THE CLERMONT COUNTY GIFTED STEM PROGRAM• The Mission: To develop a program that challenges students toward rigorous learning by
blending virtual learning with face-to-face lessons
CONSIDERATIONS:
• New Learning Standards
• 21st Century Skills – communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity
• Depth of Knowledge
• Growth Mindset – Carol Dweck
• Struggle for Smarts – Jim Stigler
ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY
• What is technology?
• What do engineers do?
• Where does engineering fit within the new learning standards?
DESIGN PARAMETERS OF THE EIE CURRICULUM
• Every unit uses a field of engineering as a unifying theme
• Units can stand alone. You can use EiE units in any order
• Lessons are flexible—they can be adapted for different grades/abilities
• Lessons are scaffolded—they build logically to the final engineering design challenge
• All activities use simple, inexpensive materials
• The activities appeal to students!
• When combined with your teaching methods, the potential exists for some very high-level, problem-based learning.
EIE UNIT FORMAT:
• Engage – The students are drawn to a challenge because it’s interesting and captures the imagination.
• Explore - Students start to explore science and engineering principles through activities where they encounter problems or ask questions.
• Explanation - Students describe what they think is happening. They’re ready to learn from their teacher AND their peers.
• Elaboration - Students apply what they’ve learned to the engineering design challenge.
• Evaluation – Students reflect on what they have learned.
• An Alarming Idea – Electrical Engineering
SAMPLE UNIT 1
• Thinking Inside the Box – Plant Package Engineering
SAMPLE UNIT 2
Grades K-4:
• Observe and ask questions about the natural environment
• Plan and conduct simple investigations
• Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses
• Use appropriate mathematics with data to construct reasonable explanations;
• Communicate about observations, investigations and explanations; and
• Review and ask questions about the observations and explanations of others
Grades 5-8:
• Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations
• Design and conduct a scientific investigation
• Use appropriate mathematics, tools and techniques to gather data and information
• Analyze and interpret data
• Develop descriptions, models, explanations and predictions
• Think critically and logically to connect evidence and explanations
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions
• Communicate scientific procedures and explanations
LET’S REVISIT THE QUESTION…WHERE DOES ENGINEERING FIT?
OTHER UNITS FROM ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR STEM PROJECTS:
View links at http://clermontcountystem.com
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PROGRAM (CSMP)
• It’s FREE!
• Mini-Computer
• Strings
• Arrows
BEST WISHES!
• Contact Information:
Fay Wagner, Gifted Intervention SpecialistBethel-Tate Local Schools [email protected] ext. 7121
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