Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grades
A note to parents: Because younger students need lots of parent help, your child's project will not be scored. STEM is a great way to learn and play together. Let your child lead, write, define, draw, etc. It's just for fun and that awesome feeling of accomplishment! For pre-readers and if your child is struggling to describe something, let them tell it to you and be their scribe.
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Notebooks are a helpful place to keep all your work. Below are simplified notebooks.
Just the Notes (engineering) .
This district notebook is best for strong readers.
Project Notification : Let us know about your project so we can include your student and class in prizes!
Keep the poster board simple so your student can do as much of the work as possible. Hand-made graphs and paragraphs are awesome! Print some pictures if they'd like. Otherwise, leave the computer behind for this one.
The Scientific Method
Observe.
Find a topic you like. Learn some things about it.Ask a question.
Make a hypothesis (a best guess).
Do an experiment.
Gather your data.
Draw a conclusion.
Share what you learned at the STEM fair!
Engineering Design Process
Ask and understand.
Think about the world around you and find a problem. Gather information about the problem.Brainstorm.
Come up with lots of ideas to solve a problem.Plan and create.
Make a plan. What materials will you need? Build your design. Test and improve.
Put your creation to use. Observe what happens. What new ideas did you get when observing? Rebuild, retest, and improve again.Prototype (Final Design)
When you have improved your design, tell how to make it.Conclusion
How does your creation help the problem? What did you learn? What else would you change to make your creation better?Keep Moving Forward!
Mistakes are an important part of learning. In fact, you'll learn so much more when things don't work the way you planned!