USTEM: Work hard, be kind, stay curious

Mission

At USTEM, it is our mission to support our students in developing their STEM identities through inquiry-based, cross-curricular learning. Students will engage in their local and global communities through real-world problem solving while fostering their 21st century skills.

Curriculum

Essential Questions

First Trimester Second Trimester Third Trimester

Structures and Processes of Plants and Animals:

How (and why) do organisms interact with their environment and what are the effects of these interactions?

• Energy: How is energy transferred and conserved?

• Force and Motion: How can we explain and predict interactions between objects and within systems of objects?

• Earth’s Materials and Systems

• Water, Weather and Climate

• Plate Tectonics

How and why is Earth constantly ch

Curriculum

Alignment and Progression of Learning

Science

Technology

Engineering

Math

Team Time

Community Connections

Service Learning

The Future of USTEM

Our goals: • Develop positive student partnerships across grades K-5• Cultivate student STEM identities• Fully integrate STEM across the curriculum• Continue to create worthwhile learning opportunities that

promote the 4Cs of STEM• Expose students to real-life STEM experiences• Expand community partnerships and involvement