Activities: Rainbow Bridge, Wind Powered Maze, Lepruchan Trail

Skills: Reason Abstractly, Model with Math, Use appropriate tools strategically

S Action/Reaction
T Search of successful models
R St. Patrick as a powerful intercessor
E Bridge-building and energy building with wind
A Blueprints and aethetics
M angles, predictions

In the month of December, our students will be discovering the phenomenon of tension and balance by designing a Santa parachute and a shelf for the elf!  Happy Holidays, STREAM Style :)

S tension, weight, balance
T webquest: compare bouyance to tension
R the pull of the heart and the need for PATIENCE
E designing parachutes and shelves to hold different weights
A blueprints
M measuring angles

Activities: Mayflower Ship, Balancing Pumpkin

Skills:  Collaboration, problem solving, creating, designing

S Density, Balance, Stability, Buoyancy, Forces, Tension, Weight
T Webquests
R Hope keeps us buoyant!  How our faith allows us to become stable disciples of Christ
E Designing the Mayflower, balancing the robot/pumpkin
A Swan Lake and the need for balance
M Persevere and problem-solve, reason abstractly, use appropriate tools and strategies

*Penny drive for STREAM.  We will be using the pennies the week of Nov. 27th and then they will be donated to SVDP.* 

Activities: Pumpkin Catapult, Candy Tower, Spider Web Bridge

Skills: Collaboration, problem solving, creating, coding

S Pushes and Pulls / Action and Reaction / Compression / Kenetic and Potential Energy
T Robots Trick or Treating
R Action and Reaction: consequences to our actions, the Story of Adam and Eve
E Building Robots, bridges, towers, and catapults
A Dance as Forces and Motion / Blueprinting
M Measurements / Abstract and Quantitative Reasoning

 

In the month of September, our students are learning about forces and motion with a focus on the following skills:

S motion, forces, stability, interactions
T Webquest
R Creation and Parting the Red Sea, the Ark
E Building slingshots and testing to see effectiveness
A Blueprints: draw your slingshot,
M Make sense of problems, use appropriate tools effectively, model with mathematics