9. Teaching STEM with Picture Books

The STEM Class Podcast

Join The STEM Class podcast host Anthony Arno as he talks with Emily Morgan, co-author of the Picture Perfect STEM series. The series published by the NSTA features a wide array of elementary STEM lessons supported by the most popular picture books in classroom.

Additional Topics Include:

• Most memorable teachers in school
• Early teaching career
• 7 Myths of STEM
• STEM or STEAM or STREAM?
• Variations of the Engineering Design Process
• The Power of Picture Books
• Partnering with Karen Ansberry to write a STEM book
• The 5E Model of teaching STEM: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate
• Sample Books and Activities
  • Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France
  • The Inventors Secret: What Thomas Edison told Henry Ford
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
• Lower and Upper Elementary level comparison
• What a new STEM teacher should focus on in the classroom
• Keeping track of time and calling the students back on task
• Essential supplies on a limited budget
• Popular Picture Perfect STEM activity requiring minimal materials
• Professional development for teachers
• Additional projects that Emily is working on