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This book challenges student teams to survey existing playground equipment, compare and contrast different designs in light of safety concerns connected to the equipment and its environment, and then sketch and build a small-scale model of their proposed design using geometric shapes and precise measurements.
The STEM road map : background, theory, and practice -- Overview of the STEM road map curriculum series -- Standards-based approach -- Themes in the STEM road map curriculum series -- The need for an integrated STEM approach -- Framework for STEM integration in the classroom -- The need for the STEM road map curriculum series -- References -- Strategies used in the STEM road map curriculum series -- Project- and problem-based learning -- Engineering design process -- Learning cycle -- STEM research notebook -- The role of assessment in the STEM road map curriculum series -- Self-regulated learning theory in the STEM road map modules -- Safety in STEM -- References -- Swing set makeover: STEM road map module -- Swing set makeover module overview -- Module summary -- Established goals and objectives -- Challenge or problem for students to solve: swing set makeover design challenge -- Content standards addressed in this STEM road map module -- STEM research notebook -- Module launch -- Prerequisite skills for the module -- Potential STEM misconceptions -- SRL process components -- Strategies for differentiating instruction within this module -- Strategies for English Language learners -- Safety considerations for the activities in this module -- Desired outcomes and monitoring success -- Assessment plan overview and map -- Module timeline -- Resources -- References -- Swing set makeover lesson plans -- Lesson plan 1: forces push back -- Lesson plan 2: slippery slide design -- Lesson plan 3: swinging pendulums -- Lesson plan 4: swing set makeover design challenge -- Transforming learning with swing set makeover and the STEM road map curriculum series.
edited by Carla C. Johnson, Janet B. Walton, and Erin Peters-Burton.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
STEM road map for elementary school. Grade 3