S.T.E.A.M.
Resources for interdisciplinary teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
STEM
Tillage: Designing Trellises. https://sites.google.com/bscs.org/tillage/home.Garden-based STEM unit
How to introduce STEM roles in the classroom. Contains group role posters to improve student collaboration and management in STEM design challenges.
How to write a STEM Performance Task (i.e., a situation that calls for learners to apply their learning in context or as in QEP: Learning Situation). Performance Task Template; and a filled example where the product created by students is supposed to a program that enables robot to complete a task.
Indigenous Steam. (2020). ISTEAM Collaborative. https://indigenoussteam.org/. Land-based educational resources that foreground Indigenous knowledge systems in teaching and learning.
KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science. A helpful tool for brainstorming sessions in the ‘engage’ part of any lesson, to inform rest of the lesson/class/session.
Science in the City. (2023). Stanford University. https://scienceinthecity.stanford.edu. Multi-grade teaching resources for STEM.
STEM Challenges - Practical Action. Resource to introduce problem-based STEM challenges in the classroom: includes challenge guides (home learning guide, teacher guide), pupil activity sheets, PowerPoint slides (with slide notes), certificates of completion for students, posters and other resources].
STEM Design Challenges. Practical Action. https://practicalaction.org/stem-resources/. SDG linked lesson plans.
STEM Education Overview (Based on "STEM Lesson Essentials" book) Video talking about STEM guiding principles, goals, practices and more.
STEM Teaching Tools. https://stemteachingtools.org/tools. Practice briefs and resources for climate education.
The Superpowers of STEM | Stephanie Hill | TEDxMidAtlantic . "We can't afford any more accidental engineers, explains Stephanie Hill, who has been recognized for her career achievements and community outreach, especially in the advancement of STEM education. Diversity drives innovation, and we need more voices at the table to make the impossible possible. Stephanie C. Hill is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Lockheed Martin."
Technology + Engineering
All about robotics engineers. To integrate career counseling piece: this resources is very good to engage students in robotics as it talks about the skills and characteristics of a robotics engineers as well as their core tasks.
Building Circuits | National Geographic Society Very easy, clear and step-wise explanation of how to teach elementary students about electric circuits, types of electric circuits and how to make an electric circuit.
Combining engineering design process with 5E Model [important: different pedagogical approaches can complement each other and can be combined,…]
Electronics and Robotics: A Book with Activity Plans. Activity plans to discuss robot application in the real world, essential principles of robotics, robotics challenges and other design thinking worksheets.
electric circuit - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help (series & parallel circuits)
ELECTRICAL ENERGY - SCIENCE resources (weebly.com) (more interactive activities and guides for assessment)
How to teach robotics to elementary students? - AI Chat GPT. Talks about all basic concepts of robotics in a very easy way, well suited for elementary students.
i-Engineering - Engineering for Sustainable Communities by Youth and with Youth: A middle school program. https://engineeriam.org.
Incorporating Robotics Across the K-12 Curriculum | Edutopia. Gives helpful cross-curricular connections of how robotics can be integrated in other subject areas as well as the sample lessons for robotics in other subjects.
K12 Robotics Curriculum Unit. Teaching and learning strategies as well as assessment and evaluation strategies for a lot of robotics concepts.
Put a Spark in It! - Electricity - Unit - TeachEngineering. Complete unit on electricity.
Robotics STEM Activities_Science Buddies. STEM resources, challenges and ideas for robots.
Scientific method vs. Engineering Design Process: Comparison
STEM Robotics Classroom Management & Resources | STEMRobotics (pdx.edu) List of resources that can be used to teach robotics, e.g., it contains a robot design rubric to assess students’ design prototypes.
Solving Everyday Problems Using the Engineering Design Cycle_Example with Diagram of process
videos, lessons, and learning materials to teach Engineering design process
Research-based resources:
Aligo, B., Branzuela, R., Gardon, J., & Faraon, C. (2021). Teaching and Learning Electricity-A Study on Students’ and Science Teachers’ Common Misconceptions. 14, 22–34.
Azaiza, I., Bar, V., & Galili, I. (2006). Learning Electricity in Elementary School. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 4(1), 45–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-004-6826-9
Chiu, M.-H., & Lin, J.-W. (2005). Promoting fourth graders’ conceptual change of their understanding of electric current via multiple analogies. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 42(4), 429–464. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.20062
Preston, C. (2019). Effect of a Diagram on Primary Students’ Understanding About Electric Circuits. Research in Science Education, 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-017-9662-y
Sung, E., & Kelley, T. R. (2022). Elementary Students’ Engineering Design Process: How Young Students Solve Engineering Problems. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-022-10317-y
Widodo, W., Rosdiana, L., Fauziah, A. M., & Suryanti. (2018). Revealing Student’s Multiple-Misconception on Electric Circuits. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1108(1), 012088. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1108/1/012088
Zhong, B., Liu, X., Xia, L., & Sun, W. (2022). A Proposed Taxonomy of Teaching Models in STEM Education: Robotics as an Example. SAGE Open, 12(2), 21582440221099524. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221099525. This paper aims to propose a taxonomy based on the dimensions of learning outcomes (i.e., product-oriented and knowledge-oriented) and teaching process (i.e., forward teaching model and reverse teaching model) in STEM education. [see p. 8-11 to only read the practical implementation of these teaching models].
Arts
LEARN Quebec Padlet: Spring Titles Grades K-6. https://learnquebec.padlet.org/ocs3/spring-titles-grades-k-6-3i6u6e4mmbxrimsw. Judy Halpern of Learning for a Sustainable Future Recommended Books for Spring 2022.
The STEAM PK-5 Books Program. https://scienceproject.cfep.uci.edu/steam-k-5-books-program/. The UCI Science Project.
Mathematics
Visual Capitalist. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ for data analysis. Source of images for data analysis practices.
What’s Going On in This Graph? .https://www.nytimes.com/column/whats-going-on-in-this-graph. Data analysis lessons using New York Times articles.