STEM: an acronym for SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATHEMATICS
STEM FOCUS:
When the students work on STEM problems, they will practice a way to think clearly about problem-solving. This way of thinking is called the Engineering Design Process.
The Engineering Design Process includes:
1. Question
2. Brainstorm
3. Plan and Design
4. Build and Create
5. Test and Analyze
6. Reflect and Improve
7. Communicate
STEM lessons will require the students to:
- Be a good team player
- Be as creative as possible
- Use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to design solutions
STEM will teach students how to approach problems, and then research and design solutions for problems that face their world.
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:
- Be RESPECTFUL
- Be RESPONSIBLE
- Be PREPARED for class every day with all materials
- Have a positive attitude and set a good example
- Follow directions the first time
- Be open to new ideas
- Collaborate appropriately
- Clean up and take pride in your work space
- Complete and hand in all assignments on time
- Try your hardest and do your best
- These hands-on collaborative processes allow students to communicate, share ideas, and design their own inventions through experimentation.
- The best part about STEM is that every project allows for multiple right answers and approaches.
- Throughout the STEM process, teams act on their own ideas, try out different approaches, make mistakes, learn from their mistakes, and then try again.
- Students must understand that failure is considered a positive step on the way to discovering a solution to the given task or problem.
STEM FOCUS:
When the students work on STEM problems, they will practice a way to think clearly about problem-solving. This way of thinking is called the Engineering Design Process.
The Engineering Design Process includes:
1. Question
2. Brainstorm
3. Plan and Design
4. Build and Create
5. Test and Analyze
6. Reflect and Improve
7. Communicate
STEM lessons will require the students to:
- Be a good team player
- Be as creative as possible
- Use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to design solutions
STEM will teach students how to approach problems, and then research and design solutions for problems that face their world.
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:
- Be RESPECTFUL
- Be RESPONSIBLE
- Be PREPARED for class every day with all materials
- Have a positive attitude and set a good example
- Follow directions the first time
- Be open to new ideas
- Collaborate appropriately
- Clean up and take pride in your work space
- Complete and hand in all assignments on time
- Try your hardest and do your best