Welcome to STEAM!
STEAM class is a place where you will learn, explore, discover, design, create and innovate. You will work as engineers do - using scientific knowledge and mathematics to design new technology to solve everyday problems.
This is a project-based learning course that focuses on life sciences and applications in the designed world. We will begin with a short unit on Introduction to Engineering and the Engineering Design Process. Then we will begin to explore the connections between the natural world and the designed world. We will focus on life sciences, primarily on the ideas of adaptation and suitability for the environment. The engineering connection will be made through the lens of biomimicry and studying and emulating the engineering evident in nature.
In this course, students will be asked to work collaboratively with their peers to follow design and experimental procedures used by real-world scientists, engineers, and designers to answer questions and solve problems. Students will solve problems and complete projects that will be open-ended and encourage multiple methods of investigation and solution. Students will communicate their results in a range of engaging formats, taking advantage of technology and creative skills.
This is a project-based learning course that focuses on life sciences and applications in the designed world. We will begin with a short unit on Introduction to Engineering and the Engineering Design Process. Then we will begin to explore the connections between the natural world and the designed world. We will focus on life sciences, primarily on the ideas of adaptation and suitability for the environment. The engineering connection will be made through the lens of biomimicry and studying and emulating the engineering evident in nature.
In this course, students will be asked to work collaboratively with their peers to follow design and experimental procedures used by real-world scientists, engineers, and designers to answer questions and solve problems. Students will solve problems and complete projects that will be open-ended and encourage multiple methods of investigation and solution. Students will communicate their results in a range of engaging formats, taking advantage of technology and creative skills.
STEAM Materials Request
We use lots of craft supplies and recyclable materials in STEAM class and would gladly take donations. Some examples of materials we could use include the following:
empty tissue boxes
plastic caps from bottles
metal caps from jars
egg cartons
cardboard
toilet paper tubes
paper towel tubes
styrofoam
bubble wrap
newspaper
cardboard coffee trays
These are just some examples of things we have used in the past. However, if you have anything else that you think would be useful to us, feel free to send it in with your child. Thank you for your support!
empty tissue boxes
plastic caps from bottles
metal caps from jars
egg cartons
cardboard
toilet paper tubes
paper towel tubes
styrofoam
bubble wrap
newspaper
cardboard coffee trays
These are just some examples of things we have used in the past. However, if you have anything else that you think would be useful to us, feel free to send it in with your child. Thank you for your support!