STEM/STEAM
PBL Public Product: City Planning Expo
This video overview showcases an example of a PBL public product. Our 2nd graders designed city plans for their local community. They presented their public products to students, teachers, parents, and even the urban planner of the local city.
Relevant Videos
City Plan Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApNZNU7fmLI
Erosion Solutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QvZTokDc1s
Becca Goess: https://twitter.com/missrgoess
Intro to Project-Based Learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08D0dBGIzYQ
Essential Elements of PBL: http://bie.org/about/what_pbl
STEM Education Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCijW7ikeYQ
You can find me at:
Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org
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Blog: https://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com
Intro Music by Ryan Little “Falling Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Background Music by Kevin Macleod “Pamgaea” http://www.incompetech.com
Designing Erosion Solutions (PBL & STEM Project)
This video overview showcases the process our 2nd graders took to design and engineer erosion solutions for their local community. Students used the design thinking process to develop their solutions. These solutions were part of their city plan for their local community.
Relevant Videos
City Plan Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApNZNU7fmLI
City Planning Expo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSbyVY_GicI
Becca Goess: https://twitter.com/missrgoess
Intro to Project-Based Learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08D0dBGIzYQ
Essential Elements of PBL: http://bie.org/about/what_pbl
STEM Education Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCijW7ikeYQ
Applied Learning Program: http://www.davidleeedtech.org/#!applied-learning-program/cf4z
You can find me at:
Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech
Instagram: http://instagram.com/davidleeedtech
Blog: https://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com
Background Music by Kevin Macleod “Casa Bossa Nova” http://www.incompetech.com
Designing an “Apple” Device (PBL & STEM Project)
This video overview showcases a 4th grade engineering design unit. Students took on the role of Apple engineers and designers to design and build an “Apple” recording device. Students used the design thinking process to create a recording device for English language learners. ELL students would use this device to practice their speech and reading fluency.
Becca Goess: https://twitter.com/missrgoess
Related Videos:
How to use an X-acto knife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVrjjCKwSl0
How to build the voice recording device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBWHGhlSoI&t=56s
Tim Cook image:
Photo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/iphonedigital/22522566994) by iphonedigital (https://www.flickr.com/photos/iphonedigital/) / CC BY 2.0
Intro to Project-Based Learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08D0dBGIzYQ
Essential Elements of PBL: http://bie.org/about/what_pbl
STEM Education Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCijW7ikeYQ
Design Thinking in Elementary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvqST2ggvA0
You can find me at:
Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech
Instagram: http://instagram.com/davidleeedtech
Blog: https://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com
Intro Music by Ryan Little “Falling Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Instrumental produced by by Chuki – “Nomad”: http://www.youtube.com/user/CHUKImusic
STEM Activity for 1st Grade: Roller Coasters
Becca Goess, our STEM specialist, led a project where our 1st graders designed and created roller coasters by using the design thinking process.
In the empathize stage, they gained an understanding of basic physics concepts such as potential energy, kinetic energy, and friction. They also played an online roller coaster game to see these concepts in action.
Want to see more of what we do in our STEM/EdTech class?
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• Videos: https://www.youtube.com/davidleeedtechorg
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• Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech
• Blog: https://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com
Intro Music by Ryan Little “Falling Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Background Music by Kevin Macleod “Pookatori and Friends”
Becca Goess, STEM Design Specialist: https://www.instagram.com/missrgoess/
STEM Activity for 2nd Grade: Self Identity Box
Our 2nd graders built a foldable box that contained objects that represented who they were. This project incorporated social studies, engineering, science and mathematics.
In design class, Becca Goess and I helped students build and design their foldable boxes. We first had them learn about measurements to gain an understanding of the size and dimensions of their box.
Want to see more of what we do in our STEM/EdTech class?
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• Videos: https://www.youtube.com/davidleeedtechorg
• Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech
• Blog: https://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com
Intro Music by Ryan Little “Falling Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Background Music by Ryan Little “Slow Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Becca Goess, STEM Design Specialist: https://www.instagram.com/missrgoess/
Denise Brohm, 2nd Grade Teacher: https://twitter.com/MsBrohm
Comparing our #Makerspace’s #design culture with #IDEO’s
Our 2nd grade students compared the design culture of IDEO with their makerspace design culture (KoLAB). We watched IDEO’s Shopping Cart video and David Lawrence’s IDEO Toy Lab video to gain an understanding of IDEO’s design culture.
Want to see more of what we do in our STEM/EdTech class?
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• Videos: https://www.youtube.com/davidleeedtechorg
• Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech
• Blog: https://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com
