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Would love this to be a Sagamore activity, highlighting our school and our commitment to STEM. |
Would love this to be a Sagamore activity, highlighting our school and our commitment to STEM. |
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Materials- Basically free: flashlights, aluminum foil, paper etc. We could charge a nominal fee or ask PTA for assistance for |
Materials- Basically free: flashlights, aluminum foil, paper etc. We could charge a nominal fee or ask PTA for assistance for a certificate on acid free ard stock with a sticker. (Ask Lara Baldwin for printing, and card-stock ideas) |
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1) Meeting with Ms. Martin |
1) Meeting with Ms. Martin (me) |
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2) Any teachers interested in helping? |
2) Any teachers interested in helping? |
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3) What if any school facilities may we use to show video and complete assignments |
3) What if any school facilities may we use to show video and complete assignments? |
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4) School flyers, e-mail notices, street sign. |
4) School flyers, e-mail notices, street sign. |
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5) Information meeting explain the program, field questions, watch short NASA video about challenge, give "homework" of building paper Orion space craft (How much is color printing? We would ask our scientists to build this model and bring it back for the next meeting. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/714676main_Orion_Model.pdf take picture of meeting. How many meetings NASA says it only takes 30-40 min to complete for younger k-2 kids. |
5) Information meeting explain the program, field questions, watch short NASA video about challenge, give "homework" of building paper Orion space craft (How much is color printing? We would ask our scientists to build this model and bring it back for the next meeting. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/714676main_Orion_Model.pdf take picture of meeting. How many meetings NASA says it only takes 30-40 min to complete for younger k-2 kids. |
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6) Experimentation/design meeting- Talk about building the space craft, discuss space travel, radiation etc. complete the experiments and directed, http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Ray_Shielding_Activity.html Pictures and update for wiki/blog. |
6) Experimentation/design meeting- Talk about building the space craft, discuss space travel, radiation etc. complete the experiments and directed, http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Ray_Shielding_Activity.html Pictures and update for wiki/blog. |
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7) When do we do this Saturdays? Friday nights? We could have three meetings (intro, work, presentation) over a couple months or three consecutive months. Depending on the range of students interested we could have three meetings for K-2 and one extra meeting for 3-5 to complete the extra experimentation. |
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Materials Required |
Materials Required: |
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construction paper |
construction paper |
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card stock paper |
card stock paper |
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tissue paper |
tissue paper |
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flashlights |
flashlights |
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balance or scale |
balance or scale (does the school have these? I know prek had a basic scale) |
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gram weights or small paper clips |
gram weights or small paper clips (school have?) |
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metric rulers |
metric rulers |
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eye protection |
eye protection |
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9) Build physical certificates with card stock, add stickers? http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/spacestore_2270_129076379 |
9) Build physical certificates with card stock, add stickers? http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/spacestore_2270_129076379 |
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10) Last meeting for presentation of certificates. Pictures with certificates, space ships. STEM victory for Sagamore. |
10) Last meeting for presentation of certificates. Pictures with certificates, space ships. STEM victory for Sagamore. |
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11) Blog/wiki/youtube? Call a newspaper patch or AJC? |
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Revision as of 17:40, 21 August 2013
Would love this to be a Sagamore activity, highlighting our school and our commitment to STEM.
Materials- Basically free: flashlights, aluminum foil, paper etc. We could charge a nominal fee or ask PTA for assistance for a certificate on acid free ard stock with a sticker. (Ask Lara Baldwin for printing, and card-stock ideas)
1) Meeting with Ms. Martin (me) 2) Any teachers interested in helping? 3) What if any school facilities may we use to show video and complete assignments? 4) School flyers, e-mail notices, street sign. 5) Information meeting explain the program, field questions, watch short NASA video about challenge, give "homework" of building paper Orion space craft (How much is color printing? We would ask our scientists to build this model and bring it back for the next meeting. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/714676main_Orion_Model.pdf take picture of meeting. How many meetings NASA says it only takes 30-40 min to complete for younger k-2 kids. 6) Experimentation/design meeting- Talk about building the space craft, discuss space travel, radiation etc. complete the experiments and directed, http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Ray_Shielding_Activity.html Pictures and update for wiki/blog. 7) When do we do this Saturdays? Friday nights? We could have three meetings (intro, work, presentation) over a couple months or three consecutive months. Depending on the range of students interested we could have three meetings for K-2 and one extra meeting for 3-5 to complete the extra experimentation.
Materials Required:
construction paper
card stock paper
copy paper
tissue paper
flashlights
balance or scale (does the school have these? I know prek had a basic scale)
gram weights or small paper clips (school have?)
metric rulers
eye protection
7) Record results and complete the student evaluation paper work. 8) Send the completed names to NASA. Receive e-certificates for students, educators, and school? 9) Build physical certificates with card stock, add stickers? http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/spacestore_2270_129076379 10) Last meeting for presentation of certificates. Pictures with certificates, space ships. STEM victory for Sagamore. 11) Blog/wiki/youtube? Call a newspaper patch or AJC?