The Magic of Bar Modeling: Math Strategies for Elementary Teachers (Grades 2-5)

In this session, participants will learn about the basics of using bar models to help students solve complex word problems.

Thinking and Drinking Critically: A Unit on New York City’s Water Quality Part 3
1 week ago
Upon learning that many of their water samples may be impure, students are motivated to devise a solution to contaminated drinking water.
Thinking and Drinking Critically: A Unit on New York City’s Water Quality Part 2
2 weeks ago
To delve deeper into the unit’s driving questions, we start with the concept of pH, or “power of hydrogen.” Students review a graphic illustrating the pH scale and learn that substances can be classified as acidic, neutral, or basic.
Thinking and Drinking Critically: A Unit on New York City’s Water Quality Part 1
3 weeks ago
The Flint, Michigan water crisis drew national attention to the effects of unsafe drinking water and issues of equity and social justice. It also opened up opportunities for engaging in socio-scientific issues in the science classroom (Ewing and Sadler 2020). Students consume hundreds of gallo
Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Social Justice: Blending Science and Social Awareness in the Fourth Grade Classroom
11 months ago
While the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the media throughout 2020, it may have been easy to forget that other tragedies were occurring in our country as well.
SAMPE Foundation Awards Grant to Support Summer Institute
1 year ago
The SAMPE Foundation awarded STEMteachersNYC with a $5,000 grant to support the 2020 STEM Summer Institute. The SAMPE Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE). It promotes education and innovation in materials and processes...

STEMteachersNYC

The Magic of Bar Modeling: Math Strategies for Elementary Teachers (Grades 2-5)

Support STEM Teachers

Newsletter

SEARCH