STEAM+Resources

STEAM Resources Resources from the What Do You Mean by STEAM? Workshop February 17-19, 2015 at the Museum of Science, Boston


 * Tuesday, February 17**


 * Jelly Toast Modeling **
 * Visual Thinking Strategies
 * Activity adapted from the book //Why Does Toast Fall Jelly Side Down?: Zen and the Art of Physics Demonstrations// by Robert Ehrlich


 * Kinesthetic Movement Activities **
 * 8 count shake out
 * Biggest Fan: Rock, Paper Scissors
 * Red Ball (Bread Bowl, Red Bull)
 * Charades Telephone

Claims, Evidence, Reasoning Model drawn from:
 * Science Talk and Claims Evidence Reasoning**
 * //What's Your Evidence: Engaging K-5 Students in Constructing Explanations in Science//, Carla Zembal-Saul, Kathernie McNeill, Kimber Hershberger.


 * Standards Documents**
 * The NSTA Reader's Guide to A Framework for K-12 Science Education. The text that defines the 8 Scientific and Engineering Practices. A convenient reference for exploring the new national science frameworks.
 * Next Generation Science Standards the complete K-12 Standards drawn from the Framework document referenced above.
 * Massachusetts draft Science Standards The MA draft standards are heavily influenced by the framework and NGSS, but make some adjustments to these source documents. The curriculum strand maps can also be accessed here.
 * A copy of the Framework for K-12 Science Education poster that we will reference throughout the week can be accessed at @https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2bZu7vVoipTcFJPOGU0bVJTeEE/view?usp=sharing
 * A Venn Diagram based on Tina Cheuk’s work illustrating overlap between Math, ELA, and Science practices can be found online at @http://nstahosted.org/pdfs/ngss/PracticesVennDiagram.pdf
 * A more detailed explanation of this graphic organizer by Tina Cheuk is available at @http://nstahosted.org/pdfs/ngss/ExplanationOfVennDiagram.pdf


 * Making Meaning with Models**
 * One photo of MJ Morse and her models can be found at @https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2bZu7vVoipTTGRKUmNDX1VKNkU/view?usp=sharing
 * Observational Drawing Samantha Salfity’s PPT can be found at @https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2bZu7vVoipTS2Mwc0tnd3hoQm8/view?usp=sharing


 * Wednesday, February 18**

Our poster-sized standards maps are pulled from resources created by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary education, based on the current MA draft science and engineering standards. These maps can be found at @http://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/review.html under “Related Resources”.
 * Morning Discussion of Engineering**

Design Challenges Activity,
 * Resources for Design Challenges activities, including Shipwrecked, available at @http://www.mos.org/designchallenges
 * A similar Activity can be found in Stranded!, a volume in the museum-developed Building Math curriculum series more information about Building Math can be found at @http://www.mos.org/engineering-curriculum/building-math

Colleagues from the Engineering is Elementary team led us in a prototyping activity from their upcoming unit in the Engineering Everywhere series, “It's in the Bag: Engineering Bio-Inspired Gear”
 * Engineering is Elementary Curriculum Activity**

Engineering is Elementary is a series of engineering units developed for students in grades K-12 Engineering Adventures (Gr. 3-5) and Engineering Everywhere (Gr. 5-8) are free, downloadable engineering units designed for youth in afterschool and out of school time programs. You can contactstaff members working specifically on these projects via email at //engineeringadventures@mos.org// You can find more information about all these programs by visiting @http://www.eie.org

You can learn about all of the museum’s K-12 engineering curriculum projects, including the high school level Engineering the Future curriculum, by visiting @http://www.mos.org/engineering-curriculum
 * Engineering Curriculum**


 * Making/ The Intel Computer Clubhouse**
 * Information about the Intel Computer Clubhouse can be found at @http://www.computerclubhouse.org/
 * The Making! @ Clubhouse Activity Guide can be downloaded at:@http://www.computerclubhouse.org/making
 * A demonstration video of the paper circuits activity is available at:@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-4ijy1TS_0&list=PLBiYXOTAub_UerUmn7bikMkrPpP4vCFnm&index=14
 * Clubhouse staff members Danielle Martin dmartin@mos.org and Jackie Gonzalez jgonzalez@mos.org are happy to answer questions about their work
 * Erin’s Powerpoint, including images from her MakerSpace and links to low cost resources and activities. @https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2bZu7vVoipTbTB1NUFMbUVVTE0/view?usp=sharing
 * During her residency at the museum, Erin also created a pathfinder of STEAM resources, including print materials and websites. We’ve posted this guide at @https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2bZu7vVoipTNUpwVDhYWm9xaFE/view?usp=sharing
 * A bibliography of books related to Making and the Make movement available from ERC library is posted
 * at https://docs.google.com/document/d/16vbfqqRVNfamA9uHD7h9mly_eJcBhqojiX9sa9t7JOk/edit?usp=sharing


 * Teacher-Recommended Engineering Reads**
 * Rosie Revere Engineer, Andrea Beaty
 * Balloons Over Broadway, Melissa Sweet
 * The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba; additionally KidWind is a great resource for kits
 * to explore wind energy http://www.kidwind.org/
 * Living Color, Natalie Goldberg


 * Thursday, February 19, 2015**


 * Math Books**
 * The Mathematickles activities are adapted from the books, Mathematickles and Math Poetry by Betsy Franco

Other recommended math-related titles include:
 * //Shape Me a Rhyme//, Jane Yolen
 * //A Million Dots//, Andrew Clements
 * //Actual Size//, Steve Jenkins
 * The Penny Series, including Measuring Penny and it’s Probably Penny, Loreen Leedy

The Science Behind Pixar
 * Pixar Prototyping**

A brief guide to facilitating a World Café style discussion can be found at @http://www.theworldcafe.com/pdfs/cafetogo.pdf More information about the method and other ideas for utilizing it can be found at @http://www.theworldcafe.com/index.html Teacher Recommended Online Resources for Organization, Brainstorming, Reflection
 * World Café**
 * Work Flowy @https://workflowy.com/
 * Wordle @http://www.wordle.net/
 * Bubbl.us @https://bubbl.us/

Examples of artists Incorporating Science into their work
 * Natalie Miebach http://nathaliemiebach.com/
 * Brack Morrow http://www.brackmorrow.com/
 * Neri Oxman http://neri.media.mit.edu/neri-oxman

PDFs of Jeff’s PowerPoint presentations have been posted as Google Docs
 * General Resources**
 * Day1
 * Day 2
 * Day 3