S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) What’s all the excitement about?
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Tennis Ball Lift • National Science Ed Standards: Physics, science as inquiry • Word: Engineer • Skills Set: problem solving, team work, communication, recording observations, • Challenge: Design and build a contraption that will lift a tennis ball 50 cm in to the air. You may build using your hands however; the contraption must be set in motion and lift the ball without using your hands.
• Challenge: Design and build a contraption that will lift a tennis ball 50 cm in to the air. You may build using your hands however; the contraption must be set in motion and lift the ball without using your hands. • Materials you may use (you may not need all of them but you may NOT use any more than noted here): • 1 dowel rod • 2 cups • 1 tennis ball • 1 weight • 4 ft string • Scissors • Tape as needed
The Engineering Design Process vs the Scientific Method
Benefits of the Engineering Design Process Invites the incorporation of instructional technology into the curriculum Promotes higher order thinking skills
Benefits of the Engineering Design Process Engineering is differentiated: offers an “in” for learners of all types Students with unique needs Traditional classroom
Benefits of the Engineering Design Process Directly connected with improvement of living conditions/safety/health and welfare of people. Rich cross-curricular possibilities.
Plate Tectonics and Land Forms National Science Education Standards: earth and space science, geography, social Studies Materials: play-doh, foam squares, oranges, index cards, tubs for water Objective: Students will understand how landforms are made; in particular, lakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges and rivers. Vocab: Pangaea, fault lines-plate tectonics, magma 1. Inquiry questions: What are some changes that happen to landforms in the world daily? Yearly? What changes have happened over millions of years? How have these changes made the Earth look as it does today?
Plate Tectonics and Landform continued… 2. Introduce layers of the Earth. Explain that the crust (our land and water) is made up of pieces, like a puzzle called plates. (7 large and several small plates) The outer part of the mantle is a hot liquid. If solid, formations were laid over a liquid, what would happen? 3. Students will do experiment with a bucket and foam squares. Have students write “tectonic plates” on a foam square. Cut up the foam square in to at least 5 pieces. Lay it in a bucket of water and observe what will happen.
Plate Tectonics and Landform continued… Think about it, if a single plate moves only 1/2 inch per year, that means it moves: 5" in 10 years • 50" in 100 years • 500" in 1,000 years • 5,000" in 10,000 years • 50,000" in 100,000 years • 500,000" (or about 8 miles) in 1 million years •
Orange activity
Plate Tectonics and Landform continued…
Salt Dough Landforms
River Mountain Peninsula Land Water Land Water Land Water Volcano Lake Plain Land Water Land Water Land Water Draw and label where the landforms mentioned above are located in the United States. Plateau
Choose at least 3 types of landforms for your island: • Mountain • River • Volcano • Peninsula • Lake • Plain • Desert • Canyon
Island Name Landforms Location People Weather
Disciplines incorporated into this project: Earth science Art Mathematics Geography Social studies English May easily incorporate technology & engineering among others.
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