Tag: STE(A)M
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Rock Creek Forest ES Stem Songs
If the moon could talk, what would it say to us? What might a shadow be thinking? What would a star brag about? What’s the purpose of a constellation? For four days, I worked with fifth graders at Rock Creek Forest Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD, to write, revise, rehearse, and record original songs…
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STEM plus Songwriting equals STEAM SONGS
What is a STE(A)M Song? Imagine the love song of an invertebrate…or a glacier…or a drone. In my new STE(A)M Song series, I’m using STEM-related concepts as metaphors for songs about love and life. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and when you add (A)rt, such as songwriting to STEM, you get STE(A)M.…
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STE(A)M Songwriting Workshops
Are you a teacher or librarian who is also interested in STEM/STE(A)M education? I teach STEM and STE(A)M songwriting workshops and residencies. What happens in a STE(A)M Song Workshop/Residency? In my workshops, participants learn how to come up with an idea, gather research, write, revise, and record a song based on a STEM-related concept. Participants…
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STEM Songwriting Project at Holton
I met with each of the three fifth grades at Holton-Arms School for an interdisciplinary songwriting residency. The concept was for each class to write a collaborative song based on something they had studied in science; to learn how to collaborate in creating a melody for the song; to rehearse and record the song. My…
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STEM and STE(A)M in Amato Novels and Chapter Books
Many of my novels and chapter books for young adults and children have science-related themes or subplots. I love an interdisciplinary approach to learning–and to life. My STEM and STE(A)M related fiction: Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook (forensics, chemistry, poetry) Ages 7-11 Invisible Lines (mycology, biology, naturalist’s notebook, sketchbooks, visual arts) Ages 10-14 Guitar…