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Erin McMahonTeacherFrederick County Public Schools
Supporting scientific thinking & inquiry through play
IntroductionWhy STEMHow can I use it?
Mindset
Engineering a Letter3D Model from environment
Rapunzel Tower Building ChallengeBuild the Tallest Tower
How can we use this?
Closure Questions, Resources
Workshop Agenda
10 years teaching
Frederick County Public Schools, MD
1st grade teacher
PK-5th grade STEM Teacher
Maryland Association of Science Teachers Outstanding Science Teacher
My Journey with STEM
Problem Solving Skills
Communication Skills (written & oral)
Collaboration
Inquiry (Questioning)
Apply technology
Interpret Data
Innovation
Competition in global workforce
Disciplinary Literacy
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Why STEM all of a sudden?Skills all learners will need to have to participate in the
21st century workforce.
What is
Your Mindset
?
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
~Thomas Jefferson
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened. ~ Wilma Rudolph
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. ~ Winston Churchill
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above average effort. ~Colin Powell
The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work. ~ Oprah Winfrey, O
Magazine
These individuals all have / had a “growth mindset”. By putting forth effort, and not giving up even when experiencing failure,
they eventually met success.
What is Your Mindset?
The American Heritage Dictionary defines “Mindset” as:
A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and
interpretations of situations.
Carol Dweck, a Stanford
University social psychologist
found that people possess
“fixed mindsets”, and / or
“growth mindsets”
https://www.stanford.edu/dept/psychology/cgi-bin/drupalm/
cdweck
She published a well known book, and several articles on her
research. People around the world are very interested in her findings and apply what she has
found to their lives.
Growth Mindset
“In a growth mindset, people believe that their abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point…”
http://www.mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html 05/31/11
http://myhomepage.ferris.edu/~baconc/Mindset.ppt#259,4,Depending upon the area
“The growth mindset views challenges as
opportunities for improvement.”
I believe that intelligence is not fixed My
intelligence can be improved through learning
I thrive on challenge
I throw myself into difficult tasks
I am self-confident
I can ignore the low aspirations of my peers
I react to failure by trying harder
I engage in self-monitoring
I have learning goals
I like feedback on my performance so I can improve
http://growthmindseteaz.org/caroldweck.html
Fixed Mindset
“In a fixed mindset, people believe their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits…. They also believe that talent alone creates success— without effort...”
http://www.mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html 05/31/11
http://myhomepage.ferris.edu/~baconc/Mindset.ppt#259,4,Depending upon the area
“The fixed mindset sees limitations on
intelligence, personality,
opportunities, etc…”
I react to failure by switching off and avoiding the issues
I like easy performance
goals
I believe that intelligence is fixedYou cannot get smarter.
I don’t like challenge
I don’t want to risk looking stupid
I was born bright / not very bright
I do things in order to get praise
I tend to conform to the low aspirations of my peers
http://growthmindseteaz.org/caroldweck.html
So, If I have a “fixed mindset”, am I stuck with it?
Did you know that
your brain and intelligence can grow?
NO!!!Mindsets can be changed.
You can become more intelligent!
By challenging your brain (working it just like a muscle) you can grow more dendrites.
Dendrites are little branch like fibers which grow from your neurons (brain cells) and create more brain connections.
By continuing to challenge & work your brain, you can develop even more brain power!
Look for opportunities to challenge yourself.
Grow dendrites!
Be willing to take on risks.
Don’t be afraid of failure.
It’s okay to fail. Keep on trying. Use what you’ve learned from the experience to help
you improve the next time.
Don’t limit yourself, and don’t let others limit you.
Aim to be your BEST YOU!
Be willing to work.
Develop a love of learning. Be a creative problem solver.
Don’t give up.
Famous Successful People Who Failed…
How did their failure lead to future success?
Henry Ford
Innovative assembly line
American-made cars
5 early businesses all failed
He was broke
Lead to Ford Motor Company
R.H. Macy
7 failed businesses
Big store in New York City
Macy’s Department Store
Soichiro Honda
Honda turned down by Toyota
Interviewed as engineer
Jobless
Started making scooters at home
Created Honda motor company
Walt Disney
Fired by newspaper editor
Said he had no imagination or good ideas
Failed business attempts
He went bankrupt
Movies, merchandise, theme parks now make over billions of dollars
Tasty Mistakes
Chocolate Chip Cookies (1930- Boston Ruth Wakefield ran out of baker’s chocolate so she substituted with sweetened chocolate)
Ice Cream Cones (1904- World’s Fair Ernist Hamwi was selling zalabia, a Persian waffle, when the man next to him was selling ice cream and he ran out of bowls, so they served it on the waffles)
More Tasty Mistakes
Potato Chips (1852- New York George Crum was a chef who had a customer send back his potatoes because he wanted them cut thinner and fried longer, so Crum got angry and cut them as thin as possible and served them with salt)
Accidental Inventions
Microwave Oven
Pacemaker
Penicillin
Vulcanized Rubber
Teflon
Super Glue
Safety Glasses
Even our youngest learners…
Now how can we apply this to our learners?
* Criteria: The letter must be freestanding. It must be made from materials found in the classroom.
* Background: In the book Alberts Alphabet, Albert designs and builds all the letters of the alphabet, using tools and scraps. A playground and path are then lined with the letters.
* Design Challenge: Build a letter of the alphabet that will stand by itself. Be ready to present your work to the class.
Building A Letter
Materials: You may select from the items below.
• cardboard • straight edge • scrap paper/cloth • tape • brads • hole punch • boxes • stapler • scissors/cutting tools • wood and wooden dowels • string • writing and drawing tools • glue
What will you need…
Things to consider in the classroom…
* Test your solution
* Evaluate your solution
* Photograph results
* Rubric to assess
* Put students into groups
* What’s the problem
* Brainstorm solutions
* Create the solution you think is best
Engineering Design Process…
Here are a few examples…
• Look an engineering lesson plan
• Design a 3D model of a letter in your environment
• Letter model must have a moving part
• You must know the letter, the letter sound, and be able to build the same shape
What did we learn through play?
How can we apply what we learned from this challenge to a S.T.E.M. career?
Rapunzel, Rapunzel!• Tower Building Challenge
• Work with the people at your table to build Rapunzel’s Tower
• Your team will be judged on
• Tower design
• Tower strength
• Tower height
• Team collaboration
• Team presentation (Shark Tank 30 second sell time)
What do we already know about towers?
Real life application…
• Have you ever wondered how a skyscraper can stand?
• Have you ever wondered how architects design a skyscraper and how contractors build them?
• What are the forces acting on a tower?
• What is the importance of a foundation?
• Are there shapes that would increase building stability more than others?
What’s the tallest tower you can build using only two sheets of newspaper?
• Here’s the challenge…
• Getting the newspaper to stand up
• Without using tape, staples, glue or other materials
• You can bend, fold, or tear the paper itself
What you need…
• 2 sheets of newspaper
• Ruler
• You may alter the newspaper in any way to combat the forces pushing and pulling on your newspaper tower.
• Air pushing Building Load pushing Ground Pushing
Which way is most stable? How can you use this to build your tower?
Try it out…
• Now construct your tower!
• If you think you can make it taller, keep redesigning it until you can’t go any higher.
• Walk around and observe other group’s designs.
• When you are finished building, measure the height of your tower.
• Earthquake Scientist
How can we apply what we learned from this challenge to a S.T.E.M. career?
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three Little Pigs
Gingerbread Man
Humpty Dumpty
Jack and Jill
Hey Diddle Diddle
Tops and Bottoms
The Mixed Up Chameleon
Cinderella
Classroom STEM Challenges
Shapes All Around Us
Planting A Rainbow
Earth Friendly Bird House
Homemade Toys
CEE Children’s Engineering Educators
www.childrensengineering.com
Classroom STEM Challenges
Teamwork Rubric
Presentation Rubric
Team Design Brief (Engineering Design Process)
Judging Criteria (Aesthetic Design)
Team Jobs Materials Designer Project Manager Recorder/Reporter
How can we get students to collaborate in teams?
How we can assess STEM learning?
Time and Money…
No.
Catapults
Egg drop
Secret Codes
Paper Airplanes
Live Angry Birds
Parachutes
Recycled cars
Houses
Bridges
Garden
Marble Rollercoasters
Where it can begin
stem-works.com
Youtube
PBS
Magazines
Talk to kids
Books “Teaching STEM in the Early Years: Activities for Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics” by Sally Moomaw
Where we can start
Engineering For Every Kid by Janice VanCleave
Team Building Activities For Every Group by Alanna Jones
Authentic Learning Experiences by Dayna Laur
Project-Based Inquiry Units for Young Children by Colleen MacDonell
PBL in the Elementary Grades by Buck Institute for Education
Print Resources
Peep in the Big Wide World www.peepandthebigwideworld.com
Buck Institute for Education www.bie.org
PBS Kids- Zoom www.pbskids.org/zoom/activities/
PBS Kids- Design Squad www.pbskids.org/designsquad
Click 2 Science www.click2sciencepd.org
Websites
STEAMy Resources
Valley Elementary School
Frederick County Public Schools, MD
240-236-3012
Contact Me…
Erin McMahon