5th grade
Entrepreneurial Design in 5th Grade looks and sounds like....
Identify a problem they care about.
Develop a plan.
Execute the plan.
Assess the plan.
Share the plan and what was learned.
Learning tools to create evidence of learning based on standards...
Legos
Lego Mindstorm
Lego WeDo
K'Nex
3D Printer
Sewing Machines
Screen Printing Machine & Dryer
Cameo = cutting machine
Silhouette = cutting machine
Glowforge = 3D Laser Printer
Physical Science Lab
Pad Caster / Green Screen
Makey Makey = connects everyday objects to a computer for keyboard stroke or mouse click
Ozobot = small robot using directional coding blocks
Dot & Dash = Dot is stationary while Dash moves based on coding
Sphero Spark = programmable robot ball through coding
Code & go Mouse = builds hands-on coding skills
Hummingbird = create robots with moving arms, expressive faces, walking legs, and more
3D Pens
Cubelets = robot blocks used to build cognitive skills to solve problems
Conductive Pen = draw circuits for prototype, rework, and repair
LED Circuit Materials
Little Bits = snap together easy-to-build blocks
3Doodlers = 3D pen using heated plastic that cools instantly into a solid and stable structure
Bloxel Kits = create characters, art, stories, and games online
Quarter 1
Math
Unit 1 = creating classroom community through data and graphing
Unit 2 = using models to explore properties of multiplication and division
-micro design challenge centered on volume and our learning environment (i.e. space in cubbies for materials)
Unit 3 = using models to multiply and divide fractions
-Yellow Dog (recipes)
Science
structures and functions of living organisms
characteristics of living organisms
-micro design challenge creating a new plant (vegetable, flower, etc)
-micro design challenge with learning styles (inherited and learned)
Social Studies
English Language Arts
-So & So Books
-Esperanza Rising
Quarter 2
Math
Unit 4 = understanding place value in the context of metric measurement
Unit 5 = using models to add and subtract decimals and fractions
Science
interdependence of plants and animals in ecosystems
interactions of matter and energy
Social Studies
Black owned businesses
English Language Arts
Quarter 3
Math
Unit 6 = using models to multiply and divide whole numbers, decimals, and fractions
-Yellow Dog with baking
Science
relationships of force and motion
-micro design challenges with penny curling, bobsled, & cars with friction
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Quarter 4
Math
Unit 7 = classifying quadrilaterals
Science
heating, cooling, and changing properties
weather patterns and phenomena
micro design challenge
-alignment with mental mindset with technology with vocabulary
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Creations of learning (product or project) include...
-awareness campaign
-create a game
-instructional resource
-song
-skit
-podcast
-video
-brochure
-map
-survey & share results
-poem
-news article
-immersive experience
-and more