Full STEAM Ahead - Upper Elementary

Task Objective: A representative from the Louisiana Cookie Company has contacted you to design a model of a boat that will support enough weight to transport their cookies from New Orleans to Minneapolis.

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Click here to access the upper elementary digital STEM challenges listed below.

• Make Art with Draw.IO
  Task Objective: Use a digital diagramming program to plan out and create pixel art.
• Making Music with STRING THING
  Task Objective: Make a melody with adjustable pitches and percussion.
• Frame by Fram Animation 
  Task Objective: Tell a story about a topic over multiple frames. Be creative with backgrounds, graphics, text, and more.
• Dish It Out
  Task Objective: Make a challenge with ramps and shapes.

Game On:

• Game On Lesson Plan
• Game On My Design Notebook for Students

Student Created Game: Bunny Run

Task Objective: Can You Create a map for your Ozobot to travel on that includes the geometry vocabulary on your task card?

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Useful Links: 

• Makey Makey Educator Resources
  https://makeymakey.com/education
• Makey Makey Labs
  https://labz.makeymakey.com
• Play the Bongos Virtually! 
  https://makeymakey.com/bongos
• Play the Piano Virtually!
  https://makeymakey.com/piano
  • The Pop-Up Paper Piano Template
  • Directions for the Pop-Up Paper Piano
• Scratch
  https://scratch.mit.edu

Make It! Play It! Lesson Plan Resources:

• Make It! Play It! Lesson Plan
• Make It! Play It! Design Notebook for Students
  • Design Notes
  • Conductor Investigation 

Task Objective: In this activity, you will learn what a hovercraft is and you will build a hovercraft.  

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Task Objective: In this activity, you will learn how to write a thank you card to show someone how grateful you are to them.   

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• How to Make a Scribble Bot Directions

Lesson Plan:

• Put on Your Engineering Hat!  It's Time to Design Lesson Plan
• My Design Notebook for Students
  • Design Notes
• Scribble Bot Art 

Lesson Plan and Resources: 

• The Force Awakens Lesson Plan
• The Force Awakens Student Design Notebook
  • The Force Awakens Design Notebook
• Student Samples
  • Glacier
  • Tornado Damage
  • Tsunami
  • Volcano
  • Volcano in Action