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We encourage students to integrate the 4Cs and the Design Process to effectively be involved in their learning. Students are allowed to collaborate and communicate with their peers to assess where they are in the learning process. Students utilize their STEA2M Journal to document the integration of the 4Cs and the Design Process. The journals that they carry with them every day. Students use the Design Process to come up with solutions for real-world problem scenarios. Using critical thinking and creativity, students plan and design how to solve the problems that are presented in the classroom and in STEA2M Extension time.
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0514_001.pdf7th Grade PBL.pdf0523_001.pdf7th Grade Journal - PBL Section
0522_001.pdf8th grade PBL.pdf8th Grade PBL.pdf8th Grade Journal - PBL Section
8th Grade PBL.pdf0509_001.pdf6th Grade Journal - Interdisciplinary Section
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7th Grade Interdisciplinary.pdf8th Grade Interdisciplinary.pdf8th Grade Journal - Interdisciplinary Section (Several Journals in this one example)
Teachers were surveyed on what they perfered for the journal protocal for the 2024-25 school year. Over 50% perfered to divide the PBL and Interdisciplinary with a tab.
The STEAM Journal 2023-24
The STEAM Journal 2023-24
6th Grade
6th Grade - Cookbook Recipe
6th Grade - Cookbook Recipe
6th Grade - PBL Brainstorming
6th Grade - PBL Brainstorming
6th Grade - Cookbook Recipe
6th Grade - Cookbook Recipe
6th Grade - PBL Brainstorming
6th Grade - PBL Brainstorming
6th grade - 4cs
6th grade - 4cs
6th Grade - Pumpkin Edible Cookie Dough
6th Grade - Pumpkin Edible Cookie Dough
7th Grade
7th Grade - Plan for Farm
7th Grade - Plan for Farm
7th Grade - Adaptations
7th Grade - Adaptations
7th Grade - Data Tables
7th Grade - Data Tables
8th Grade
Students work through the Design Process to create a Pool Noodle Tower.
After each lesson, students must reflect on what happened and identify any changes that they feel need to be made to improve.
Some students prefer to draw their ideas and their STEAM Journal is a perfect place for them to do that.
Doing the reflections and improvement ideas after each lesson is essential to the design process.
Be the SPARK
Students documenting issues or problems that they felt needed to be fixed and worked to come up with solutions.
Students learned about sympathy and empathy during the Be the SPARK lessons. This helped students gain understanding about how people with disabilities and how sympathy and empathy should impact their solutions.
Human Horsepower
Students got to experience how much work we would have to do to be able to do simple tasks such as cooking a macaroni bowl in a microwave. Students collected data from their runs and were able to complete multistep math equations. The calculations they did proved that to run a microwave for 3.5 minutes to cook the macaroni, 14 students would need to run for that amount of time.
Best Pinwheel
Students designed a pinwheel to show how energy can transform. This was a fun way for students to begin thinking about other sources of energy, such as renewable energy (wind power).
Canva Challenge
Students had to research different types of alternative and renewable energy sources and find an engaging way to teach 6th-grade students.
Collecting data on how fruits and vegetables can have power!
Collecting data from power meters at HRA
Students collected data from multiple power meters at Honey Ridge Agricenter. Students will be visiting HRA weekly until the end of March to determine how much energy consumption different areas have during colder and warmer months. Students will be using this data to work toward a solution to lesson our energy consumption at HRA.
Some 8th-grade students are in a Science Enrichment class that utilizes their STEAM Journals daily for many projects, competitions, and lessons.
Future City Competition
Speros Ball
Students worked to make connections to other classes.
3D Pen Bridge
Science Enrichment Class
Past Journal Examples
Journal.mov2022-23 Forming a chart in Journal to Record Data
2022-23 Forming a chart in Journal to Record Data
IMG_5236.MOV6th Grade 2022-23 Recording Hurricane Activity in Journal
6th Grade 2022-23 Recording Hurricane Activity in Journal
STEAM Journal Training for all SEMS staff provided by Allyson Morgan
SEMS students collaborating in STEA2M Journals
6th Grade working in Journals at Honey Ridge Agricenter
7th Grade at Honey Ridge Agricenter
8th Grade Reviewing the Design Process at the beginning of the year
6th Grade STEAM Learning Extension Activity
Introduction of the Design Process to sixth-grade students with Writing the Direction for a Peanut Butter & Jelly
8th grade students collaborating on Recycling Project with information provided by Atlantic Waste
7th graders engaged during STEA2M Extension down the hallway
Alex Long, local contractor, providing building information to our 6th-grade students
STEA2M Journal for a 6th-grade student
Students working on unit rate pumpkin activity at Honey Ridge Agricenter
Using the engineering design process in their journal
Students collaborating on a house design project
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