Funded Oct 27, 2022My students are over the moon with our new STEM kits. I have used the materials as a rotation so table groups rotate to experience the different types of materials. This allows students to use their imaginations to construct different things, i.e., cars, planes, monsters, houses, etc. The students have also used them with partners so they have to collaborate and design something together. I've also incorporated writing into this project. Once students have developed a design, they can write a story about it. Or they can write how they came up with their design.
When I first brought out our new STEM supplies, the smiles on their faces lit up the room. They were beyond excited. And they still get so much joy building,
collaborating, inventing, and
developing. Some of my reluctant writers are willing to write more as well.
My next steps are to have students design a project and write or draw out the steps. Then they can have classmates reconstruct the designs. I can keep these directions/plans for my future classes to use.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Empson