STEAM

Biomimicry: bi-o-mim-ic-ry

The design and production of materials, structures, and systems modeled after animals and plants. Scientists and engineers get ideas from nature!

It's ok to be a 'copy cat'! We learn from each other.

Monday: SHARKS - bacteria cannot grow on shark skin

Tuesday: GECKOS - sticky climbing feet

Wednesday: SPIDERS - spider webs are as strong as steel

Thursday: ELEPHANTS - trunk as model for robot arm

Friday: SNAKES - snakeskin's non-friction skin

SHARKS

Mrs. Mallett's Favorite SHARK video clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbGujPpTkUU

J-5 PBS Documentary / NOVA - Making Stuff Smarter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugRc5jx80yg (first 10 minutes). Shark skin is made of a material that can fight disease. Scientists swim with the sharks to collect a sample of shark skin!

J-5 Testing if Sharks Can Smell a Drop of Blood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugRc5jx80yg Mark Robel, a former NASA engineer, designs an experiment to determine if sharks are attracted to urine, blood, fish oil or all / none of the above. This engaging clip is sure to entertain and educate!

J-K Baby Shark Song Original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX20kcp7j5c

J-5. Five Salt Science Demonstrations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skHMzL95yCk

How to draw Gecko!

Biomimicry: Sticky fingers for robots

Mrs. Mallett's original Art Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd5Ay_7VnX0

Mrs. Mallett's Favorite Gecko video clips:

J-5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2AGMO38j24&t=930s

How to draw Spider Web & Spiderman!

Biomimicry: Spider webs are as strong as steel

Mrs. Mallett's original Art Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6s5Af1qhs

Mrs. Mallett's Favorite spider web video clips:

J-5. PBS Documentary NOVA - Making Stuff Stronger (entire clip of 4:33)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJln-sCpU98&t=103s.

J-5 Spider Shoots 25 Metre Web | The Hunt | BBC Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlRkwuAcUd4

How to make a colorful mosaic.

Biomimicry: Elephant trunk is used as a model for a robot arm.

Mrs. Mallett's original art Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqTf4MpXky8

Mrs. Mallett's Favorite elephant video clips:

J-5 Based on the book Elmer - The Patchwork Elephant by David McKee. Elmer read aloud here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdyo4ykh2WA

J-5 Robotic arm inspired by the Elephant trunk

Spider Shoots 25 Metre Web | The Hunt | BBC Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1MBIaNuLa8&t=8s

How to draw a snake

Biomimicry: The pattern of snake skin is used in race cars and robots to lessen friction.

Mrs. Mallett's Video Link will be added 4/3/2020

6 pm

Mrs. Mallett's Favorite snake video clips:

J-5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajhZiGYq3Pw

I feel like I’ve won the lottery because STEAM is such a fun and engaging topic. I love my job and the enthusiastic students who come to my class. The question I get asked the most is, “When do I get to come to your class again?” This will be my 8th year teaching STEAM at Sumac, and my 10th year teaching STEAM. I am a California Credentialed teacher with a Master’s Degree in Curriculum Design. My father and brother are rocket engineers, so I grew up going to rocket launches and discussing the Shuttle missions. STEAM is an exciting hands-on, fast paced environment where children spend time thinking, collaborating, inventing, experimenting, designing and painting. Every class session is different. Some classes include my custom educational art videos. Most classes include recent, fun, entertaining you-tube clips that tie the art, science and engineering together and show that STEAM is going on every day and is relevant and current. There are employment opportunities and the sky is the limit.I feel honored that I get to watch the next generation of passionate artists, scientists and engineers grow before my eyes.

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