STEM and STEAM in the classroom through Alpha Science resources

1. Alpha Science K-5

2. Agenda
Next Generation Science
Standards.
Engineering Design Cycle in
the NGSS.
STEM and STEAM in the
classroom through Alpha
Science resources
Dr. SSnder Associate Consultant KDSL Global

3. As a table group jot down
any three things that you
already know about the
NGSS
Any one thing that you
would like to know more
about the NGSS

4. What Students Understand
KUD Model
K- Know
U-Understand
D-Do
(Dr. Lynn Erickson, 2012)

5. Table Task
• Your goal as a team is to design and create a paper plane that will fly the farthest.
• Non-Negotiables:
• Every member has to create one- except the “Discussion Director”
• The Discussion Director is the expert in your team who can give you expert
advice- but only through questions.
• Every team has to record the questions that evolve through the Discussion
Director.
• Every member will have to test the different models and choose the one model.
• At the end of 10 minutes one person from every team will come forward to fly
the plane.
• The team that creates the model that flies the farthest wins!

6. The Paradigm Shift
•Moving away from teacher “driven”
•Supporting students through the creative struggle of
understanding how the world works
•Student Provocations
•Sustained Inquiry-based approach

7. Two-dimensional
to
Three-dimensional
Curriculum and Instruction

8. Understanding The three dimensions of the
NGSS

9. Engineering Design Cycle
Think and function like Engineers
How does this look like in our classrooms?

10. Learning versus Doing Science - Engineering
Design Process

12. Lets do it! What is your task?
•With the given materials, your challenge is to design
and build a tower in Japan- the tallest in the world
and…
•Marshmellows
•Straws
•Toothpicks
•Tape

13. Crosscutting Concepts

14. ESS2B: Plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions
• K-2: Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land
and water in any area.
• 6-8: Plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains movements of rocks at Earth’s
surface and geological history. Maps are used to display evidence of plate movement.
• 9-12: Radioactive decay within Earth’s interior contributes to thermal convection in the
mantle.
INCREASING SOPHISTICATION OF STUDENT
THINKING

15. • What was a problem that you had in the construction of
your tower?
• How did you solve this problem?
• If you had to build the tower with paper instead of straws
how would that change your design? Why?
Engineering Design Cycle

16. Engineering Design Process
• ASK: What is the problem? How have others approached it? What are
your constraints?
• IMAGINE: What are some solutions? Brainstorm ideas. Choose the
best one.
• PLAN: Draw a diagram. Make lists of materials you will need.
• CREATE: Follow your plan and create something. Test it out!
• IMPROVE: What works? What doesn't? What could work better?
Modify your design to make it better. Test it out!

18. Dr. SSunder Associate Consultant KDSL Global

19. Engage
Explore
ExplainElaborate
Evaluate
5 Es
Instructional Model

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