Middle+School STEM+page

Middle School STEM Page toc =Current STEM Activities=

In School
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 * 5th grade--
 * Science/Biology--Plant Kingdom
 * History--Landscape of America
 * Math--could be done--trees number/area/perimieter/multiplication facts
 * Engineering--could be done--build a landscape using basic measurements/scaling
 * 6th grade
 * Science--Disease Prevention; technological advances that have had positive impact on disease prevention and treatment.
 * Math--graphing/line graphs/percent/ratios/proportions/graph with comparison of disease comparison
 * History--Civil War/WWI/WWII--look at diseases, compare prevalence of the disease between wars
 * Engineering--already done in science--health fair project but include all research from all subject areas. Could be done--build a landscape where they determine the amount of disease ridden people that can be buried into a particular size area.


 * 7th grade
 * Science--evaluate wetlands on St. Paul's property
 * Geography--evaluating the affects of population/global warming on the wetland areas, why they have become protected. Deforestation, overpopulation, affects.
 * Math--measurements of living growth, etc.
 * English--research and read/create persuasive paper on the importance of keeping it protected.
 * Enginieering--research the building of structure/etc. that can aide in the protection of the wetlands.


 * 8th grade
 * Science/Engineering--structural design of ancient buildings
 * History--early civilizations; key scientists, mathematicians
 * Math--size and measurements/comparisons between the structures, creation of ancient tessalations
 * English--ancient political systems, eutopias, dystopias

After School

 * 5th-8th grade--STEM program SeaPerch

=Suggested Activities=
 * BEST robotics competition - free, competition-focused, 6-week blocks. Unfortunately, no local competitions in near future.
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 * For all grade levels in history/geography the students should be challenged to determine the invention/technological discovery that had the greatest impact on that historical time period. This could be done in debate format at higher grade levels.
 * All all grade levels expert speakers with not only a knowledge of their technology, but also the history surrounding it, could speak to science students. For example, in 6th health science, a pathologist well-versed in the history of all the technological advances since the mid-1800's (Coulter counters).
 * 6th grade integrated project with Woodshop and science collaborating to build a joint (ball and socket, hinge, gliding, rotating). This could begin with the use of computer design modules (Google Sketchup) and procede to the creation of the joint in class. The essential question/outcome is to evaluate the end product when compared to the highly efficient human organism.

=March 5 Actions= 1. Brainstorm: based on what we've learned so far, what would an ideal STEM program at SP MS look like? 2. Plan visits to other schools to occur between now and April 23.