iSTEM: Tinkering with Buoyancy

Autor/in	Lee, Mi Yeon
Titel	iSTEM: Tinkering with Buoyancy
Quelle	In: Teaching Children Mathematics, 20 (2014) 9, S.574-578 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-5836
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Educational Technology; STEM Education; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; Engineering; Mathematical Concepts; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 6; Grade 5; Design; Student Projects + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Unterrichtsmedien; STEM; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Maschinenbau; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Schulprojekt
Abstract	In the technology-rich twenty-first century, students are required to actively construct their knowledge and collaboratively engage in problem solving by using such skills as adaptability, communication, self-management, and systematic thinking. In accordance with this necessity, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has recently been in the spotlight. The project-based unit described in this article supports STEM education for students in upper elementary or middle school. The major elements of the unit include the driving questions for the beginning of the project, specific pedagogies during the project, and guidelines for the final product. The goal of the project this month is for students to design and build a tinfoil boat that is capable of carrying the maximum weight with the least expense, learning the scientific concept of buoyancy; incorporating the technological tool of TinkerPlots; applying engineering principles to designing and building a boat; and using mathematical knowledge of area, graphs, and data analysis. Integrating Science Technology Engineering in Mathematics (iSTEM) is the venue for ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in these integrated fields in K-grade 6 classrooms. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10