Blog: STEM Education Insights and Classroom Tips from Pitsco

Tin Can Telephone STEM Lesson: Exploring Sound Waves Hands-On
Tin Can Telephone STEM Lesson: Exploring Sound Waves Hands-On
Deidre Galloway

Updated 6/5/24 January 19 is National Tin Can Day. Yep, there really is a day for everything it seems. So why recognize this one? Well, we can’t pass up the...

Drone Curriculum for Schools in Middle and High School STEM
Drone Curriculum for Schools in Middle and High School STEM
Preston Frazier

Updated 6/4/24 We have exciting curriculum options at Pitsco Education, especially around an emerging technology: drones. We’ve all heard about drones and how they’re becoming more and more prevalent in...

Puzzle Benefits in the Classroom: Cognitive Skills Students Practice
Puzzle Benefits in the Classroom: Cognitive Skills Students Practice
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Updated 6/5/24 Sometimes, we need to all step away from our screens and devices to unplug and work out . . . OK, don’t leave just yet! I mean a...

Black History Month STEM Activities: A 28-Day Classroom Calendar
Black History Month STEM Activities: A 28-Day Classroom Calendar
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Updated 6/5/24 Coauthored by Lisa Lewis, first grade teacher at Salem Elementary in Spotsylvania, VA, and Pitsco TAG member As educators, we’re the individuals who have a direct connection and...

Fairy Tale STEM Activities: Elementary Engineering & Coding
Fairy Tale STEM Activities: Elementary Engineering & Coding
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Updated 6/14/24 Most of us love a story – kids and adults alike. A good story captures our imagination, makes us wonder or feel something, and might even teach us...

Cloud Computing in Education: World Backup Day and IoT Basics
Cloud Computing in Education: World Backup Day and IoT Basics
Deidre Galloway

Updated 5/24/24 At the beginning of April, we celebrate April Fools’ Day, but, on March 31, there’s a little-known holiday called World Backup Day. It’s a good reminder to back...