Students participate in Bat Quest: In Search of Stellaluna. In this children's literature instructional activity students listen to the reading of Stellaluna. Computers are utilized to enter the Bat Quest site to research various topics...

Learners study classic paintings by masters like Monet. In this art history lesson, students listen to the story Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert and sing flower songs with the rest of their class. Learners examine the painting The...

Students are presented with the problems of percentages and focus upon numbers in contrast to 100. They calculate problems with money and are engaged with the use of games as a teaching tool. Students also interpret data as presented in...

Third graders explore WWII by analyzing technological advances. In this invention instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss the use of the Enigma machine which decoded private German messages that communicated with U-boats. Students...

Children create narrative accounts about their character traits, illustrate the constellation of each sign of the Zodiac, and write and illustrate their own creative myths about an original "Zodiac Sign". They use the computer as a...

Students investigate how environmental surprises and endocrine disruptors influence perceptions of benefits and costs. The decisions of science are under these type of influences and must be thought out with a definite method.

Fourth graders relate myths to weather phenomenon. They write and illustrated a weather myth and present it to the class.

Students research the effects of invasive and exotic plants. They create posters, webpages and books to educate the community. They present their material in different forums.

Welcome to Martha's STEM Stories! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You may already know that doing STEM means testing ideas, collecting data, making calculations, and drawing graphs and charts-but you...

Scroll down to read about Dr. Albert Sabin's research on polio and the discovery of the oral polio vaccine.