Root & STEM vs Arcadia Earth EDU

Filled with articles, podcasts, and lesson plans, the Root & STEM app is a free digital resource for K–12 educators and learners at all ages. The Root & STEM publication offers a holistic approach to education, merging heart and head while pushing the boundaries for how Canada thinks about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Each issue features articles, activities, and lesson plans with a specific focus on STEAM education through creativity. Root & STEM provides a platform for the sharing of more diverse STEAM stories and resources, hoping educators will see the unique needs of their communities and classrooms reflected.

This augmented reality experience invites students to explore our planet’s plight, journeying across immersive landscapes seemingly plucked from a next-gen art exhibit. By focusing on individual empowerment, the experience provides educational commentary on the future of our planet, and shares actionable suggestions to inspire students to become part of the solution. The app can be used for both independent learning and in a classroom setting, where teachers will be able to customize lessons based on the environmental topics they want to cover. In real time, teachers will be able to guide their students’ work and help illustrate the lesson of the day using educational tools like videos, texts, PDF and classroom challenges.