Los Alamos STEAM Lab
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I’ve found a few more resources that are only available to schools and two of them specifically work with Google Classroom. Because of this I have finally created a Google Classroom account for STEAM Lab. Signing up Go to Google Classroom and log in with a non-school google account. Click on the (+) in the […]
This book guys! It is soooo good. A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat is set in a magical Thailand and stars two children raised in a women’s prison and the daughter of the warden. There is so much complexity that I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will give you a rundown […]
We’ve been doing a lot of updates on Facebook, but I didn’t want to leave out my blog readers completely. As I’m sure everyone is aware, we are closed for the immediate future. Even so, we’re trying to take some of our programming online to help keep kids engaged at home. Tutorials We have several […]
*plus some non-mammals This year we will be participating in March Mammal Madness. This is a yearly bracketed contest to see which animals would win out in a [hypothetical] tournament style combat. The idea is to give kiddos a chance to research the offensive and defensive traits of a series of animals and to think […]
We are currently looking for the right people for a few positions. Tutors: We are in need of a supply of after school tutors as our Beast Academy Math program grows and we add homework help and reading tutoring. This is a great job for a high school student and can be flexible (adults welcome, […]
I have a pipe-dream of attaching a free tutoring and homework center to STEAM Lab where kiddos of all ages can come, get help with their homework, projects, or just concepts they’re struggling with. We’d hire high schoolers to offer assistance and have an adult supervisor for tougher questions and behavioral disputes. After kiddos finished […]
Math is a hard subject to teach in school. It is reasonably easy to differentiate reading and writing, because students pick their own books and write their own journals, but math is so much more rigid. On top of that is the fact that arithmetic and math are often conflated so students that have a […]
Our new class schedule is up! You can check it out at https://lasteamlab.com/events/ and I’ll list some of the highlights here. As always, if you have a group that would like their own session of one of these classes, please reach out to us! We are happy to accommodate. And if you have concerns about […]
At Los Alamos STEAM Lab we believe in code.org’s mission to get every kid coding and that’s while we’ll be celebrating Hour of Code next week by offering our drop-in hours for free all week and hosting a variety of programming related activities.
You guys. This book. Don’t read it before bed. Don’t keep reading it hoping to get to a part where you’ll stop crying before you go to sleep. Just don’t. Okay, but seriously, All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey is a piece of speculative fiction about a twelve year old foster kid who has […]