Steam Science Adventures 2: Self-Paced Class
Class experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 2
Beginner Level
This is a self-paced, play-based STEAM class. There are no live meetings with the teacher. Students will gain key science knowledge through making projects with modeling dough or clay. The teacher has posted a playlist of three instructional videos for each class unit. The first video will provide an engaging lesson about the instructional topic. The second video will include step-by-step instructions to help the learner create a modeling dough or clay project about the lesson subject. The...
4 units//12 lessons//4 Weeks
Unit 1The Ant: Nature's Most Hard-Working InsectThe Ant: Nature's Most Hard-Working Insect3 lessons1 WeekWeek 1Lesson 1Video 1: The Ant: Nature's Most Hard-Working InsectThis video teaches about ants. Students will learn through an interactive presentation about types of ants, their characteristics, and their body parts.Lesson 2Video 2: The Project - Create an AntThis video brings ants to life when the student creates an ant, focusing on specific insect body parts and characteristics.Lesson 3Video 3: Review - ELA & Music About AntsThis video presents a poem and song for learners to enjoy, helping them remember key elements about ants.Unit 2Ladybug PartyLadybug Party3 lessons1 WeekWeek 2Lesson 4Video 1: Ladybug PartyThis video teaches about ladybugs. Students will learn through an interactive presentation about types of ladybugs, their characteristics, and their body parts.Lesson 5Video 2: The Project - Create a LadybugThis video brings ladybugs to life when the student creates a ladybug, focusing on specific insect body parts and characteristics.Lesson 6Video 3: Review - ELA & Music About LadybugsThis video presents a poem and song for learners to enjoy, helping them remember key elements about ants.Unit 3The Itsy, Bitsy SpiderThe Itsy, Bitsy Spider3 lessons1 WeekWeek 3Lesson 7Video 1: The Itsy, Bitsy SpiderThis video teaches about spiders. Students will learn through an interactive presentation about types of spiders, their characteristics, and their body parts.Lesson 8Video 2: The Project - Create a SpiderThis video brings spiders to life when the student creates a spider, focusing on specific arachnid body parts and characteristics.Lesson 9Video 3: Review - ELA & Music About SpidersThis video presents a poem and song for learners to enjoy, helping them remember key elements about spiders.Unit 4Let's Make a Mammal!Let's Make a Mammal!3 lessons1 WeekWeek 4Lesson 10Video 1: Let's Make a Mammal!This video teaches about mammals. Students will learn through an interactive presentation about types of mammals, their characteristics, and their body parts.Lesson 11Video 2: The Project - Create a MammalThis video brings mammals to life when the student creates a mammal, focusing on specific body parts and characteristics.Lesson 12Video 3: Review - ELA & Music About MammalsThis video presents a poem and song for learners to enjoy, helping them remember key elements about mammals.
1. The students will be able to create an object from nature from modeling dough or clay. 2. The students will be able to name key characteristics of this object. 3. The students will be able to participate in classroom interaction on the Outschool platform through photos and video clips to deepen their understanding of each lesson topic. 4. The students will be able to evaluate what they like about their individual projects.
Homework Offered
Students will complete the lesson assignments after each video clip in the unit's playlist. The unit assignments are as follows: Assignment 1: After viewing video #1 in the unit's playlist, the students should upload a picture or video clip with their answers to a learning challenge that will be given in video #1. This assignment will take approximately five minutes. Assignment 2: The students will create a project with modeling dough or clay as they view the step-by-step instructions in each unit's video #2. For homework, the students will upload a photo of their project. They may also make positive comments about other students' photos on the classroom message board. This photo uploading assignment after completing the clay / modeling dough project during the class video will take approximately five minutes. Assignment 3: After viewing video #3 in the unit's playlist, the students may upload a video of themselves singing the lesson song, reciting the lesson poem, or verbally sharing their favorite aspect of the lesson topic for that unit. This assignment can take 5-30 minutes, depending on which choice the student makes. It may take the student longer to learn the poem or song if the learner chooses this assignment.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Assessments are informal.Grades Offered
This self-paced class may be the perfect fit for your learner with unique learning needs. Your student may view the learning videos as often as needed. The learner may work at his/her own pace, and may or may not interact in the classroom.
Modeling dough or clay in a variety of colors Optional, but helpful other supplies: Pipe cleaners Scissors Toothpicks Flat tray or piece of cardboard
Parents, please be advised that students may need to use scissors to cut pieces of pipe cleaners during this class. Please provide your learner with safety scissors. Please also be available to monitor your learner's use of scissors during class.
Hello! I am excited to meet you on the Outschool platform! I have been an Elementary & Middle School teacher since 2002. I have been teaching ESL online since January of 2020. I enjoy teaching learners of all ages and abilities. I believe that...
Flex Class
$10
weekly or $40 for 4 weeks4 weeks
Completed by 28 learners
No live video meetings
Ages 4-7