Discovering STEM
$550.00 – $1,350.00
Discovering STEM curriculum students will be introduced to basic STEM concepts. Students will take part in an activity from each area with culminating activities that put their STEM skills to the test. Students will enjoy hands on minds on approach to learning about science, technology, engineering, and math. Each activity is designed to give the teacher flexibility of delivery.
56-100 Clock Hours Total
Individual Units in this Course:
Properties of Flight
This unit reviews the history of flight, parts of a plane, and the four forces of flight. Students use the forces of flight to design, construct, and modify a paper airplane that flies the farthest.
Items needed to complete unit activities:
Paper Airplanes Hallway Flight (per 24 students) Time: 1-2 Hours
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| PAPER COPY 8.5″X11″ WHITE | 1 | Yes |
| 5-in-1 Compass Geometry Set | 6 | |
| TAPE MAGIC TRAN .5″X800″ | 6 | Yes |
| PAPER CLIPS, #3 BX 100 | 1 | Yes |
| CONTAINER STORAGE LATCHING BOX 15 QT | 1 |
Lighter Than Air Vehicles
Hours In this unit, students learn about density, buoyancy and a brief history of aerostats. Students will work in pairs to design and construct a 4-foot balloon that can hold as much payload as possible while still maintaining the capability to fly.
Items needed to complete unit activities:
Hot Air Balloon (per 24 students) Activity Time: 1-2 Hours
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| PAPER COPY 8.5″X11″ WHITE | 1 | Yes |
| PAPER TISSUE ASST 20X30 | 6 | Yes |
| TAPE MAGIC TRAN .5″X800″ | 6 | Yes |
| GLUE WSH STK PURPLE .70OZ | 30 | Yes |
| PAPER CLIPS, #3 BX 100 | 1 | Yes |
| SCISSORS SAFETY POINT 7″ | 6 | |
| POPCORN POPPER | 1 | |
| 28 QT STORAGE CONTAINER (TO STORE THE SUPPLIES) | 1 |
Discovering Sketching and Drafting
Students learn the basics of orthographic drawings including the three views (front, right, and top), types of lines, and how different views share certain dimensions. Students progress from free-hand sketches to making scaled orthographic drawings using drafting tools.
Items needed to complete unit activities:
10 Sketching Challenges (per 24 students) Time: 8-10 Hours Total
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| TRIANGLE 45/90 8″ | 24 | |
| PAPER GRAPH 11X17 50 SHEETS | 1 | Yes |
| TRIANGLE 30/60 10″ | 24 | |
| TAPE DRAFTING 3/4″ 60 YARD ROlL | 2 | Yes |
| T-SQUARE ALUMINUM 24″ | 6 |
Discovering Computer Science and Electronics 2.0
Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications. Teachers and students use it to build low cost scientific instruments, to prove chemistry and physics principles, or to get started with programming and robotics. In this unit, students will build and test 9 different experiments.
- Flowing LED lights
- Buzzer
- Photoresistor
- RGB LED
- Relay
- Tilt switch
- Thermistor
- Light Alarm
Items needed to complete unit activities:
All 9 Experiments will use these supplies. Time: 2-3 Hours
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| STEM101 Arduino Kit | 24 | Yes |
Discovering Architecture
Students learn how to create a scaled floor plan through an exploration in bubble diagrams, loose-line drawings, dimensioning, and real-world constraints and criteria.
- Architectural Designers Homework
- Core Concepts of Technology
- Design-Folio Part I: Design Process
- Design-Folio Part II: Visualization and Spatialization
- Design-Folio Part III: Loose-Line Drawing/Dimensioning
- Design-Folio Part IV: Floor Planning
Time: 8-10 Hours Total
Items needed to complete unit activities:
Unit Overview (per 24 students) Time: 6 ~ 8 Hours
Unit Overview (per 24 students) Time: 6 ~ 8 Hour
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| GRAPH PAPER 11 x 17 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| CONSTRUCTION PAPER BLACK 12 x 18 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| CONSTRUCTION PAPER GREEN 12 x 18 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| All-Temperature Mini Glue Sticks – 4 in. x 5/16 in | Yes | |
| Foam Boards – 20 in. x 30 in. x 3/16 in. (10 Pack) | Yes | |
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architect Triangular Scale Rule | ||
| X-acto Knife with No. 11 Blade | ||
| SCISSORS SAFETY POINT 7″ | ||
| High-Temp Mini Glue Gun | 24 | |
| T-SQUARE ALUMINUM 24″ | 24 | |
| Economy Mat Board 16″ x 20″ (Pack of 50) | Yes | |
| Self-Healing Cutting Mat |
Characteristics and Scope of Technology
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| GRAPH PAPER 11 x 17 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architect Tri Scale Ruler |
Design Process
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| No Supplies Needed |
Visualization and Spatialization
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architects Tri Scale Ruler | ||
| 24″ Aluminum T-Square |
Loose-Line Drawing / Dimensioning
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architects Tri Scale Ruler | ||
| 24″ Aluminum T-Square |
Floor Planning
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| PAPER GRAPH 11 X 17 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architects Tri Scale Ruler | ||
| 24″ Aluminum T-Square |
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| GRAPH PAPER 11 x 17 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| CONSTRUCTION PAPER BLACK 12 x 18 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| CONSTRUCTION PAPER GREEN 12 x 18 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| All-Temperature Mini Glue Sticks – 4 in. x 5/16 in | Yes | |
| Foam Boards – 20 in. x 30 in. x 3/16 in. (10 Pack) | Yes | |
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architect Triangular Scale Rule | ||
| X-acto Knife with No. 11 Blade | ||
| SCISSORS SAFETY POINT 7″ | ||
| High-Temp Mini Glue Gun | 24 | |
| T-SQUARE ALUMINUM 24″ | 24 | |
| Economy Mat Board 16″ x 20″ (Pack of 50) | Yes | |
| Self-Healing Cutting Mat |
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| GRAPH PAPER 11 x 17 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architect Tri Scale Ruler |
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| No Supplies Needed |
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architects Tri Scale Ruler | ||
| 24″ Aluminum T-Square |
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architects Tri Scale Ruler | ||
| 24″ Aluminum T-Square |
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| PAPER GRAPH 11 X 17 50 SHEETS | Yes | |
| TRIANGLE 45/90 12″ | ||
| Architects Tri Scale Ruler | ||
| 24″ Aluminum T-Square |
Coding and 2D Design
This unit teaches the basics of creating a 2D game through instructional videos. Students investigate nuclear weapons, prevention, and neutralization while creating their own game about preventing nuclear terror.
Items needed to complete unit activities:
Multimedia Fusion 2 Grand Challenge- Prevent Nuclear Terror (per 24 students) Time: 4 ~ 8 Hours
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| Windows / Mac OS Computer needed for this activity. |
Multimedia Fusion Activity (per 24 students) Time: 4 ~ 8 Hours
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| Windows / Mac OS Computer needed for this activity. |
Manufacturing a Product
This unit reviews the components that make up the manufacturing process such as safety, design, purchasing, processing, production, packaging, and distribution. Students learn about the three types of manufacturing, custom, job lot, and mass production, and experience the process by designing and manufacturing their own refrigerator magnet.
Time: 1-2 Hours
Items needed to complete unit activities:
Will It Sell (per 24 students)
| Name | Quanity | Consumable |
|---|---|---|
| SEQUINS METALLIC 800PC | 1 | Yes |
| STICKS CRAFT PK1000 | 1 | Yes |
| GLUE ELMERS SCHOOL 4OZ | 6 | Yes |
| MAGNETS CRAFT 1/3″ PK100 | 1 | Yes |
| BEAD PONY OPAQUE PK/1600 | 1 | Yes |
| SEQUINS & SPANGLES SHAKER | 1 | |
| GLUE STIC MINI ALTEMP PK50 | 3 | Yes |
| GLUE GUN HIGH TEMP | 6 | |
| SCISSORS SAFETY POINT 7″ | 6 | |
| 28 QT STORAGE CONTAINER (TO STORE THE SUPPLIES) | 1 |
Advanced Architecture
This unit builds on the Discovering Architecture unit by giving students the opportunity to take their floor plans and turn them into scaled models. Students estimate the cost of construction, learn about permits, calculate mortgage, and build a model of their floor plans. Class models can be combined to create a neighborhood and students can add landscaping and roads.
- Design-Folio Part V: Estimating and Bidding
- Financial Planning Activity
- Design-Folio Part VI: Coordination Construction
- Design-Folio Part VII: Modeling
- Site-Planning Extensions
Time: 10-20 Hours