Post on 11-Jul-2015
SITE 2014
Middle School STEAM Camp
Perspectives and Attitudes Towards
STEM Research Study
STEAM Presence
● Launched 1:1 K12 2010: TEA Connection Grant
● Offsite Curriculum Center 5 Community Museums
Students Celebrate Birthday of
STEAM: Fall 2012
● Researched Local Artifact in Museum
● Created a written and video narration (STORYTelling)
● Presented information from offsite curriculum center to international audience.
Students Celebrating STEAM
1-3 Grade
● Animoto
● VoiceThread
● PowerPoint
● QR Codes: Kaywa
After School STEM Programs
● After School Robotics Club: Fall 2012
● Grades 4-8th Grade
● Mars Party
● Student Robotics Parent Showcase
● Brought in local and national assistance to highlight careers.
● Utilized Skype to connect with other robotic teams
● Participated in Robotic Contest Spring 2013
After School Summer
NASA ISTE STEAM Camp
● Spring 2012 Participated in NASA/ISTE Educator, Created Curriculum Passed NASA Product Review and Piloted it in a STEAM Camp, MMS Challenge
● NASA Summit in April 2012 with students and experts to think about space weather.
● Houston students DISD “Art” Exchange April 2012
● Traveling STEAM Space Art Show Kicked off Summer 2012
STEAM Camps
Year One: Purpose of Mission, Topics Surrounding Space Weather, MMS Challenge
Year Two: Green Energy, Space Weather, Green City Challenge
Space Lounge Museum Exhibit For Community
Research Questions
• How do attitudes towards engineering, science, math, technology, and STEM careers differ among genders in grades 4-8th grade?
• How do perceptions towards math, science, technology, engineering, and STEM careers differ among age levels in a rural environment?
• STEM Semantic Survey Pre and PostTest
Participants
• 48 students
• 4th and 5th grade, 6th-8th grade
• 33 males and 15 females
Cronbach’s Alpha All Items = .905
Findings Pre Post STEM Dispositions
STEM Dispositions by Gender
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Male PreTest
Female PreTest
Male PostTest
Female PostTest
Engineering Science
STEM Dispositions by Age
• Only one STEM disposition was significantly correlated with age (p<.05). STEM disposition towards Science was correlated at r=. 256 (p<.04, 1 tailed).
• By the posttest administration, for the boys (n=33) there was a positive association between age and dispositions towards science (r=.432, p=.03, 1 tailed). For the girls, (n=15), there was a slightly negative relationship between age and dispositions towards science (r = -.219, NS).
Discussion
• Terminology and Vocabulary
• Limited Participation Population– Need to repeat with larger participant pool
• Career Guest Speakers: Positive Impact
• Fabrication Printing Impact Engineering Dispositions
• Student Reflection Showcase Impact
• Rocket Activity Encourages Older Male Dispositions Towards Science
STEAM Camp 2012-2013
● Application Procedure
● K12 Teachers (6 hour training) Joint PD
● Vocabulary Component: Utilizes Art, Movement to provide background knowledge.
● Scientific Thinking Exercises
● STEM Career Components: Skype and Local Experts
● MMS Challenge Component
Factors to Consider Rural
Communities
● Farming is REAL to them.
● ELL Learners need artistic components to build to working memory.
● Aerospace and space topics connect to engineering.
ART+AG+AEROSPACE =STEAM
NASA’s Multi-Scale Magnetosphere
Challenge
● Journalist: Blogging: Written and Video Storytelling
Why is this important to us?
NASA’s Multi-Scale Magnetosphere
Challenge
Scientist: Replicated an experiment relative to the mission.
NASA’s Multi-Scale Magnetosphere
Challenge: Artist
Technology is a CHOICE! All Art captured and shared electronically. Gimp, Spin Art, Magnetic Art.
NASA’s Multi-Scale Magnetosphere
Challenge: Engineer
Going GREEN Using Fabrication Printing
Creating a Windmill in FabLab
William
Kamkwamba
Fabrication Cutters
Challenge One: Create a Windmill
Challenge Two: Work with your team to create Green City.
Recycled Trash and Fab Lab or Legos
All Career Components Needed!
Fabrication Challenge Accepted
http://www.aspexsoftware.com/fablab.htm
NASA MMS FabLab Challenge
Students Replicate MMS Spacecraft
Fabrication 2D Cutters students replicated MMS spacecraft.
Power of 2D: Spatial and Kinesthetic Learning!
Folding paper is FUN!
Photos of Fabrication
Space Lounge Museum Exhibit
Students Serve As Teachers!
Future of Dublin ISD Fabrication
Selected by NASA to be a Fabrication School.
Fall of 2013: Implementing a fabrication 3D printing program in CTE courses and 2D in most Math/Science classrooms.
Summer 2014 STEAM Camp Planned