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STEM for the Summer

May 22, 2019

Vera Vander Kooy and Angela Fitzgerald

STEM Connection

STEM for Summer

Vera Vander Kooy and Angela Fitzgerald

How How

Indiana Youth Institute - May 22, 2019

Poll Question

Why do you want to incorporate more Why do you want to incorporate more STEM into your summer programming? STEM into your summer programming?

• a. It’s fun and appealing for kids
• b. It’s mandatory for our program
• c. It helps kids develop essential skills
• d. It helps kids better understand future opportunities
• e. All of the above

The STEM Connection

• Is a non-profit corporation in Indianapolis aimed at

facilitating engaging science, technology, engineering, and math experiences and programming for children and adults.

• Understands the need to engage youth in positive learning

experiences that both excite and motivate them, and to empower adults that work with youth.

• Has a desire to connect with all populations and strives to

reach those that are underrepresented in STEM careers.

• Believes STEM is fun and everyone can do STEM!

The STEM Connection

Cup Challenge Cup Challenge

Use the cups to make the Use the cups to make the tallest tower you can. tallest tower you can.

Cup Challenge In Action

STEM Meaning - Science

• Science:

cience: Scientists study the natural world and experiment to discover. They often use the scientific method.

STEM Meaning - Technology

• Technology:

echnology: Any tool or machine made by humans to meet a want or need or solve a problem.

STEM Meaning - Engineering

• Engineering:

ngineering: Engineers use the engineering design process to solve problems.

STEM Meaning - Math

• Math:

ath: STEM specialists use the language of numbers, shapes, and quantities to help communicate.

STEM Practices

Science Science Technology Technology Engineering Engineering Math Math

Observing Classifying Comparing Contrasting Researching Testing Creating Criteria Collecting Data Solving Problems Inquiring Choosing Tools Using Tools Naming Tools Measuring Scooping Mixing Pouring Creating Inventing Innovating Asking Imagining Planning Creating Building Inventing Predicting Testing Modifying Improving Counting Comparing Putting in Order Patterning Measuring Calculating Sequencing Reasoning Computing Communicating

STEM Scavenger Hunt Challenge Challenge - What STEM-connected items, tools, and materials can you find in the world around you?

Quality STEM Experiences

• Are engaging and hands -on for participants
• Involve problem solving and critical thinking
• Develop teamwork and communication skills
• Help participants work through failure
• Do not have to stand alone - can be incorporated into other

subject areas

• Can be done successfully in short amounts of time and with

limited resources

• Often incorporate some or all of the Engineering

Design Process or Scientific Method

Benefits of STEM Education and Experiences

• Why STEM?

video clip - https://youtu.be/hE8kTznIwZQ

• Why is STEM Education So Important?

Article -

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX- 1vTjER6O6c7imJooTaM1g7TL2spb5xjh1an3larRIrAMyhNYnCd79MuQhrM6A2 zdskIL900ywXsHcm3m/pub

• Why is Out
• of-School STEM Important?

Article -

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX- 1vSq4YpGTWVzckRKxpXKOeQ1EMFRG8sloBVNbIQHgRelMovQ1t9ThrPHUHHyk qwDDVJ4nbFJH7DRexGE/pub

Indiana Afterschool Specialty Standards - STEM

Standard 5: Activities inspire and engage youth in STEM Standard 5: Activities inspire and engage youth in STEM learning learning

• 5a:

5a: Activities are fun, hands -on, active, and experiential

• 5b:

5b: Activities are collaborative and use a team

• based approach
• 5c:

5c: Youth identify topics and questions of interest

• 5d:

5d: Activities connect to the interests, experiences, and cultures of youth participants

• 5e:

5e: Youth learn how STEM connects to their daily lives and the world

• 5f:

5f: Youth have opportunities to experience STEM learning through projects

• 5g:

5g: Youth have opportunities to practice new skills, present, and showcase their work to guests

Getting Started

Start with the curriculum you have and the activities you do:

• When, where, and how is STEM addressed?
• What STEM practices are being done?
• Where can you be m ore intentional about incorporating

STEM and STEM practices (or m ore of it/them )?

• What additional supports are needed?

Use Literature

• Fiction as hook, nonfiction for content
• Ada Twist, Scientist

, Iggy Peck, Architect , and Rosie Revere, Engineerby Andrea Beaty

• Let’

s Read and Learn About Science Series

Use What You Have

• Lots of STEM can be done in/with the natural world and

with very basic supplies

• Consider what opportunities there are in the green

spaces you have and using playground equipm ent

Use the Engineering Design Process

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=fxJWin195kU

Drop Copter Challenge

Challenge Challenge - How can you modify a How can you modify a paper drop copter to improve the paper drop copter to improve the way it falls to the ground? way it falls to the ground?

Drop Copter Challenge

• ASK

ASK - How can you modify a paper drop copter to improve how it falls?

• IMAGINE

IMAGINE - Explain criteria and constraints and show drop copter. Have the participants imagine possibilities to meet the challenge.

• PLAN

PLAN - Generate a list of possible modifications.

• CREATE

CREATE- Follow instructions to construct a paper drop copter from template.

• TEST

TEST- Hold drop copter in air and drop it. It should spin as it falls to the

• ground. If not, help participants adjust and retest. Have participants notice

speed of spin, speed of fall, and path of fall.

• REFLECT

REFLECT

• How fast does the copter spin? How fast does the copter fall? How

straight is the fall of the copter?

• IMPROVE

IMPROVE - Have students make changes to drop copters to improve the spin speed, fall speed, or path of fall. Retest.

Reflection

• Thinking Back

Thinking Back

• What have you learned today that can be

used to impact your program?

• Thinking Forward

Thinking Forward

• What is your focus moving forward to

incorporate more STEM into your program?

• Thinking Inward

Thinking Inward

• How will the new information from

today impact your choices and/or program?

• Thinking Outward

Thinking Outward

• How will new information from today

impact the youth and families you serve?

Adapted from Fours Ways to Reflect - https://kbarnstable.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/22-questions-for-reflection/

Vera Vander Kooy - Executive Director - vvanderkooy@thestemconnection.org Angela Fitzgerald - afitzgerald@thestemconnection.org Website - www.thestemconnection.org

@thestemconnection @the_stem_connection

@thestemconnect The STEM Connection

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