Welcome to Dollar Store STEM!

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Dollar Store STEM is a resource for easy-to-plan and engaging activities that are...

affordable (free or less than 30 cents per person!)
accessible (kid-tested and executed in actual classrooms)
aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Science and Engineering Practices)
accompanied by TED-Ed videos (to help implementation)

Dollar Store STEM is proud to be a TED-Ed Innovation Project!

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RT @MorphiApp: Hi middle + high school educators+students!! Check out the fantastic #FunctionalFashionChallenge from @AClovesSTEM… https://t.co/d4X4SucGhc
Oct 18, 2020, 9:04 PM
Visit https://t.co/uKP9i4qnpd to learn how to create #functionalfashion with free design tools like @tinkercad,… https://t.co/aS7YogKpPc
Oct 17, 2020, 12:00 PM
Go from simple circuits to an electrifying design challenge with this #DSSAtoZ activity #dollarstorestem… https://t.co/f8ud7DheQK
Oct 3, 2020, 12:27 PM

Check out the next post for our year-long A to Z lesson series: D is for Design! Click the link in our bio for a #dollarstorestem design challenge! #DSSAtoZ #dssSaturdays #STEM #STEMeducation #TEDEd #TIEfighters

Check our the 3rd post for our year-long A to Z lesson series: C is for Chromatography! Click the link in our bio to learn why leaves change color in the fall! #dollarstorestem #DSSAtoZ #dssSaturdays #STEM #STEMeducation #TEDEd #TIEfighters

Check the link in the bio for a new blog post! Intro to STEM: 5 Activities to Launch the School Year #dollarstorestem #dssSaturdays #STEM #STEMeducation #TEDEd #TIEfighters

Check out the 2nd post for our year-long A to Z lesson series: B is for Barometer! Click the link in our bio to make your own barometer and learn more about extreme weather patterns! #dollarstorestem #DSSAtoZ #dssSaturdays #STEM #STEMeducation #TEDEd #TIEfighters