almost moody because it usually, changes from day to day. Two days ago it was snowing while today there is no snow. You know how it goes.

  10. The Next Itsy-Bitsy But Powerful Computer: The Udoo

    The Next Itsy-Bitsy But Powerful Computer: The Udoo

    Basically, this is a Quad core Micro Computer with built-in Wi-Fi along with its own Arduino Due on one board, which enables students to program the Udoo from itself or even remotely. One of my favorite things with this board is the SATA connector, as well as the included Bluetooth adapter. So far, all I’ve done is test a few image files (Linaro, and Android) but it’s been great.

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