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STEM Challenge - Level One
Anna Klinman
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(412)
Channel your child's insatiable need to make "stuff" into each STEM challenge. Learning science, technology, engineering, and math concepts and channeling them into a creative project each week.
Class experience
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. STEM learning is important because it teaches critical thinking skills and instills a passion for innovation. Students will develop their problem-solving skills while learning key concepts across many different disciplines. Each week, we will learn a life, earth, or physical science concept that is relevant to the challenge we will complete. We will then use this concept to brainstorm ways to solve a problem. We will design,...
This class is taught in English.
Here is a brief syllabus for this class: Week 1 - Introduction to the class, design process, Science Concept: Sun, shade, and shadows STEM Challenge: Make shade Week 2 - Science Concept: Natural Resources STEM Challenge: Create a home using natural resources that can hold two small toys Week 3 - Science Concept: Gravity and Balance STEM Challenge: Create a tall tower that can stand on its own Week 4 - Science Concept: Sound Waves STEM Challenge: Make maracas that make different sounds Week 5 - Science Concept: Force and load STEM Challenge: Make a strong roof that can hold a load Week 6 - Science Concept: Sound waves and our ears STEM Challenge: Make a telephone that will allow you to hear someone 10 feet away Week 7 - Science Concept: Gravity and shock absorbers STEM Challenge: Make a cup with a ball in it land safely Week 8 - Science Concept: Force and how different kinds of bridges are constructed STEM Challenge: Make a bridge that can hold a small amount of weight Week 9 - Science Concept: Force, gravity, and motion STEM Challenge: Make a roller coaster track for a marble Week 10 - Science Concept: Wind STEM Challenge: Make a sail that uses wind power to move a boat Week 11 - Science Concept: Force and motion STEM Challenge: Design a play structure that uses a push or a pull Week 12 - Science Concept: Animals in the winter STEM Challenge: Design a birdfeeder that will hold food for birds during the winter Week 13 - Science Concept: Insects STEM Challenge: Create an insect catcher that will catch an insect, allow us to study it, and then release it unharmed Week 14 - Science Concept: Marsupials STEM Challenge: Make a pouch that can hold a stuffed animal Week 15 - Review and share our favorite projects, any redesigns we did, and play a game incorporating all concepts learned in this class.
I have been a teacher for over 25 years, both in the United States and abroad, in public and private schools. I have been with Outschool for over 3 years. I have always enjoyed science and I have always been crafty. I come from a long line of engineers, so I love combining these two interests and sharing them with my students.
Students will get a PDF to print each week during class. They will need a pencil with an eraser to complete our design ideas. After class, when creating their design, students will determine the materials they need. Possible materials needed may be: glue, tape, string, scissors, cardboard, paper, plastic wrap, wax paper, craft sticks, paper towel rolls, straws, a ruler, small toys, a flashlight, newspapers, a plastic tub, clay, sand, water, twigs or sticks, rocks, leaves, grass, feathers, a stopwatch, index cards, tissue paper, beans, beads, cotton balls, seeds, rice, plastic cups, plastic eggs, aluminum foil, pipe cleaners, flour, fishing wire, yarn, a pool noodle, paper cups, funnel, paper clips, washers, table tennis ball, marshmallows, toothpicks, uncooked spaghetti, gumdrops, pennies, marbles, foam pipe insulation, sandpaper, bubble wrap, plastic bags, felt, unsharpened pencils, spools, wagon wheel pasta, penne pasta, lifesaver candy, plastic water bottle, milk carton, tissue box, egg carton, paper plate, food that local birds will eat, mesh netting, rubber bands, netting, old T-shirt, paper bag, or a stuffed animal.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Please monitor students when they are making their creations if they choose to use scissors.
The teacher created resources with inspiration from the book Crafty Science by Jane Bull (2018) and the book Super Science by Jack Challoner (2021).
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(412)
Hi, I'm Anna. I am a third-generation teacher - I guess it's in my genes! I taught for 20 years, students ranging from birth to 11 years old. I taught in private, public, and international schools. I retired a few years ago due to rheumatoid...
Group Class
$225
for 15 classes1x per week, 15 weeks
45 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
3-8 learners per class
