September
Beginning of Year
Order Clothing
Portfolio - Google Sites
Engineering Notebook - Ordered from Amazon.ca
4 C's - critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
Team Building
Get to Know You
Challenges
Saving Sam (or Fred) - Video and Worksheet
Build a team marble run (Each team builds a part of the marble run out of recycled materials, then connect them all together to complete)
Books
What do you do with an Idea? - https://safeshare.tv/x/ss62fe572ba36fd (Good Introductory Book)
Videos
Dream Big - Engineering Our World - https://dreambigfilm.com/
Educational Resources for Dream Big - https://dreambigfilm.com/education/
Taco Party - Engineering Design Process - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhpfFt_mWM
Some teachers do a quick engineering challenge with NO prep time, watch the disaster unfold and then introduce the Engineering Design Process, then do the same challenge again with the planning time and using the steps of the Engineering design process.
Clip from Apollo 13
Smithsonian - 'square peg into a round hole' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEM_IBUv70
Minecraft Education - Intro and Challenge
-Challenge #1 - Redesign a room in your house or create a house
Genius Hour/Passion Projects
What is Genius Hour for Teachers - by John Spencer
A video for Students - by John Spencer
Using their Engineering Notebooks
Step 1 - Students research topics of interest
Step 2 - Students ask questions about their topic
Step 3 - Students research their topic
Step 4 - Students create a proposal for their genius hour project/learning
Step 5 - Students take the time to learn about their projects and how they can improve.
Step 6 - Students start to think about how they can show others what they have learned/created
Step 7 - Students showcase their learning
1 hour a week - every 2-3 months students have a showcase and then start a new hour.
Graphic Design Unit
Grade 8/9 STEAM Academy
Design Challenge #1 - Create a Google Classroom Header in Canva for STEAM Academy
Design Challenge #2 - Create a logo that represents you
Design Challenge #3 - View the active design contests https://www.hatchwise.com/design-contests/browse/active Read the 'creative brief' and sketch/design a logo based on the company needs. or If you can reach out to your school community and offer your design services (Facebook posts/Social Media posts, posters/flyers, business card designs) Students can interview the company and indentify their needs/wants.
Grade 6 STEAM Academy
Design Challenge #1 - Create a Google Classroom Header in Canva for STEAM Academy
Design Challenge #2 - Create a logo that represents you
Grade 5 STEAM Academy
Assignment - Create a Google Drawing with your own background. Use Word Art for your name and change the font, boarder width, and colour. Add images and resize/mask an image.