K-2 Project-Based Learning STEAM Units

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Project-Based Learning STEAM Units Kindergarten -Second Grade Nancy Barlow & Jessica Lura Bullis Charter School Pre-Session Survey Access Code: 903-208-902

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Project-Based Learning STEAM UnitsKindergarten -Second Grade

Nancy Barlow & Jessica LuraBullis Charter School

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STEMScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

STEAMScience, Technology,

Engineering, Arts and Mathematics

“As STEAM focuses on integration of content, pairing STEAM with PBL can hit not only STEAM content, but also content outside of the core STEAM subjects. English can be integrated, as well as foreign languages and social studies. It's all about designing effective PBL that targets these content areas... these two approaches can capitalize on each other's strengths and fill each other's potential gaps.”

From Andrew Miller’s PBL and STEAM Education: A Natural Fit

“Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge.”

Oscar’s Ocean

Lesson Plan for Unit

What do animals need to survive?Kindergartens explore what ocean animals and plants need to survive.

Flows well into “Hank’s Habitats” unit - Linked here

Kidtown Unit

Lesson Plan for UnitWhy do some businesses succeed while other fail? The first graders were challenged to create a successful business that answers this driving question.

Drought Unit

Lesson Plan for Unit How do we as citizens help save water in California?The first graders were challenged to create a successful business that answers this driving question.

Biomimicry Unit

Lesson Plan for Unit How can we use what we know about animal protection to protect a human baby?First graders will be challenged to design an item to protect a human baby using what they have learned about animal attributes.

Nutrition PBL Unit

Lesson Plan for Unit

What Should 2nd Graders Eat for Lunch?The second graders were challenged to think about the frame, what should second graders eat for lunch, and to design a game in Scratch that would help other students learn what is healthy and what is not.

Leatherback PBL Unit

Lesson Plan for Unit

2nd Grade: How can I, as a citizen of the world, design a way to protect the leatherback sea turtle? Students were tasked to create a product that answered this driving question.

Time● Planning● Implementation

Organization● Short-Term● Long-Term

Content Knowledge● State Content Standards/Common Core● NGSS/Engineering Standards● VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Standards

Collaboration

Advice on creating integrated units

● Limitations are self-imposed● Think outside of the box● It doesn’t have to be perfect● Start small● Talking is not just allowed, it’s encouraged● Use what’s out there- no need to recreate the

wheel (such as http://pblu.org/projects)

Tips for Implementation

STEAM ResourcesSTEM to STEAM: Resource Roundup (Edutopia)STEAM resources and connections (StemtoSteam.org)PBS LearningMedia - The Design Process Poster (with short videos)STEM to STEAM: Resources Round-Up (Edutopia)Dive into the Maker Movement (Edutopia)7 STEM Apps for Higher Order Thinking (Common Sense Education: Graphite)Arts Media (KQED)KQED Art ShowHow to Start a Makerspace at Your School (Mindshift)Getting Excited About Engineering (Mindshift)

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