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What would Dr. Seuss say about the possibilities of students having their own piece of technology? Integrating science, technology, engineering, and math in the classroom engages students with hands-on, problem-solving activities. Students can design an authentic inquiry-based question and test possible solutions they develop in the classroom.
 * Activities**
 * Include a variety of interactive journaling activities in a STEM unit – from asking students to reflect on questions posed in an online journal, to practicing note-taking skills. Ask students to use their knowledge of matter to write a story about Oobleck. Green Eggs and Ham and other stories can be used to help students compose a persuasive composition to convince parents to let them have a pet.
 * Dr. Seuss was influenced by his dad because he was a zookeeper. Write about who or what influences you! Use your imagination to sketch pictures on an iPad to go along with your story.
 * Grade Four "An Alarming Idea": Students study electrical circuits that can solve problems. Students then design, create and improve their own alarm circuits and switches to remind them when it is time to do an important chore.
 * Use the microphone on your computer ([|download audacity]) and have your students read some of their favorite Dr. Seuss books. Burn a class CD.
 * Digital puzzles-no more lost puzzle pieces or have students use an interactive white board to play a homonym/synonym/antonym game.
 * 5th grade students can investigate the the biodiversity of bird populations on their school grounds. Students take action to enhance their school grounds to meet needs of birds correlating with habitiat, food, and/or water. Use the "unless" theme as a literary connection to the book "The Lorax" by Dr. Suess.
 * Provide digital microscopes and materials to prove life is often more than meets the eye to illustrate the ideas behind Horton Hears a Who.
 * "egg drop" activity
 * Create a wiki...http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com/
 * Have kids create a Glogster...[|http://stemteach.edu.glogster.com/dashboard/#]
 * My favorite quote from Dr. Seuss is "A Person's A Person No Matter How Small" from Horton Hears a Who... [] What is yours? Why?

Elephant Toothpaste... http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/elephants-toothpaste Math activity... [] Maximize resources to maximize achievment... social learning... [] Museum of Science and Industry exhibit starting October 13, 2011... [] Wild Elephant Video and rhyme... [] Cross-curricular activities for 15 Dr. Seuss books... [] Science poem about elephants.. [] Students use an interactive Literary Elements Map to explore the conflict in their selected texts... [] Dr. Seuss ipad app review.. [] Introduce Google Earth and Google Lit Trips. Select a trip to download and open it in Google Earth... []
 * Other stuff...**

This activitiy for sound meets Illinois State Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them. Use probes and Sparkvue to record sound experiments and export the data to analyze. [|Siemens activity] and this sound activity.. []

A youtube video about oobleck... [] Activity: Read Dr. Seuss’ book, “Bartholomew and the Oobleck” to the class. Lead the class in making Oobleck – the cornstarch, water and food coloring concoction in the book. Oobleck is considered a non-Newtonian fluid, which means it can exhibit properties of both a solid and a liquid. Siemens oobleck.. [] If you run on a liquid will you sink?... [] Iowa State University Extension on Glurch versus Oobleck... []
 * Oobleck**
 * What is your favorite?** My favorite Dr. Seuss book is Oh The Places You'll Go! I bought it for my oldest son who is graduating from high school. I want him to see the possibilities for what could happen in his life.

A PowerPoint about STEM and Language Arts....

A STEM lesson for Horton Hatches The Egg...

Shortino and Knapp..

Kelly and Murawski..

Engle and Papadakis and Alvarez...

Waller and Toomey and Bendik and DeHertogh..

Sawyer and O'Hara....

Pletzke and Fee...

The Lorax STEM Plan...

P. Bear's New Year's Party....

Jumanji..

Jack and the Beanstalk..

Ants Go Marching...

Night Noises..