As I mentioned the other day, summer school is coming to an end. I thought I share some of our experiences this summer. The picture above show a bulletin board with the STEM process:
- Ask
- Imagine
- Build
- Evaluate
- Share
Our first task was to build a table out of newspaper and cardboard, that could hold a book. This was our first attempt! Needless to say, it couldn't hold a book.
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| Day 1 table |
We knew some revisions were needed!
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| Revision chart |
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| Day 2 table
As you can see our second table came out much better!
Below are some picture of other tasks.
 
At first some of the students were very hesitant, but after the first day they were all very eager to build! They all contributed ideas and helped with the building.
I caution you, its hard to sit back and not interject your ideas and opinions, especially when you know their ideas are not going to work. That's all part of their learning process! They need to problem solve how to fix it and make it work!
They were so proud of their creations and couldn't wait to take them home.
Please check out some of the design briefs in my previous post and try them with your class!
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