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STEM. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS. What is STEM? Why is it important?. Using Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to teach various concepts across the curriculum.
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STEM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS
What is STEM? Why is it important? • Using Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to teach various concepts across the curriculum. • It is important because it provides students the opportunity to learn curriculum in a different way.
WHO ARE YOU? • I am going to give you about 3 minutes to build anything with the pieces you are given. • Be prepared to talk for about 2-3 minutes about your building.
How can I do it? What kind of learners do we have? • Think outside the box! • Let’s think about differentiation vs. individualized learning vs. personalized learning????
Differentiation vs. Individualized vs. Personalization • Differentiation (HOW)– being aware of all student’s learning styles • flexibility in instruction, assessment, and grouping • Individualized (WHEN) – the speed at which student’s learn, complete and/or work through curriculum • Personalized (ALL OF THE ABOVE) – the combination of differentiation and individualized • Looking at how your student’s learn and catering to the when, where, and how to meet their needs.
How does this relate to STEM? • Through STEM activities you have the opportunity to see more personalized education • Collaborative hands-on projects • Student creativity in the classroom • Increased critical thinking skills
USEFUL LINKS • www.newsela.com • An online article database that allows you to choose a lexile score for your students . • Use in any content area • Completely differentiated
Newsela.com • BRGZL
SPARKNOTES • http://www.sparknotes.com/
WHO LOVES LEGOS? “EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!” • Using Legos to learn math & color • 1 red block + 1 red block = 2 red blocks • 3 blue blocks + 3 yellow blocks = 6 blocks, but yellow and blue make green
LEGO in LARGER SCALE • Build a city or any type of architecture and then write about it. (fine arts, math, engineering, language arts) • Incorporating the scale drawings per mathematics, and then fine arts for the design along with language arts to write about it (math, art, engineering and design, language arts) • Elementary level – make a multi-color shape and write a sentence about your shape (math, art, language arts)
STEM IN ART (STEAM) • STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math • Using consumables to construct (wire to construct architecture) • ART uses this all the time. • Art could be used throughout all curriculums. • Example: • Visual demonstration of the solar system (engineering by building • math by using scale modeling (actual construction)
Microsoft Auto Collage • Have students take pictures of their art work and incorporate it in a collage • Incorporate writing across the curriculum by writing a paragraph description about the various types of art that are shown on the collage • Open up a Word Document through One Drive (office 365) online and have students make comments at the same time.
ART MADE FROM OBJECTS • http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-art-of-legos/9/ • http://artiswhatiteach.blogspot.com/2011/11/6th-grade-frank-stella-protractor.html • http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2014/05/math-art-book-project-shapes.html
Your Turn! • You will each be given a few peel apart Twizzlers. • Create a design, shape, your name, letter, etc… out of the Twizzlers you are given. • (Students) Write 3-5 sentences about your creation. You could even include for them to write step by step instructions on what they did, so someone else could follow them. • Could be used in math for shapes, science, art, technology for building, language arts to write about creation.
Occurs CROSS-CURRICULAR • Taking pictures of visual demonstrations or models, and then making a movie or skit to present to the class • Recording class demonstrations • we recorded the students reciting the keys of the keyboard • This way they can play it back to help them study • Using hands-on manipulatives (not just electronic manipulatives) to teach concepts • Discussions on “how can this be used in science?” • Discussions on “what kind of math skills are you using today? • Need my robot to go 1 meter
Example Lesson - Business Learning the keys of the keyboard • Students write an ACROSTIC for each row • We write rows in order on the board and students have the ability to take a picture using their BYLD device to keep a copy • We recite the keys in class and the students record themselves (the whole class) saying the keyboard keys to help them remember it. • We play back some of their recordings to make sure they are clear to use for studying. • Students also construct a keyboard design of their choice. They get to make a keyboard through electronic programs (paint or PowerPoint) or hands-on using folders or construction paper
Example Lesson - Math LEGO MATH • You could use the different colored Legos to show students addition, subtraction, fractions to name a few • Give students a set of LEGO blocks (could be 2 colors or more, or just random) • Have them build something within a few minutes (doesn’t matter what they build) • Then have them add up a certain color and then they could put it in a table to see the comparison between the colors • They could then look at ratios based on how many of each color they had compared to the total. • You could then relate this to other objects, like M&M’s, pieces of pizza, etc…
Example Lesson – Social Studies http://flyingclassroom.com/ - Captain Irvin’s around the world travel • Follow him as he travels through 16 land, air, and sea expeditions. • Students can be put into groups and research each of the areas of Captain Irvin’s expeditions to find out various information (population, terrain, demographic information, etc…) • Include science aspect dealing with terrain and climate and what type of vegetation occurs there along with any living organisms. • Create an advertisement video about that location and include facts from Captain Irvin’s expedition. • Make it a jig saw by putting students into groups, and then have the groups present while students fill out a graphic organizer. • Create a graphic organizer for the students to fill out as each group presents their thoughts.
EXAMPLE LESSON ART (STEAM) • Have students take pictures of their drawings and upload them to create an AutoCollage. • The class can them analyze the collage and write their reflective thoughts of the content covered and the actual images • Narrate a movie with comments and/or • Use real life materials (wires, metals, etc…) to construct a piece of art. • Including digital and CAD design software to construct models
Example Lesson – Social Studies • United States • Each student could pre responsible for coloring in a picture of a state along with labeling the capital. • You could either take a picture of each student holding the picture and/or make a short recording of the student saying their state and capital. • Then you could insert them into moviemaker to make a class video of the statesand record to make a song.
Example Lesson - Science Force and Friction • Students could watch different cars move across different surfaces. • Then, compare how different shoes react across the different surface. • Explain force and friction to the class and ask students through various levels of questioning “why, why, why, why, why, does this happen?” • Students could write an analysis explaining why this occurs, and then have then create a visual example (moviemaker, iXplain) • They could then build an object that can move across a surface (robot, balloon car, etc…) • Have students pick a surface and calculate velocity
Example Lesson – Language Arts Writing • incorporate grammar through writing. • Construct a model or use from another class and write about that topic. • Writing is the easiest component to include
Video Conferencing • FACETIME, SKYPE, or LYNC • Use within the class. • Students in ISS, need Modifications, Special Needs, etc… • Contact other teachers in the county to set up sessions. • Have students share what they are doing? • Prepare questions and/or observe lessons.
Common Core Quest APP • ITUNES - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id913473578?mt=8 • ANDROID - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opened.ccquest
What to do now? • Think about current lessons you have • How can you incorporate STEM concepts with those lessons? • What can you tweak or change on an entry level without revamping your whole lesson?
Example • Learning the Parts of Speech • Make a PowerPOint • Save it as an IMAGE (JPEG) • Import into MovieMaker • Narrate a catchy tune or have the class sing a song or something about the parts of speech • Create a movie to show them that they have helped create