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10 Best STEM Kits for Teens

Choosing gifts for high school kids can be a difficult task. Especially educational gifts teens can interact with to make choices on which summer camps to attend, college degrees to pursue, or future careers to aspire towards. At the high school level, teenagers are already starting to decide what courses they enjoy and what subjects…

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STEM Curriculum For Elementary Schools

Elementary school is an important and formative time in a child’s education. During this time, educators provide grade K-6 students with the core learnings necessary to progress through their education. For example, students are introduced to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). By giving students the confidence and foundational understanding of STEM lessons early in…

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Sports Lesson Plans for Elementary School

Introducing students to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects at an early age is essential to students’ future success in these subjects. With STEM jobs rising faster than any other field, educators and parents see the continued importance of their child/students’ STEM literacy. But how do you engage elementary students in STEM – a…

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Sports Lesson Plans for Kindergarten

Early childhood development is essential to creating a strong foundation for our children’s education and social growth. A huge and fundamental way we can help our children excel in their future is by starting their education early, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). STEM concepts can often be daunting for students. Creating comfortability…

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How to Create a Sports Lesson Plan

Using sports to facilitate curriculum in the classroom is a great way to get students excited about learning. These lessons cater to students regardless of their interests, especially the students who are more interested in athletics. As educators, we always look for ways to maximize student participation, comprehension, and interest in the subject matter. Sports…

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Why Teach STEM: The Importance of STEM Education

STEM is an abbreviation for science, technology, engineering, and math. This clumping of subjects is used to explain education subjects, degrees, and jobs in the workplace. As the world continues to change and technology advances, the importance of providing students with quality STEM education increases. According to a study by the U.S. Department of Commerce,…

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Is Sports Science a STEM Subject?

STEM is a widely used term to describe science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, curriculum, degrees, and careers. However, this blanket abbreviation for these subjects does not cover the extent of what can be considered a STEM subject. There are a variety of soft science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects that still fall under the…

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Why is STEM Learning Important in the World?

In the Science of Basketball blog, we speak to and acknowledge the importance of “Mindfulness Matters” for Why we do what we do? at STEM Sports®. This importance is simple: Equip our educators with standards-aligned curricula to ensure students benefit from the following: Approximately 85% of STEM Jobs anticipated for the year 2030 have yet…

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Math Gifts for Kids

Math is among the most widely used skill that students learn during their education. Regardless of job title and lifestyle, people use math in their daily life. This makes teaching kids math fundamentals an essential part of early childhood education. Math is a subject that can be daunting to students, leading to a lack of…

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The Benefits of Cross-Curricular Instruction 

Student learning styles are not cookie cutter. Each student learns and comprehends information differently. As educators, it is essential to know each student’s style and use cross-curricular teaching in the classroom to engage a broader range of students.  Table of ContentsCross-Curricular Definition The Benefits By mixing and blending academic subjects together, students can combine something they’re passionate…