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simpl-E STEM

Diane R. ChenDiane.chen@mnps.orgTwitter: hcstemlibrary Facebook: dianerchenHattie Cotton STEM Magnet Elem

STEM IS

SCIENCETECHNOLOGY ANDMATHEMATICS THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

Engineering Design Process

STEM IS HANDS - ON

All students

need STEM

The 5 E’sEngageExploreExplainExtendEvaluate

Engage• Ask great questions• Inspire with illustrations and objects• Use storytelling to capture attention• Present or create a problem• Use whiteboards to introduce and have

students write and participate• Build connections between what student

knows & wants to know• Use realia• Have an event

Provide Science Magazines

Scholastic Classroom Magazines like DynaMath, SuperScience, Science Spin for grades K-1, 2, 3-6, Math, Science World. SuperScience includes classroom codes for online resources, smartboards, worksheets, more

Magazines

Appleseeds, Ask, Chickadee, Chirp, Cricket, Dig, Ladybug, Muse, National Geographic Little Kids, Odyssey, Owl, Ranger Rick, Ranger Rick Jr. , Reptiles, Spider, Yum Food & Fun, Zoomaf, Zoonooz, Zootles

Magazines for adults

Popular Science, Discover,Consumer Reports (technology), NSTA

Explore

• An essential part of every library activity

• Hands-on Activities with guidance• Give opportunities for movement• Inquiry based• Interactivity• Safe zones• Reading!

My PLC: LM_NET Robert Joyce’s hit involving movement in the school library

• Scavenger hunts

• Use index cards for students to hold while alphabetizing themselves

• Bean bags with the letters of the alphabet

• Discovery learning through examining Dewey Decimal groupings of books

Explain

• Teachers and librarians check for understanding and clear up misconceptions.

• Conceptual clarity• Videos• Experts• Direct instruction and corrections• Peer learning

ExtendExtend, Enhance, Enrich

Publish

Budding Scientist – an elementary school research journal

http://vanderbilt.educ/cso/bsj.php

STEAM-Y STORYTIME: CONSTRUCTION!

From Claudia Haines blog

http://nevershushed.com/2013/07/27/steam-y-storytime-construction/

A fantastic public library lesson

Great Lesson

Evaluate

• An essential part that should force you to loop back to other parts of the cycle

• Real Life Authentic Audiences

• Identifying what is next to learn or study

Think Like a Scientist

teachachildcatalog.com

Think Like a Scientist Mini Bulletin Board Set $6.99

Free StuffEngineering Is Elementary Eie.org

Engineering Adventures is a FREE curriculum created especially for kids in grades 3 – 5 in out-of-school time programs! Follow the adventurous duo India and Jacob around the world and solve real-life problems through the engineering design process.

Engineering Everywhere is a FREE engineering curriculum for middle school-aged youth in afterschool and camp programs. EE empowers youth to tackle real-world engineering problems using the engineering design process, creativity, and collaboration.

Free stuffhttp://www.teachengineering.org/engrdesignprocess.php

Two key themes of the engineering design process are teamwork and design.

Engineering is ElementaryMA Science Standard 2.1 Grades 6-8NASA Grades K-4 or Grades 5-12Sally Ride Science - Engineering Design Process PosterSally Ride Science - Rules of BrainstormingDesign Squad (pdf)The Works: A Hands-On Museum (pdf)

Free Stuff

LEGO club School Edition

LEGOeducation.us

Toll-free 800-362-4308

Science Buddieshttp://www.sciencebuddies.org/*Teacher's Guide to Science Projects*Science Fair Project Grading Rubrics*Other Classroom ResourcesScience Projects mapped to NGSS Core Teaching Standards: Teachers Guide to Student Resources on Science Buddies:Printable Copies of our Science Fair Project Guide Webpages:

*Scientific Method Classroom Poster:36" x 20" classroom poster download the PDF or poster-sized version is available for purchase.Comparison of the Scientific Method and the Engineering Design Process: side-by-side comparison of the two methods, suitable for printing as a classroom poster.

http://tinyurl.com/sciencebuddiesprocess

Science Buddies

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org

“Safer highways. Cool phone apps. Green buildings. Thrilling roller coasters.”

Bio-Rad

http://www.bio-rad.com/en-us/education/teaching-resources

PowerPoint Presentations for Workshops and for Teaching

Grant Money — For Teachers in the U.S. Only

Great Books• 11 Experiments That Failed• Monkey with a Toolbelt• Papa’s Mechanical Fish• Norwood House Press A Great Idea: Engineering • IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT by Andrea Beaty• Marvelous Mattie by Emily Arnold McCully• What Floats in a Moat?• Coppernickel, The Invention by Wouter van Reek• Captain Arsenio: Inventions and (Mis)adventures in

Flight by Pablo Bernasconi• Biographies! Girls Research! Amazing Tales of

Female Scientists by Jennifer Phillips

Great Web Sources

National Geographic Learning: www.ngsptechnology.com/tabid/1774/Default.aspxGirls Start www.girlstart.org NEA’s list: www.nea.org/tools/lessons/stem-resources.htmlPBS www.pbs.org/teachers/stem ASCD’s list: tinyurl.com/7f4cpdg NSF Graduate Fellows tinyurl.com/n94gdztLive Binders www.livebinders.com/play/play/126258

Pinterest Boards

*http://www.pinterest.com/weareteachers/stemsteam-

lessons-activities-and-ideas/

*http://www.pinterest.com/pin/2251868536670679/

*http://www.pinterest.com/dianerchen/stem-ideas/

iPad apps

http://tinyurl.com/m3mntnxUnblock Me and Unroll MeSudokuPlayground app to build bridgesMathstormKids count money USA

Ask the Publishers

Every publisher online has links to STEM resources. Use their work to save you time to develop interactive stations in the library.

Examples from Publishers

Enslow’s list of MathematicsEnslow’s list of STEM titlesFollett’s link to STEM titlesCapstone search STEMGareth StevensMillbrook (a Lerner imprint)Lerner STEM Trailblazer Bios

Books I am purchasingBearport Publishing’s Science Slam titles like Rock-ology

AASL STEM task-forceCHARGE: To gather, prepare and disseminate information on the school librarians role in STEM.

FUNCTIONS: 1. Search AASL’s current resources to find existing STEM

content and resources (eCOLLAB, KQ, ACHIEVE document).

2. Investigate collaboration with other STEM initiatives outside of ALA.

3. Create awareness within AASL of school librarian role in STEM

4. Develop a toolkit or other appropriate resources.

https://www.smore.com/qcqyn by sue kowalski

AASL STEM task-force

Don’t forget these teacher resources are on my school web page

http://hattiecottones.mnps.org/Page85419.aspx

Training Feb 17 2014; Research Skills and Using Videos with Ms Chen.Training sheet used with teachers

Get-Togethers / PLC

Sometimes the best way to learn how to share STEM is to experience it. Come by and visit our STEM school. Plan a day to look at books. Contact me at dianerchen@gmail.com