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STEM Fairy Tales: Rapunzel

Come help us rescue Rapunzel from her tower in the hands-on STEM Quest!

Melissa Smith

Average rating:

4.7

Number of reviews:

(237)

What's included

1 live meeting

1 in-class hours

Class Experience

In this one time class,  students will be engaged in a fairy tale story! After the story is read and discussed, students will have the opportunity to put their problem solving to the test! Using craft supplies and items found around the house, we will discuss the engineering process of asking questions to solve a problem, imagining a solution using background knowledge/research, planning our solutions out, creating a model, improving our model, and reflecting on our experiences. 

We will read the story Rapunzel. Students will become engineers as they help Rapunzel escape from her tower. The students will create her tower out of cardboard tubes and design a way for her to escape down the tower using recyclable materials.

Other Details

Supply List

paper towel roll tubes (this will be used to make a tower)
tape/glue/stapler
string, pipe cleaner, straws, or craft sticks
scissors 
recycled cardboard boxes
something to represent Rapunzel (could be a marble, small figurine, or unifix cube)

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Melissa Smith

Joined September, 2018

4.7

237reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

My name is Melissa Smith , and I am proud to be a Parkway Early Childhood Panda!!  I am from St. Louis, received a Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Dayton, and my Masters in Education from Missouri Baptist University.  I am certified to teach Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special Education, and Elementary Education. This will be my seventh year at Parkway Early Childhood after four years at Kirkwood Early Childhood Center in Early Childhood Special Education. 

I have a true passion for working with our youngest learners!!  Helping each child progress in all areas of their development—academic, social, language, and motor—is a challenge that I am honored to accept daily.  I strive to create a community of learners that nurtures this growth in a positive, fun environment. 

Personally, I have been married for 21 glorious years and have three fantastic children who are 20,17, and 14 years old and attend Parkway Schools and Mizzou.  We love to watch our kids' sports—tennis, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and swim! I also enjoy reading, cooking, music, relaxing at the beach, and spending time with friends and family.

I look forward to working together with you as partners in your child’s growth and development!!