Edu 356 Science Lesson Stem
Edu 356 Science Lesson Stem
Edu 356 Science Lesson Stem
READINESS
I Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)
A. Goal- Students will experiment using STEM to problem solve and create a trap to catch a
Leprechaun, which connects to their writing project.
B. Objective(s)
- Students will begin to ponder simple machines and how to use them.
-Students will begin to create an effective trap by discussing possible blueprints for a
leprechaun trap in groups after exploring a variety of materials.
- Students will explore inventions and problem solving through the STEM activity of building a
trap.
C Standard(s):
K-2.E.1 Pose questions, make observations, and obtain information about a situation people
want to change. Use this data to define a simple problem that can be solved through the
construction of a new or improved object or tool.
K-2.E.2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate and investigate how
the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve an identified problem.
K-2.E.3 Analyze data from the investigation of two objects constructed to solve the same
problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
II Materials
30 Minutes for lesson, Examples of simple machines, ramp/inclined plain, pulley, objects
which students might use when creating their own trap.
Worksheets for students to create a blueprint to brainstorm with. Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBJGpNTP_lY
Shamrock Coupons- When I see good behavior I will give out coupons, students can later
turn in the coupons to receive one extra item from our supplies.
Expansion-
Letter to Parents: encouraging them to send supplies to school with the students for
Thursday. (Can be simple items, such as recyclables, tissue boxes, oatmeal cans, toy gold
as bait, etc. )
Brain pop game they could possibly find on their iPad or add to the google classroom
https://www.brainpop.com/games/simplemachines/
Extreme Biking tricks with moving track (ramp, wheel, axil, trampoline and gravity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UggSw4nGfw0&t=233s 45 sec- 5min
1 How many students achieved the lesson objective(s)? For those who did not, why not?
2 What were my strengths and weaknesses?
3 How should I alter this lesson?
4 How would I pace it differently?
5 Were all students actively participating? If not, why not?
6 What adjustments did I make to reach varied learning styles and ability levels?
a Blooms Taxonomy
b Gardners Multiple Intelligences
7 What incentives did students respond to?
- Students did not seem to change their behavior by much on the first day with the shamrock
coupons, yet the next day Miss Johnson continued to use them with great success. I still had
to take away dojo points because students were refusing to come to the carpet and gain
control over behavior.
8 What big engineering/ physics concepts did students pick up on at the stations?
- Students noticed a lot about gravity. They noticed how things broke and fell. Later in their
traps students looked for ways to cause the leprechaun or the trap to fall so that he would
get caught.
Revision Date: September 12, 2016
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