Welcome to a Smorgasbord of STEM Ideas!

1. Welcome to aSmorgasbord of STEM Ideas! • As you enter, be sure to get a tube and a small pipet. • Add 2 drops of your solution to another’s in the room and then remove 2 drops from their tube and add it to yours. • Repeat with 2 other people and have a seat.

2. I need a couple of volunteers to add the test liquid to our vials while we begin. Addendums by Lisa G. Stange, NBCT, MA Ed for the IFCSE Annual Conference July 20, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

3. What is STEM?

4. STEM canbe… An acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering & Math • Interdisciplinary – formal, physical, life, social, & applied science • Curriculum driven by problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning, active learning to find solutions • “a meta-discipline” transforming subject matter by incorporating technology & engineering

5. Ellen Richards Founded Family & Consumer Sciences • Ellen lived 1842-1911 when filth, disease & suffering was common. Only half of the children lived to adulthood. • Ellen became a scientist, philosopher and change agent at MIT. • She felt science and research would have a stronger impact if it applied to improve living environments. Ellen Swallow Richards FCS Pioneer 1842-1911

6. Our first STEM connection… • She was dedicated to this new field of connecting scientific knowledge to practical applications. • She addressed food safety, water quality and safe home environments.

7. Let’s see how we did with our Simulation! • You have the both the teacher and student handouts to this activity. • Please stand if your solution turned PINK. • What do you think this color represents? (To encourage student thinking, you could present the activity this way as well!) • What other applications could we use this activity to represent? • There were three vials that contained the “infectious” material—mathematical correlations can also be added.

8. Current readings in a special section of English 250 at ISU for science majors: Check out some others I have used in HS/MS courses! Any other ideas from the group?

9. Overall STEM Education… • Integrates science, technology, engineering, & math into one learning experience • Uses project-based learning • Reinforces real world application • Prepares students for integrated careers • Develops “soft” & technical skills

10. GREAT resources! HEAT LOSS PROJECT From Teaching Channel 7:31

11. STEM Skills • Technical skills, troubleshooting, repairing, and utilizing software and modern equipment. • Communication and cooperation skills to listen to customer needs or interact with project partners. • Teamwork skills for successful project completion. • Creativity to solve problems and develop new ideas. • Leadership skills to lead projects or help customers. • Organization skills to keep track of lots of different information. • Time management skills to function efficiently. Teaching methods used in FCS coursework and FCCLA focus and support competencies in these skills.

12. STEM Skills (RIGOR) • Analytical skills to research a topic, develop a project and timeline, and draw conclusions from research results. • Science skills to break down a complex scientific system into smaller parts, recognize cause and effect relationships, and defend opinions using facts. • Mathematic skills for calculations and measurements. • Attention to detail by following technical directions, recording data accurately, formative and summative assessment. Re-visit current lessons and units of study to ensure a focus on incorporating these activities into FCS programs of study.

13. AAFCS 2011 National Teacher of the Year, Sharon Baillie Used a Great Grow Along kit with lab rats, cages, and a curriculum to demonstrate the differences in growth between a diet with milk and a sugar-water substitute. Students compared: Growth and weight data and noted differences in Hair and Skin Students created: Glogs, QR codes, & podcasts for elementary students to share learnings

14. An example for analytical skills…. Wikipedia reports that 8 percent of all Americans eat at McDonald’s every day. Data reveal approximately 311 million Americans in 2012 and 12,800 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States. Make a conjecture as to whether or not you believe the web release to be true, and then create a mathematical argument that justifies your conclusion. Take a few minutes to share the answers on your handout with your elbow partners Volunteers to share your thoughts with the group? From Common Core mathematics in a PLC at Work – Solution Tree Press

15. Who can afford a home?

17. How about this one?

18. M.D.P. – Meaningful Distributed Practice Verizon Wireless problem – final MDP after a week of review of decimals & equalities. Take a couple of seconds to write a couple of number problems you could use as bell ringers during the week to lead up to this problem. • Builds on and extends the understanding of mathematics. • MDPs are short periods of systematic practice over a long period of time. • They provide meaningful practice as preview or review of curriculum goals – as scaffolding, practicing a concept or skill before tests, or practicing on notation and terminology. • MDPs help students develop flexibility and fluency with skills, concepts, problem solving and reasoning. • They also provide opportunities for formative assessment.  Implementation of an MDP takes 5 minutes or less. They are intended for the whole class with the students working and reporting.  Similar to a Bell Ringer!

19. Elizabeth Hagan, ISU undergrad research project Through the research about science and FCS integration, informal learning, problem-based learning, and cooperative learning are all effective strategies used to increase science comprehension (Hofstein, 1996)(Dischino, 2011). Also, the research suggests that the student’s gender and attitudes and teacher’s attitudes play a significant role in the science retention and interest (Shirley, 2012).

20. Two areas the research recommended: • Increase FCS instructor science knowledge- • Summer Biotechnology workshop/cont. education • Math in CTE/Science in CTE • Increase FCS instructor strategy knowledge & use • Workshops, courses (continuing education) • PLC’s/AIW • ………and of course---- • Networking (co-workers, FCS professionals, industry) • READ, READ, READ!!!

21. 21st Century Skills • Core subjects and 21st Century themes • Global awareness • Financial, economic, business, and entrepreneurial literacy • Civic literacy • Health literacy • Environmental literacy • Learning and innovation skills • Creativity and innovation • Critical thinking and problem solving • Communication and collaboration • Information, media, and technology skills • Life and career skills The RELEVANCE piece of the FCS curriculum!

22. Soft Skills “personal qualities, habits, attitudes & social behaviors that make an individual a good employee” • Teamwork skills • Time management • Following directions • Desire to learn • Creative problem-solving skills • Verbal/written communication skills • Leadership skills • Organization skills • Curiosity & imagination • Technology experience

23. Curricular Attributes

24. STEM is FCS • Curiosity & Imagination • Education & Early Childhood • 4.3 Demonstrate integration of curriculum and instruction to meet children’s developmental needs and interests • Math Skills • Food Production & Services • 8.6.10 Apply principles of inventory management, labor cost and control, and facilities management to front and back of the house operations

25. STEM is FCS • Teamwork, Leadership, & Time Management • Career, Community & Family Connections • 1.1 Analyze strategies to manage multiple roles and responsibilities (individual, family, career, community, and global) • Creative Problem Solving • Consumer & Family Resources • 2.1 Demonstrate management of individual and family resources such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, recreation, transportation, time, and human capital

26. STEM is FCS • Following Detailed Directions • Housing & Interior Design • 11.6 Evaluate client’s needs, goals, and resources in creating design plans for housing and residential and commercial interiors Space planning activity from Texas Tech sample curriculum. The curriculum is affordable, with many sample lessons in each content area.

27. STEM is FCS Think about how to best utilize the one-to-one initiative in your classroom. Is the choice for the sake of technology or to allow students to utilize the technology of the careers they will be exposed to in the future? • Experience with Technology • Textiles, Apparel, & Fashion • 16.3.4 Demonstrate design concepts with fabric or technology/computer using draping and/or flat pattern making technique The updated (free) FEFE curriculum – called Take Charge Today has some excellent uses for APPS and specific technology.

28. STEM is FCS • Science Skills • Foods & Nutrition • 14.3 Demonstrate ability to acquire, handle, and use foods to meet nutrition and wellness needs of individuals and families across the life span • Verbal/Written Communication Skills • Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition • 9.2 Apply risk management procedures to food safety, food testing, and sanitation. Lesson in baking for special needs! RAFT Strategy --- see example of Foodborne Illness RAFT that I developed.

29. “STEM-ifying” FCS Problems (Scientific Method)

30. An example…. • Pita Lab (you have a handout) • Use the scientific method to conduct an experiment on the affect that salt has on yeast bread made without salt • Be sure to have students use the scientific method as they measure, take notes, compare, evaluate, and summarize their learnings.

31. How to Build a Better Pie Science Builds a Better Pie—Interview From: New York Times, July 2, 2013

32. “STEM-ifying” FCS Problems (Engineering Approach)

33. Human Development example • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) • HS.LS-SFIP: Structure, Function, and Information Processing • e. Use evidence to support explanations for the relationship between a region of the brain and the primary function of that region. [Clarification Statement: Conceptual understanding that the brain is divided into several distinct regions and circuits, each of which primarily serves dedicated functions (e.g., visual perception, auditory perception, interpretation of perceptual information, guidance of motor movement, decision making about actions to take in the event of certain inputs).] • Student Learning Goals – Students will be able to: Explain how to keep the brain safe Analyze the effect of damage to certain parts of the brain • Students are given the following scenario: You are a sports equipment designer for the Boogie Down Sporting Goods Company. You have been hired to design a football helmet that can protect players and withstand a maximum impact speed. The team in the firm that comes up with the most effective design will get the contract for the account.

34. All FCS Careers are Based in …. CONTENT KNOWLEDGE Family & Consumer Sciences All FCS Careers are based in… Design Business Biology Nutrition Economics (financial literacy) Sociology MicrobiologyFood Safety Architecture (housing styles) Chemistry (cooking/baking) Psychology (consumer decision making) Engineering (fashion/textiles) Ecology Physics Communications & Media Anthropology (family studies) (family studies)

35. Identifying STEM in Textiles & Apparel • Biology: Animal fibers • Botany: Plant fibers • Physics: Functional clothing • Physiology & Anatomy: Thermal regulation, garmentmotion studies, fitting • Chemistry: Synthetic fibers, textile treatment, laundry

36. Manufacturing technology: knitting, cutting, sewing, pressing • Garment engineering:product design, fit, patterning • Industrial Engineering:sequence of operations, ergonomics • Geometry: drafting, grading, scale

37. Integrated Content: • Kitchen Math • Food Chemistry • Reality Learning vs. Abstract Math Problems • Financial Literacy • Problem Solving and Synthesis • Interdisciplinary Content …and more!

38. The ADDED value of FCS content! Technology Strong relationships ECOLOGY

39. Help Students Say…

40. Help students say… • The FCS coursework I took showed me in a hands-on way how STEM careers can help individuals and families live successfully in today’s world. • The FCS programming at my school gave me the skills to help me be successful in my future career in STEM. It was the CONTEXT for the CONTENT of the CORE in STEM.

41. FCS is STEM Education