Many classroom are incorporating the stream tables into their curriculum this year. Below is how two 4th grade classes at Dixie did it. Please share in the comments anything you learned from your experiences! 3rd Grade from Glenwood
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Below are pictures from 3rd, 4th , and 5th grade classes, and their clay boat lessons. Check out the comments below and feel free to add any ideas and helpful management tips! Habitat Earth HD: a special version of our award-winning planetarium show made specifically for educators. The show, which is now free to watch or download online, is complemented by a suite of science-rich media designed specifically for classrooms and informal learning environments. Here is a look at one way to put all the lessons on bridges and structures together for a years unit. Thanks for all your hard work Sarah Zykanov! Engineering Design:
Students who demonstrate understanding can: 3–5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 3–5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 3–5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth ESS2.E: Biogeology ● Living things affect the physical characteristics of their regions. (4-ESS2-1) ESS3.B: Natural Hazards ● A variety of hazards result from natural processes (e.g., earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions). Humans cannot eliminate the hazards but can take steps to reduce their impacts. (4-ESS3-2) ETS1.B: Designing Solutions to Engineering Problems ● Testing a solution involves investigating how well it performs under a range of likely conditions. (secondary to 4-ESS3-2) White Hill Middle School has so much going on! Frog dissection, solar power cars, data collection and probability! Frog dissection by 7th graders Solar Power Racers built with cardboard as prototypes and then cut out of wood with a laser cutter. Teacher, Nate McDonald received a $10,000 grant from PG and E to fund this project Students learn the game SKUNK to talk about probability and work on posters for their data collection posters (gotta' love the questions the students come up with!)
Manor 4th graders have a try at their first parachutes... they did not work so well. Students first iteration: Some added more load, some changed the canopy, and some shortened the shroud lines.
I love when I start to look for one thing and I stumble upon such great resources! For the earth science teachers: The NASA's BEST student guides has 9 design challenges (one guide for 3-5 and one for 6-8). An extensive list of STEM resources: websites, games, apps, contests, camps, and careers resources. K-12 (including a section on Math) 3D technology meets life science... All of these resources are off the NSTA Freebie site. So much more to explore!
Thanks Angel Wells for this great resource for NGSS videos... Travis Benner has many more videos on other topics on his youtube channel.
Great lesson that built upon the vocabulary that was being learned about force and motion. Building a roller coaster that will be the SLOWEST! Students started with the same number of cut paper towel tubes, tape and construction paper. (Pictures from Glenwood School) Follow up building day at Coleman, the students trying to create a loop de loop! So much learning going on. More lesson ideas on iTEAMS google docs under physical sciences force and motion. Venetia Valley's third graders... Kindergarten at Sun Valley wanted a go at it also... |
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