STEM Projects
Details of all the below projects can be found on Rubicon Atlas.
Health - Germs
Students will learn about how germs spread and why it is important to wash our hands. This is a wonderful topic for us to start the school year off with! We will see how germs spread from one person to another, grow some germs and then learn the proper way to wash our hands. Final Project - Students will create a presentation to talk about how they learned to wash their hands.
Students will learn about how germs spread and why it is important to wash our hands. This is a wonderful topic for us to start the school year off with! We will see how germs spread from one person to another, grow some germs and then learn the proper way to wash our hands. Final Project - Students will create a presentation to talk about how they learned to wash their hands.
Coding
Students will learn the foundations of coding. We will be using the code.org site. Students will participate in both hands-on activities and computer-based activities. The hands-on activities will help students make the connection between coding and everyday activities.
Students will learn the foundations of coding. We will be using the code.org site. Students will participate in both hands-on activities and computer-based activities. The hands-on activities will help students make the connection between coding and everyday activities.
Robotics
Students will use the foundation that they have obtained from the coding to code robots that were generously purchased by the School District to support this initiative. Robotics are seen by many as one of the key components of a STEM program and we are excited to be able to provide this opportunity to our students. Final Project - As an Engineer, students will program their robot to act out a story they have created that has the robot move from the "beginning" of their story to the "end".
Students will use the foundation that they have obtained from the coding to code robots that were generously purchased by the School District to support this initiative. Robotics are seen by many as one of the key components of a STEM program and we are excited to be able to provide this opportunity to our students. Final Project - As an Engineer, students will program their robot to act out a story they have created that has the robot move from the "beginning" of their story to the "end".
Physical Science - Wind
Students will learn about the wind and how the wind affects objects. They will be experimenting with different wind "forces" and "direction". We will be timing, taking as we follow ping-pong balls and how the wind affects them. Final Project - Students will be constructing "sailboats" and using what they have learned to move the sailboats from one end of a wallpaper trough to the other. They will then construct a presentation to show what they learned about the wind and what their measurements showed them.
Students will learn about the wind and how the wind affects objects. They will be experimenting with different wind "forces" and "direction". We will be timing, taking as we follow ping-pong balls and how the wind affects them. Final Project - Students will be constructing "sailboats" and using what they have learned to move the sailboats from one end of a wallpaper trough to the other. They will then construct a presentation to show what they learned about the wind and what their measurements showed them.
Chemistry- Matter
Students will learn we can combine different solids and liquids to create something new. We will be discussing the difference between solids and liquids while we are creating slime, non-Newtonian fluids and having water "walk" from one cup to another.
Students will learn we can combine different solids and liquids to create something new. We will be discussing the difference between solids and liquids while we are creating slime, non-Newtonian fluids and having water "walk" from one cup to another.
Engineering
Students will learn about the basics of construction. We will learn about how to make a structure strong and why we do this. We will be constructing tall buildings and talking about how the materials and organization of them helps to make them strong.
Students will learn about the basics of construction. We will learn about how to make a structure strong and why we do this. We will be constructing tall buildings and talking about how the materials and organization of them helps to make them strong.
Final Fun
Students will have time to use what they have learned and spend some time on individual or group exploration. They will decide what they would like to design, develop, engineer and create. The sky is the limit!
Students will have time to use what they have learned and spend some time on individual or group exploration. They will decide what they would like to design, develop, engineer and create. The sky is the limit!
Homework
There is no assigned homework in STEM...except to keep exploring and questioning the world around us!