Science technology, engineering, art, and mathematics are an essential part of a rigorous science program.
The cost of this Sneaker Outsole STEAM kit has great value considering what it accomplishes.
This rigorous supplemental ready to go STEAM kit required little preparation or direction on the part of the Teacher.
This kit can be expanded from three to more than four weeks and still be aligned with the STEAM and core curriculum.
Students can self-evaluate using a Rubric.
The primary item needed is sneakers. Other materials can come from everyday household supplies.
The outsole, rather than the midsole, is emphasized because it offers many opportunities to align STEAM with the core curriculum.
The Inquiry Discovery process enables students to meet core curriculum and STEAM requirements while constructing and building upon their own knowledge.
Most of the fascinating investigations are self-directed and interactive. Working in small groups is recommended.
Throughout the inquiry unit, pupils are challenged to address two questions: What do I know and what do I want to know?
This supplemental ready to go STEAM kit is ideal for grade 6-12 virtual learning, individual science classrooms, interdisciplinary teams, science departments, grade levels, micro-schools, homeschooling, and after-hour activities.
The investigation starts with simpler inquires and progresses to more challenging exercises.
13 Reflective, 5W, open, closed, higher-level questions. etc. help young minds to think critically and become better citizens of the world.
Upper-level students can go into greater depth and rigor in the investigations and still be aligned with the core curriculum.
This STEAM kit caters to student strengths. (See #16-#19)
Visual learners can see and observe sneakers, pictures, diagrams, and written directions.
Auditory learners can read aloud to themselves, speak up in groups or class to explain things, and evoke discussions.
Kinesthetic learners can use their hands to touch and handle sneakers in order to understand concepts. They can also move around the room to interact with groups to share and compare data.
Reading and writing learners can express through searching the internet writing in their science journals and reading articles and books.
