STEM Summer Camp: Be an Engineer!
Susan Laforet, M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(152)
In this three week camp, students will meet twice per week to learn and participate in STEM Engineering Design Challenges based on the Engineering Design Loop. #academic
Class experience
Each lesson in this camp will guide students through the engineering design process, using the same steps professional engineers use in the real world. They will work on part of the challenge together in class, and then finish it on their own, upload pictures or video and be prepared to share with camp mates at the beginning of the next lesson. Week 1: Lesson 1: The Mission: Your engineering firm has been hired by the city to find a way for a threatened population of turtles to cross a road...
Students will learn about the engineering design loop and use the process to solve a series of design challenges.
I have been sharing my love of science and math with elementary students in public schools for over 26 years. I served most of that time in the classroom and then moved into Instructional Coaching to help other teachers improve their practice in those areas. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Science classes with Ms. Susan are fun, engaging, and hands on, with an inquiry approach in everything we do. My goal is to latch on to the natural curiosity children have about the world around them and use that to explore science and math concepts in a rich and meaningful way. I believe in teaching in ways that children learn, using strategies and activities that foster a love of learning. As a retired teacher, I am not bound by district or state policies and I am able to use fun, creative lessons to instill the academics that children need to master, not the ones they need to pass state assessments. One of my favorite quotes from Carl Sagan sums up my approach to science education - "Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." In Ms. Susan's Super Science and Math classes, students will be challenged to think! When I'm not teaching, I enjoy nurturing butterflies in the garden and baking with my grandchildren.
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Lessons will be presented through Nearpod. All You Tube videos are either teacher created or pre-screened and will be presented from the teacher's computer. Review games with Kahoot may be used to reinforce scientific and design principles.
Some design challenges provided by Try Engineering. org and eGFI for Teachers are used with permission.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(152)
I have been sharing my love of science and math with elementary students in public schools for over 26 years. I served most of that time in the classroom and then moved into Instructional Coaching to help other teachers improve their practice in...
Group Class
$50
for 6 classes2x per week, 3 weeks
50 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
1-8 learners per class
