2018/2019 Steam Choices

2018- 2019 School Year Trimester #3 S.T.E.A.M.  Classes 

 Taking The Trash Out  (Grades K-1) There’s trouble in Yumi’s local park.  Someone has dumped their trash in the pond.  Yumi’s favorite duck, Danny, and all the other animals in the park could get hurt or sick. Yumi and his friends need to figure out a way to clean up the trash.  Students will engineer a trash collector that can clean up the pond. 

Where the Wild Things Are: Insects – the Smallest Wild Things (Grades 1-2) Through hands-on exploration of the life cycles and habitats of butterflies, ladybugs, honey bees, lacewings, ants, stink bugs, praying mantis, and more, students will gain an appreciation for some of the smallest and most important wild things found in North Idaho. Guided by the engineering process students will explore ways to attract beneficial insects to the school and family gardens, construct insect hotels, and document their discoveries in bug journals.

Dance Choreography (Grades 1-4) Using positions and counting patterns of Dance Basics, we will choreograph in different styles: Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. We will put together a sequence of steps and movements with music in each style.  Student’s will perform three routines for Community Circle. 

 Little Bits (Grades 1-4) Students will be using the Little Bits to build and invent machines through hands on exploration. We will brainstorm ways in which we use and rely on electronics in our everyday lives. We will discover the importance of electronics and complete several mini challenges.

BMX Stem (Grades 1-4) USA BMX iis offering a first of its kind curriculum combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math with a strong physical fitness element and a little bit of fun. This project-based program is student-centered, student-led, where instructors help facilitate the STEAM curriculum.  With equal parts education, athletics, and exercise, students will explore bike assembly, laws of motion, and the skills required for BMX competition. 

Lego City Exploration /WeDo Robotics (Grades 1-2) Students are challenged to design and build  a working city. They must solve a problem that has occured in the city  show how to solve it through hands-on lego challeneges and building projects. 

Junior Lego League (Grades K-4-Invitation Only): Team members are challenged to design and a moon base they can live on.  Design and build a Moon Base. Use the LEGO® rocket ship and other elements from the InspireSet to help you.  They must show their  ideas for how to solve one or more of the problems they explored.  These individuals will go to competetion the end of April.

Gardening 2 (Grades 1-6 . Grades 4-6 Do Not Need Gardening 1) Students will have hands on experience in planting herbs and flowers in mini pots, designing and building an indoor winter garden box and green house for the classroom, and hands on planting in the outdoor garden. Each participant will also grow their very own potted plant. 

Melody/Song Writing (Grades 1-6)   Learn the components of a melody and how to create it.  In this STEAM class students will create melodies with  lyrics to make their own song.   

Claymaton Camp I and II  (Grades 3-6)  Stop-motion animation engages students in creative exploration and spatial mathematical awareness.  Students build technological literacy as they learn to use the camera and animation software, and further develop communication and collaboration skills as they work together to produce a short claymation films. 

Forestry III (Grades 4-6)  Students will continue their exploration and practical application in forestry using skills such as tree and plant identification, soil and water quality, scaling, forestry tools and forestry management.  This course prepares students to participate in the State Forestry Contest in May.

Lego Robotics II  (Grades 4-6) This small group of students will be rolling up their sleeves to learn high levels of Lego robotics. 

2018- 2019 School Year Trimester #1 S.T.E.A.M.  Classes 

Dance Level 1- Cultures (Grades 1-3)

This introduction to different dance cultures explores the history of dance and how this form of art has evolved over time.  Students will learn about various styles of dance, and the culture that helped form each style. Level 1 also focuses on the basics of rhythm and motion.  

Gardening Level 1 (Grades 1-2)

In Gardening Level 1 we will begin by learning about life cycles and parts of plants.  Next, we learn about plant nutrition and study eatable types of plants. Our study will also include soil, garden animals, insects, as well as, types of gardens.  Once graduating from Gardening 1, students will be able to participate in Gardening 2 in the spring which will involve hands on planting.

Bricklab Collides with WeDO's.  (Grades 1- 4) 

Students will us Bricklab as a platform for creative and innovative thinking.  Bricklab is designed to use Legos to learn many aspects of technology. Part of the class is designed to collide the knowledge from Bricklab with WeDo robots in preparation for a potential Junior Lego League team.

BMX Stem (Grades 1-4)

USA BMX iis offering a first of its kind curriculum combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math with a strong physical fitness element and a little bit of fun. This project-based program is student-centered, student-led, where instructors help facilitate the STEAM curriculum.  With equal parts education, athletics, and exercise, students will explore bike assembly, laws of motion, and the skills required for BMX competition. 

Where the Wild Things Are (Grades 1-3)

Students will become wildlife detectives and use their investigative skills to explore the wildlife of North Idaho.  Students will learn to classify each animal by their characteristics, construct different habitats, identify environmental changes affecting wildlife, and then present their findings with models and visual graphics.

Choir (Grades 1-6)

Students will enjoy the art and science of voice instruction as they learn how singing works: singing techniques, vocal projection, diction, vowels, articulation and more!  Students participating in this STEAM class will perform at our Southside Christmas Program on December 11. 

Claymaton Camp (Grades 3-6) 

Stop-motion animation engages students in creative exploration and spatial mathematical awareness.  Students build technological literacy as they learn to use the camera and animation software, and further develop communication and collaboration skills as they work together to produce a short claymation films. 

Forestry (Grades 4-6)

Students will engage in learning practical forestry skills in ten specific areas of forestry.  These skills are generally not common knowledge among students: tree and plant identification, soil and water quality, scaling, forestry tools and management.  This course prepares students to participate in the State Forestry Contest in May.

Coding & 3-D Printing (Grades 5-6)

Students will learn basic 3-D design and printing using Tinkercad and the MakerBot Replicator.