3rd Grade QUEST

Imagineering

The Imagineering Unit is an interdisciplinary unit where students will explore the six basic simple machines. The third graders will be given STEM/STEAM Engineering Simple Machine Challenges that will allow the students to learn about the characteristics and functions of an inclined plane, lever, screw, pulley, wheel & axle, and wedge. STEM/STEAM is a way of learning that focuses on the skills needed to learn Science, Technology, Art, Mathematics, and how the Engineering Design Process is used to achieve the outcome. Students will get to explore, design, and test their simple machine challenges. Students will use their imagination and their knowledge of simple machines to design and build a theme park as their final project.

Selfie Sculpture

This “Selfie Sculptures” activity was designed to facilitate meaningful conversations with gifted and talented students about their social and emotional learning and needs. With guidance and support, students were able to recognize social and emotional characteristics and needs within themselves and represent them in a “Selfie Sculpture.” These final sculptures included color-coded shapes that represent each student as an individual while encouraging creativity and a sense of community in our gifted classroom.

STEM and the Engineering Process

Engineering Challenge: Can you create a chair that can hold a stuffed animal using only paper and tape?

Study of Simple Machines

The students learned about simple machines and how we use them to move things and do work everyday.

Inclined Plane

wedge

The students learned about different types of screws. They had an opportunity to explore and use the screws including an Archimedes screw to lift water from a container.

Depth & Complexity

The Depth and Complexity Framework & tools empower students to be independent thinkers and creative problem-solvers.

more to come!!

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