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Our 6th Grade STEM program empowers students to become innovators, problem-solvers, and critical thinkers, preparing them for success in a rapidly changing world. We emphasize hands-on learning, collaboration, and real-world applications as students explore advanced STEM concepts and delve into exciting new technologies.
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Websites & Apps:
Code.org (K-12 section): 6th grade is ready for advanced coding concepts and is likely actively working with text-based coding languages like Python, JavaScript, or Java. Explore their full range of courses, including game development, web development, and data science.
Scratch: A powerful visual programming language that allows kids to create interactive stories, games, and animations. A great platform for project-based coding and learning advanced programming concepts.
Tynker: Offers a variety of coding courses and activities for kids, including block-based coding, text-based coding (Python, JavaScript, Java), game design, app development, robotics programming, and even introduction to AI and machine learning.
Khan Academy: Offers free courses and practice exercises on a variety of subjects, including math, science, computer programming, and even test prep. A valuable resource for reinforcing classroom learning and exploring advanced topics.
Codecademy: Offers more in-depth courses in web development, Python, JavaScript, and other programming languages. (May require a subscription for full access.)
National Geographic: Offers engaging and informative content about animals, nature, science, history, culture, and current events, with in-depth articles, videos, interactive features, and maps.
NASA: Explore space, learn about missions, and discover the latest discoveries.
BrainPOP: Provides animated videos and quizzes on a wide range of topics, including science, math, technology, social studies, and English. (May require a subscription)
Mystery Science: Offers short videos and activities that explore science mysteries and encourage curiosity. (Some content may require a subscription)
Epic!: A digital library with a wide selection of books, including many on STEM topics.
Google Earth Pro: Explore the world, learn about geography, and use it for project-based learning, research, and virtual field trips. Explore advanced features like creating custom maps, measuring distances, and exploring 3D terrain.
Scholastic SuperSTEM
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Hands-on & Offline Activities (adaptable for websites/apps too):
Building Sets (LEGO, K'NEX, VEX IQ, Fischertechnik, Tetrix, FIRST LEGO League robotics): Encourage complex building projects and challenges. Explore different types of simple and compound machines and their applications. Introduce robotics concepts, programming, and control systems.
Science Kits: Age-appropriate science kits can provide hands-on experiments and learning experiences. Look for kits that focus on specific science concepts and encourage experimentation, data analysis, scientific report writing, and design of experiments.
Engineering Challenges: Design and build solutions to real-world problems, such as building a bridge, designing a water filtration system, creating a Rube Goldberg machine, designing a solar-powered oven, building a wind turbine, or designing a robot for a specific task.
Coding Games (programmable robots, Arduino/Raspberry Pi projects): Reinforce coding concepts through programmable robots, microcontrollers (Arduino/Raspberry Pi), and other hands-on activities.
Gardening and Nature Studies: Plant seeds, observe plant growth, learn about plant life cycles, ecosystems, and the importance of pollinators. Conduct experiments related to plant growth, environmental factors, ecological interactions, and sustainable agriculture.
Cooking and Baking: Explore measurement, fractions, chemical reactions, and the science of food through cooking and baking. Design your own recipes and experiment with ingredients. Explore the science behind different cooking methods and food preservation techniques.
Art Projects with a STEM Twist: Combine art with science or engineering, such as building sculptures with recycled materials, creating nature-inspired art, designing and building miniature sets for stop-motion animation, exploring the science of color, creating tessellations, designing and building wearable art with embedded electronics, or exploring digital art and design.
Field Trips: Visit science museums, nature centers, zoos, aquariums, planetariums, engineering firms, tech companies, or other educational venues.
Model Building (airplanes, cars, rockets, robots, drones): Explore principles of aerodynamics, mechanics, and design through model building. Introduce robotics kits and programming, and explore drone technology and its applications.
Electronics Projects: Introduce basic electronics concepts through building simple circuits, working with breadboards, and exploring the use of transistors and integrated circuits.
Key Considerations for 6th Grade STEM:
Project-Based Learning: Implement complex and long-term projects that require students to apply their STEM knowledge and skills, often across multiple disciplines.
Collaboration: Emphasize teamwork and collaboration on STEM activities.
Real-World Connections: Connect STEM concepts to students' lives, current events, and the world around them. Explore career connections to STEM fields.
Inquiry-Based Learning: Encourage students to ask questions, investigate their own ideas, design their own experiments, and draw conclusions based on evidence.
Engineering Design Process: Reinforce the Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve) and encourage students to document their design process thoroughly, including iterations, improvements, and reflection.
Data Analysis and Interpretation: Have students collect, analyze, and interpret data from their experiments and projects. Introduce more advanced graphing and data representation skills, and explore statistical analysis.
Scientific Method: Reinforce the scientific method and have students design and conduct their own experiments, including identifying variables, controls, potential sources of error, and developing hypotheses.
Introduce Statistics and Data Analysis: Introduce statistical concepts like mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, and basic data visualization techniques.
Explore Ethical Considerations in STEM: Discuss the ethical implications of scientific advancements and technological innovations.
Remember to supervise children when they are using websites and apps, and choose content that aligns with their interests and learning level. Many of the hands-on activity ideas can be extended or enhanced with related online content.
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