Blog: STEM Education Insights and Classroom Tips from Pitsco

Middle School Enrichment Program Ideas That Increase Engagement
Middle School Enrichment Program Ideas That Increase Engagement
Chelsea Archie

  Updated 6/4/24 Middle school can be a challenging time for many students. There are several factors that can influence the path students travel down. It only takes one teacher,...

Wearable Tech Coding With Code Cube™ in Elementary STEM
Wearable Tech Coding With Code Cube™ in Elementary STEM
Deidre Galloway

Updated 6/6/24 Code Cube™ is a wearable tech learning tool that offers teachers and students a true coding experience not based around a robot. Students can program the 64-pixel LED...

Science of Snow STEM Lesson: Snowballs, Density, and Winter Physics
Science of Snow STEM Lesson: Snowballs, Density, and Winter Physics
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Updated 6/13/24 When I was a kid, winter always seemed to bring at least one big snowfall every year. It’s possible these snowfalls seemed larger in comparison to the ones...

Social-emotional learning in STEM with Sail Car project-based learning
Social-emotional learning in STEM with Sail Car project-based learning
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Updated 6/7/24 SEL. What? It’s not just another trending acronym. Social-emotional learning (SEL) basically demonstrates how students relate with each other – and their teachers, their parents, and other adults...

Science of Tortilla Chips: A Classroom STEM Investigation
Science of Tortilla Chips: A Classroom STEM Investigation
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Updated 6/14/24 We’ve all been there. The basket of chips and that little bowl of salsa arrives on the table, and before you know it, it’s devoured, and your table...

Science of Popcorn STEM Lesson: Why Kernels Pop
Science of Popcorn STEM Lesson: Why Kernels Pop
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Updated 6/14/24 I love popcorn. Microwave, stove-top, movie theater, street- and store-bought popcorn. I love it all. And I’m not keen on sharing my popcorn with others either. I’ll buy...