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Hand Tools for Beginners and Young People to Get Started Woodworking
Does your son or daughter want to take up woodworking? Here is my advice on tools to start woodworking
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Easy STEM Activities (An Updated List)
Need an extension activity or something to cover one or a couple of classes? Here are some easy STEM activities to get you out of trouble. Take Apart A Machine Go something old that you will never use lying around? Then let them at it! Sometimes this is easier said than done but if you…
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Why STEM is Important (Opinion)
Most schools around where I live (Melbourne, Victoria, AUS) now have some kind of STEM going on. Many times it is a separate subject. But every school has had Science, Technology and Maths departments for decades… So weren’t students doing this already? I couldn’t piece it together at first so I thought I’d look into…
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Practical STEM High School Projects for Wood Technology Classes
STEM projects are a fun way to engage students, and even have them lead their learning. While many teachers associate STEM with coding and robots, I like to focus on the practical engineering aspect. And the good news is that Woodwork rooms are already set up with many of the things required, so it’s not…
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Review of ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’
Someone once told me that being a teacher is a lonely job. It didn’t make sense at first. I mean teachers need to teach people right? But for myself, being a high school teacher I can see it now. My students aren’t my peers. And other teachers, well as lovely and as well meaning as…
