Drawing- The core STEAM skill

Drawing- and the careful observation which forms its basis- is the core STEAM skill, connecting science, technology, engineering, math, and art. 

Skill Practice: 

Draw a cereal box with 4 views- Isometric, Top, Side, Front

Below: Isometric View of Box:

Below: Top View(Plan View), Front View(Elevation) , Side View

Assignment:

Draw a dimensioned sketch of a household item. Include Front View, Top View, Side view, and isometric(3D) sketch

Dimensioned engineering sketch of household or school object or house:

See Instructable: https://www.instructables.com/Technical-sketching-and-drawing/

Drawing Exercise.pdf

Example Sketch: My cell phone:

Include:

• Borderline

• Title Block with title, author, date, scale

• Side View

• Top View

• End View

• Dimension lines

• Dimension arrows

• Dimensions

• Isometric

• Notes and labels

Submit pdf of drawing using Turboscan smartphone app(https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turboscan-document-scanner/id1017559099 ) or equal.

OPTION #2:

Hands-on design project related to your unit, such as a weathervane or windspeed meter

, 2-liter bottle water filter

, wind turbine

• rubber-band car

, mobile

Include a paragraph of your project, some photos or video of the item in action, an evaluation of how well it worked(or didn't), and possible next steps

Engineering Teaching Resources:

Arvind Gupta Toys
https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/k-v-potdar.php 

Brilliant Labs(Canada)
https://www.brilliantlabs.ca/

Crash Course Kids(YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/c/crashcoursekids

Design Squad Global(PBS)

https://pbskids.org/designsquad/

Dyson Design Process Curriculum
https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/primary-school-resources/design-process-box.html

Dyson Engineering Challenge Cards
https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/other-engineering-resources/challenge-cards/ 

Exploratorium(technology/engineering)
https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/engineering-and-technology

• Watch and Do Science
  https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/watch-and-do 

• Science Snacks
  https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks
  
  

• The Tinkering Studio
  https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/projects 

Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls-STEM Activities
https://frugalfun4boys.com/learn/stemactivities

Kiddie Academy- 10 At-Home STEM Challenges
https://kiddieacademy.com/blog/family-activities/10-stem-activities-you-can-do-at-home/

Little Bins for Little Hands-STEM Challenges at Home
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/easy-simple-stem-activities-challenges/

Playful Engineering(Tufts)
https://sites.tufts.edu/pebl/resources/

• Lesson Plans https://sites.tufts.edu/ceeok8book/lesson-plans/

• Constructopedia https://sites.tufts.edu/pebl/resources/constructopedia/

Science Buddies
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities

Science Buddies- New Science Projects for 2024
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/new-science-projects-2024#collections 

Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/

STEM at Home Activities(UK)
https://thestemhub.org.uk/stem-at-home/

Teach Engineering

https://www.teachengineering.org/

The STEM Laboratory
https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Teaching Ideas.ca
https://teachingideas.ca/2020/11/23/stem-challenge/