STEPHANIE ERICKSON

M.S. Educational Technology

former geologist. blogger. freelance writer, researcher. educator. physical science teacher. technology integration specialist, science nerd. #sciencerebel

MUSINGS ON STEM, EDUCATION AND BEYOND

Dare Mighty Things

Why does ice float?

Roller Coaster Physics

Dare Mighty Things

As the Mars Perseverance Rover descended to the surface of Mars, a parachute opened to slow and control its descent onto the planet's...

Why does ice float?

Have you ever thought about why ice floats on water? Both are water, one is a solid and one is a liquid. Now, this is not something we...

Roller Coaster Physics

Roller coasters are a fantastic tool to teach about forces and motion. All of my students have either ridden on or at a minimum seen a...

Roller Coaster Physics

This year has been so challenging to provide equitable lessons and labs to all my students both remote and in person. I can not send home...

The Great Conjunction of 2020

"Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function" has been playing on loop through my head for a week leading up to last night's Great...

What a Year!

I had good intentions this year to be more active in writing. However, as it does, life gets in the way. This year was riddled with...

Paleoclimatology

Whew, this year has gotten away from me! I started teaching in a new district and surprise, surprise, I was starting from scratch with...

"New Hampshire gets earthquakes?"

"New Hampshire gets earthquakes?" was a common question today as we dove into day 3 of Natural Hazards. Today was also not the day to...

If I could have titled my week....

It would be “Introduction to Google Sign On” or “My tech savvy students are not tech savvy”. It was painful. I spent way too much time...

Escape from Gringotts

I ran a Harry potter themed Escape the Classroom game last night, "Escape from Gringotts". I spent way too much time creating all the...

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