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My Name Is An Address by Ekuwah Mends Moses #EduMatch

My Name Is An Address by Ekuwah Mends Moses
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After making a solar system-themed marble drop game with my students (using bottle caps, cardboard & pre-glued skewers), we reused the leftover skewers (cut to 3”) to build a solar system model showing planetary orbits & distances! 🌞🪐 #STEM #STEAM #EduSky

Absolutely—feel free to use the design challenge! That’s exactly why I share. My students created these using Makedo tools. Congrats on your purchase—you’re going to love using them!

How it started:
📝 “Next year I want to work on some space stuff.” – 2nd grader
🪐 “I want to build a solar system… it feels hard and fun!” – 3rd grader
(EOY Reflections)

How it went:
👇 Solar System Marble Drop Game
#STEM #StudentVoice #EduSky

A basket full of BBQ skewers with a bead glued on the tip

600 students, 1200 skewers, and one mission: safety first! ⚠️ 🔥✂️🖐🏾

This weekend, I’m trimming sharp tips and pre-gluing beads to protect curious hands from pokes and hot glue burns. Let the next engineering challenge begin—safely! #STEM #EduSky

Thank you!!

Build Your Own Bean Grab Game!

Our 2nd–5th grade engineers created their own version of Hungry Hungry Hippos—with perimeter walls, a soccer field layout, 20 beans, and one instant-win pom-pom!

Now they’re equipped to challenge their families to build, play, and talk!
#STEM #EduSky

I’m incredibly humbled and grateful @jaciemaslyk.bsky.social chose to include me as one of the featured educators in the 2nd edition of #STEAMMakers!

✅Pre-order it today!

#ThankfulThursday #STEM #EduSky

🛹 The Feel Good Skatepark and beyond!

Check out these epic fingerboard parks built by our 2nd–5th grade engineering pros! From kicker ramps to mini bowls, flat bars, spine ramps, and more — creativity and design skills are rolling full speed ahead!
#STEM #EduSky

Photo of a book with a finger skateboard

From a kind colleague assisting with the book fair:

“Some kids were checking out this skateboarding book all because of your lesson.”

This was a meaningful reminder that when #STEM education is made accessible and engaging, it can ignite curiosity far beyond the lesson itself!

#EduSky

⬇️ Pass the Pom Pom! ➡️ ♻️

My students got creative with cardstock, bottle caps, and straws to engineer a super fun and challenging passing game! They overlapped two cardstock boxes where rotating straws (with bottle caps attached) guide a Pom Pom across or down the path.
#STEM #EduSky

“I created a skatepark today. It was hard to build the ramp because you had to tape it down & it took a while. Next time I would use more hot glue to make it more sturdy. Engineering is fun because I like building stuff.” - 4th grader (✏️written reflection & design plan) #STEM #EduSky

Mini skateboard park built by a 5th grader

“I created a mini skate park. It was fun! It was challenging to do, but I did it in 25 minutes. I am proud of my work. Skate parks are fun to make and to play on. It helps me build my creativity up! I love this class!” - 5th grader (✏️ written reflection) #STEM #EduSky

In our elementary engineering class, K–2 students used bottle caps to build numbers, traced them into circles, and created their own coloring pages. A fun blend of STEM, design thinking, and creativity—all from a simple recycled material! ♻️ 🖍️ ⭕️ #STEM

LEGO bouquet in a vase made from stacked red and green bottle caps

A colleague asked for some bottle caps a few days ago. Today, she surprised me with a LEGO flower bouquet in a vase made from those caps. Such a thoughtful gift—and a great conversation starter about ♻️ upcycling in my engineering classroom! 🌻 #STEM #EduSky

K-2nd grade examples

What would you build with bottle caps and jumbo craft sticks?

Here are just three creative takes: a cat, an apartment complex, and a school.
Now imagine the rest!

Simple materials. Endless possibilities. 💡 #STEM #EduSky

6000 Color-sorted straws (before and after)

How it started: a chaotic pile of 6,000 straws

How it went: neatly color-sorted boxes 🎨

A “small” #STEM classroom management win—less time rummaging, more time creating, testing, improving, and sharing!

In a 50-min class, every minute counts!
#EduSky

Math in a Stack: Counting with Bottle Caps! 🔢🟣

K–2 students started by stacking caps to represent numbers—then turned it into a self-selected exploration of balance and design! ⚖️💡

Early numeracy, engineering, fine motor skills, and creativity with bottle caps! ♻️ #STEM #EduSky

You’re welcome! I get it! Putting these highlight video together renew my zest for teaching.

Thank you!

What an a-MAZ-ing start to the school year! ♻️🎉

Grades 3–5 designed and built their own maze or marble run using cardboard, bottle caps—and just 30 minutes on the clock! ⏱

Best part? Each student will take their work home to share with friends and family! #STEM #EduSky

Early Literacy + #STEM = 💡♻️

📕 To kick off the year, I introduced myself as the author & illustrator of a nonfiction book about my name: #MyNameIsAnAddress.

🔵 Then K–2 students took on a creative design challenge—building letters & their names with bottle caps!

#EduSky

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Just received my FREE LEGO® Brick Play Boxes from @firstbook.org (only paid shipping)! 🎉 They’re filled with colorful bricks in all shapes and sizes—perfect for engineering challenges and open-ended learning. I can’t wait to see what my students build this year! 🧱✨ #STEM #EduSky

Thank you!

The hours I spent washing bottle caps were totally worth it to see this 4th grader crush her first engineering build on day one!

Here’s to a year of creativity and problem-solving! 💡 ♻️ #STEM #EduSky

Bottle caps soaking in soapy water

Dirty water that remained after the caps were removed

Drying bottle caps on a tarp

Clean bottle caps in two bins

It’s the day before school starts, and my back is aching from washing millions of donated bottle caps.

This murky water is a reminder that every detail matters, and our students deserve our best—always.

Here’s to a fresh, clean start to a brand new year! ♻️ #STEM #EduSky

I’m back online & students arrive Monday!
Heading into my 25th year of teaching and still just as passionate! 💛

Weekend prep = washing MILLIONS of donated bottle caps & lids ♻️🤪

STEM friends—send your BEST K–5 engineering design challenges using bottle caps! 💡🛠️

#STEM #STEAM #EduSky