Teaching Science In 3D

About Teaching Science In 3D

iExploreScience: STEM in Elem is for upper elementary teachers — especially grades 3–5 —who want to make elementary science and math more engaging, without adding more prep or overwhelm to their day. If you’re looking for practical ways to bring STEM and hands-on learning into your classroom while still meeting standards like NGSS, this podcast is for you. Each week, you’ll get (ideally) short, (always!) actionable episodes (about 15–30 minutes) filled with classroom-tested ideas you can actually use. From simple STEM challenges and low-prep science activities to math routines, lab management, and neurodivergent-friendly strategies, everything is designed to help you keep students thinking, moving, and engaged—especially during the most challenging times of the year. You’ll also hear honest reflections from real classroom experiences, with a focus on what works (and what doesn’t) in my 5th grade science and math classroom — no perfection required. I’m Nicole, and I share practical, hands-on science and math ideas designed specifically for upper elementary teachers who want engaging, rigorous lessons without the overwhelm.

Publisher

Nicole VanTassel

Category

education · education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Aug 2019

Latest episode

3 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 157 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   17 Crafting Connection and Building Trust In Your Upper Elementary Classroom

   Fifth-grade teacher [Host Name] shares strategies for building classroom connection and trust before establishing routines to foster student responsibility and kindness.

2. 

   20 Jul 2026

   16 Why Your Students Can't Learn Until They Feel Safe

   Host Dr. Sarah Miller explores how student safety unlocks learning, revealing the brain's priority to protect before it can engage.

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   6 Jul 2026

   15 The Reason Some Students Struggle With Science Questions (And What to Do About It)

   Host Nicole shares how students struggle with science questions due to a lack of background knowledge, not skills, offering insights for educators.

Inside a recent episode

17 Crafting Connection and Building Trust In Your Upper Elementary Classroom

Published 3 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You've developed the culture in your classroom. And so all of the other things that you need to have things run efficiently and smoothly, whether it's not calling out, whether it's taking care of supplies, cleaning up your messes, putting your effort into your work, all of those things happen better than because your students feel connected to you and to each other because of those relationships. If you have been teaching a while, you have probably seen, you know, if you have a kid who is connected to you, they will go above and beyond to do a good job for you, to do their best for you, to do what you have asked them to do. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

44 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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