integrating science, mathematics and technology into elementary classroom units
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Rick Varner8th Grade ScienceDeer Park Middle Magnet SchoolRandallstown, MD
INTEGRATING SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY INTO ELEMENTARY
CLASSROOM UNITS
Ellyssa Varner1st Grade
Bollman Bridge Elementary School
Jessup, MD
Boston Convention & Exhibition CenterSession 1305 Room 207 2:00pm – 3:00pm
ESSENTIAL LEARNING
Learning is naturally integrated.
“When you are out walking, nature does not confront you for three quarters of an hour only with flowers and in the next only with animals.”
Lionel Elvin (1977)
ESSENTIAL LEARNING
Learning is naturally integrated.
Interdisciplinary: A knowledge view and curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme, issue, problem, topic, or experience.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs (1989)
FOUR FIRST STEPS WHEN CONSIDERING A STEM INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT
1. Start with a Science or Technology theme you are familiar with or is timely with many resources available.
2. Identify the academic goals and learning standards to be emphasized and their natural scope and sequences.
3. Determine appropriate assessment applications nestled within the design of the unit.
4. Start simple and allow the unit to expand upon its successes from one year to the next.
Getting StartedStart with a Science or Technology theme you are familiar with or is timely with many resources available.
3,2,1…LIFTOFF!PK-2 GUIDE•Interdisciplinary
• Counting, grouping…• Letter recognition,
rhyming • Modeling• Sequencing, patterns
•Self Explanatory Guide•Dated focus on Space Shuttle systems
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/58149main_3.2.1.Liftoff.pdf
ROCKETS K-12 GUIDE
•STEM Focus• Engineering Design• Physical Science• Science Inquiry• Mathematics
•Background expectations•Adaptable to lower grades•Project X-51 Unit•Dated focus - Ares I & IV
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/280754main_Rockets.Guide.pdf
High Pressure Rocket Activity Embargoed- adapted version
WIKISPACES: 5TH GRADE ROCKETRYhttp://5thgrrocketry.wikispaces.com/
Learning OutcomesIdentify the academic goals and learning standards to be emphasized and their natural scope and sequences.
ELACC ELA Domain Standards (K-5)
Reading/Literature Standards:• Key Ideas and Detail
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.• Range of Reading and Level of Text
Complexity
Writing Standards:•Production and Distribution of Writing.•Research to Build and Present Writing
•Text types and Purposes
ELACC ELA Domain Standards (K-5)
MathematicsCC Math Domain Standards (K-5)
•Geometry•Counting and Cardinality•Measurement and Data
•Operations and Algebraic Thinking
ELACC ELA Domain Standards (K-5)
MathematicsCC Math Domain Standards (K-5)
ScienceNatl Science Standards (K-5)
CONTENT STANDARD D: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
D1. Properties of earth materialsD2. Objects in the sky
D3. Changes in earth and skyCONTENT STANDARD E: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
E1. Abilities of technological designE2. Understanding about science and technology
E3. Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
CONTENT STANDARD G: SCIENCE AS INQUIRYG1. Science as a human endeavor:
Mathematics 5th GradeNumber and Operations in Base Ten
Measurement & Data
Geometry
English Language Arts
5th GradeReading Standards for Informational Text
Text Types and Purposes
Production & Distribution of Writing
Comprehension & Collaboration
Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas
IDENTIFY THE ACADEMIC GOALS AND LEARNING STANDARDS TO BE EMPHASIZED
Infinity and MeKate Hosford
American Library Association Recommendations
Rabbit & Robot: The SleepoverCece Bel
A 2013 Geisel Honor Book
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole.
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb
On the MoonBy: Anna Milbourne
Other Children’s Literature Read Aloud
If You Decide toGo to the Moon
By: Faith McNulty
There’s No Place Like Space
By: Dr. Seuss
Me and My Place in Space
By: John Sweeny
Zoom, Rocket, Zoom!By: Margaret Mayo
On the Launch PadBy: Michael Dahl
Look To The StarsBy: Buzz Aldrin
Roaring RocketsBy: Tony Mitton
The Influence of Science Fiction Novels
Goddard’s Autobiography: October 19, 1899 was referred to as Anniversary Day.
Robert Goddard• Graduated high school at 21• Struggled financially as a college
teacher to fund his experiments• It took 3 yrs for his groundbreaking
article on rocketry to be published by the Smithsonian
• Publically ridiculed by the New York Times
• March 16, 1926 launched the 1st successful liquid fueled rocket
• Granted 214 patients• 131 awarded following his death
Assessment of LearningDetermine appropriate assessment applications nestled within the design of the unit.
Assessment of LearningF=maPredicting the effect of increased mass on acceleration of two paper rockets of similar design launched with the same force.
Purchase Materials and Services(adding/subtracting, monetary
applications)
Creating the Prototype Design
(application of scale,use of geometric shapes and
measurement)
Testing and Modification(Measurement, Observation &
Assessment)
Creating the Prototype Design(Engineering Design Process)
X-51 PAPER PROJECT Adapted from the NASA water rocket unit
CommunicationsDirector
Media Relations, blogs, NEWS updates,
photography
BudgetDirector
Maintain accurate records of the company’s purchase orders and expenditures.
Negotiate contracts.
Project ManagerOversees the entire project
and works with the instructor to resolve
questions and schedules.Design &
Launch DirectorSupervises the design and construction of the
rocket. Directs staff during the testing & launch sequences.
LET’S BUILD A ROCKET!
Each table has the materials to create a paper rocket.
You may share scissors, tape and rulers, but each person should have their own PVC tube, 2 sheets of paper and 2 index cards
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATION
PVC Tube
paper
Roll sheet of paper onto the PVC tubing, snuggly, but loose enough to slide.
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATION
Completely tape the seam of the paper, but do not get tape on the PVC tube. Clear
Tape
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATIONSlide the paper tube about ½” to ¾” up past the end of the PVC tube.
Fold over the paper at the end & tape it closed.
Fold in the end of the paper tube across the end of the PVC tube.With a criss-cross of tape, this seals the paper tube.
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATION
Creating a nosecone is a challenger for younger students.A paper drink cone/cup is a ready-made alternative.
Secure a paper
nosecone
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATION
Fins stabilize the flight and may be made of index card, card stock or folded paper.
Decide how many fins
and how they are to be arranged.
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATION
Fins stabilize the flight and may be made of index card, card stock or folded paper.
Securely attach 3, 4 or more fins evenly spaced
at the back
X-51 PAPER PROJECT ADAPTATION
Ensure you can remove the PVC tube from the paper rocket and prepare for a test
flight.
Model Rocketry is a fun hobby.Remember, it
Is “Rocket Science”
SAFETY FIRST!
Eye Wear is Required for launching projectiles
in this room!!
NASA Wallops Flight Facility, VA
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Gillman, Joan. "Straw Rockets Are Out of This World." Science and Children Oct. 2013: 44-49. Science and Children. NSTA Web. Oct. 2014 <http://static.nsta.org/files/sc1302_44.pdf>.
NSTA ONLINE RESOURCESRoyce, Christine Anne. "Teaching Through Trade Books." Science and Children Summer 2013: 18-23. Science and Children. NSTA. Web. Summer 2013. <http://static.nsta.org/files/SC1309_18.pdf>.