Sarah, Paul, Jo and I attended a PD session at the Polytech with Phillipa Dick about implementing STEM sessions within our program for the Year 4, 5 and 6.
I organised our first session last week based around a Moon Landing, this tied in with our Inquiry topic. Children worked in groups to create a moon lander to safely land their "Aliens". They watched a Nasa video and discussed what shock absorbers were. They then had to use given equipment to make their lander.
Update - Our Stem session has been further refined in Term 3 with the development of our own Stem programme - Launch.
Cardboard Gears: https://tinkering.explo
Spinning tops: https://vimeo.com/162002
Paper Roller Coasters: http://paperrollerco
Dome Den: http://makercamp.com/proj
Paper Posables: http://www.paperposeables.com/
Electricity - Motors. LEDs etc.
Bots:
Scribble Bots:https://tinkering.explora
Nature Bots: https://vimeo.com/143891
Robotic Car: http://researchparent.com
Bristlebot: http://www.instruc
Other Circuits:
http://www.instructables.com/i
Makey Makeys:
Website for the Edison robots: www.meetedison.com
Equipment:
10mm LEDs (like the popsicle stick ones): https://www.aliexpress.
