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Body System Amusement Parks

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In the Body System Amusement Parks project, students team up to create amusement parks based on the various systems and organs within the human body. With the power of abstraction, each attraction represents the cardiovascular system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc. Teams create both 3D scale models and presentations to an unnamed wealthy investment firm looking to build a new park in the students’ very own town. This activity was heavily inspired by a post from Danielle Dace.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: STEMToolkit Administrator

Genetic Disorder Research/PowerPoint Slide Project

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Students will use effective research skills to find and select appropriate information to create a "poster" to inform others about a genetic disorder.  They will use their research to create a single PowerPoint slide to be used as a poster or fact sheet that presents information about the genetic disorder they select.  The slide will be graded on the information presented, neatness, and legibility.  Students will then share their research in a Gallery Walk to learn about the genetic disorders researched by their classmates.  As they read/listen to the information presented for each project, they will take notes and provide comments.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Author: Brenda Bush-Hanson

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Circle of Viewpoints - Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

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 Circle of Viewpoints helps students identify the different perspectives that could be present in or affected by what has just been read, seen, or heard. This routine relies on the ability of students to identify different perspectives that are presented around a topic. It will create greater awareness of how others may be thinking and feeling, thus reinforcing that people think differently about the same things. This activity will be a prewriting activity to set them up to write a narrative essay using the novel Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment

Author: Cori Stanley

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Parts of an Argumentative Essay

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This lesson is created through the online platform SoftChalk. The lesson will take students through the 5 parts of an argumentative essay with videos and short interactive activities. When students have completed the lesson they will have a better understanding of what an argumentative essay should look and sound like. 

Material Type: Homework/Assignment

Author: Cori Stanley

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Symbolism in Literature

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This lesson uses images and the "I See...and I Wonder" strategy to get students thinking about the bigger concepts that objects might represent.  Students often see symbols as mere objects with only a face value because of the speed with which they encounter them.  However, if we can encourage students to take more time to study an object, other concepts or meanings can come to light.This lesson uses images as an entry point to symbolism because they are less threatening than literature.  The images provided are a starting place, but feel free to remix and use your own images.   

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Cori Stanley

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Vocabulary Word Activity

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This quick and fun activity that can be used to get kids using clues for vocabulary words (or phrases) in a reading unit, science or social studies unit.  Students love the game 'Hedbanz' so use it to increase their learning in a fun and interactive way.  This activity reviews or practices word meanings, phrase meanings or even can be applied to numbers. Vocabulary

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Michelle Modlin

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Problem Solution Project - Exploring Computer Science

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This is an introdutory lesson to computer science combinded with a 3-part project, students will prepare for programming by practicing the problem-solving steps. They will select a problem that they are dealing with at home, at school, or a problem in the community. They will then research and gather data to help them find a step by step plan to solve the problem.      Lesson Includes: Activity, Pre-Post Survey, 3-part project and rubric 

Material Type: Assessment, Lesson Plan

Authors: Jody Kelley, Becky Ball, Crystal Van Ausdal

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Railroad Hero

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Why is Harriet Tubman considered a hero?During this seminar, you will learn about one brave railroad conductor named Harriet Tubman. By the end of the seminar, you will identify and explain the characteristics she possessed that enabled her to save many lives. Using the complex reasoning skill of constructing support, you will relate several events from her life and experiences with the Underground Railroad to explain why Harriet Tubman is considered a hero.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Authors: Jody Kelley, Tracy Rains, Deanna Mayers, Bonnie Waltz

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