wood. The shanks are lighter than âcommonâ nails but heavier than âboxâ or âcoolersâ, and they are slightly shorter, by penny weight, than a common nail. The idea being, you could easily drive them deeper than other nails and that the shank would thus penetrate further than if using a flat head nail, like a common, box or cooler nail.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  steampunk(Noun) A subgenre of speculative science fiction set in an anachronistic 19th century society. 2  steampunk(Noun) A person cosplaying as a steampunk character. 3  steampunk(Verb) To depict in a steampunk manner.
STEAM represents a paradigm shift from traditional education philosophy, based on standardized test scores, to a modern ideal which focuses on valuing the learning process as much as the results. In essence, we dare our students to be wrong, to try multiple ideas, listen to alternate opinions and create a knowledge base that is applicable to real life as opposed to simply an exam.