Show Summary:

Getting families involved with your school can be rewarding in many ways. Showcase your STEM program by hosting a STEM Family Night! Tune in as Claire shares her recent experience of hosting one and ways you can successfully get parents excited about STEM at your school too.

Links from the Show:

Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes

67. Is STEM After School Effective?

52: How to Host a STEM Family Night

31. Reflections from a First Year STEM Teacher

Vivify STEM Blog Posts

10 Amazing STEM Family Night Activities

A Neuroscientists’s Top 5 STEM Activities for Kids & Families

Vivify STEM Lessons & Products

Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, STEM Activity Instructions, Posters

Individual stations Claire mentions:

Hoop Glider Challenge

Straw Rocket STEM Challenge - K-3 or 4-10

Amazing Architects: STEM Family Night Task Cards

STEM Sailboat Challenge

Microscope Mystery: Life Science Center

Other STEM Resources

Pitsco Education Straw Rockets - Starter Kit

Quiver App - AR Coloring

App Store

Google Play

Pitsco Education Family STEM Night Bundle (takes out all the guesswork!)

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