Our school and my class are striving to become more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics strong. We had our first STEM day about two months ago. It was fun and stressful. The kids enjoyed the challenge of building a structure that the Big Bad Wolf could not blow down, but our materials were lacking. They used rocks, popsicle sticks, and linguine noodles for the experience.
What better place to start than at the kindergarten level, getting students to think like mathematicians, engineers, and scientists!
The Design and Build Engineering Center and other STEM items will help students think abstractly while using hands-on materials. The STEM Bundle includes sets that students can use at independent stations, with a partner, or as a collaborative team. The Magna-Tiles assist students in composing and decomposing three dimensional shapes. I largely see these being used as small groups design and build structures. Students gain mathematical reasoning and language as they describe what they have created.
These students are eager to learn and there is NO limit to their imaginations and potential for growth. The socioeconomic status nor the culture of these students shall impede them from receiving all that public education has to offer and more.
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Our school and my class are striving to become more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics strong. We had our first STEM day about two months ago. It was fun and stressful. The kids enjoyed the challenge of building a structure that the Big Bad Wolf could not blow down, but our materials were lacking. They used rocks, popsicle sticks, and linguine noodles for the experience.
What better place to start than at the kindergarten level, getting students to think like mathematicians, engineers, and scientists!
The Design and Build Engineering Center and other STEM items will help students think abstractly while using hands-on materials. The STEM Bundle includes sets that students can use at independent stations, with a partner, or as a collaborative team. The Magna-Tiles assist students in composing and decomposing three dimensional shapes. I largely see these being used as small groups design and build structures. Students gain mathematical reasoning and language as they describe what they have created.
These students are eager to learn and there is NO limit to their imaginations and potential for growth. The socioeconomic status nor the culture of these students shall impede them from receiving all that public education has to offer and more.
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