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I want to create an engaging, hands on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) center for my classroom. I want an area where the students will imagine, collaborate, and use their creativity to engineer different projects. I have been wanting to create a STEM center for a few years now, but I have not had the resources. My students love to build with LEGOs, but I never had enough to incorporate them into a daily center. The simple machine sets from LEGO that I am requesting comes with a curriculum to help me guide my students as they problem solve to create and build a digital accessory, repeated patterns, a classroom accessory, and a variety of simple machines. In the STEM center I will also use the LEGO sets to enhance my ELA curriculum. For example, after reading “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” the students will build a bridge to recreate the story. Having a STEM center in my classroom will allow my students to use a part of their brain I don’t ask them to use enough. This project will help the students enjoy learning while challenging themselves at the same time.

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I want to create an engaging, hands on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) center for my classroom. I want an area where the students will imagine, collaborate, and use their creativity to engineer different projects. I have been wanting to create a STEM center for a few years now, but I have not had the resources. My students love to build with LEGOs, but I never had enough to incorporate them into a daily center. The simple machine sets from LEGO that I am requesting comes with a curriculum to help me guide my students as they problem solve to create and build a digital accessory, repeated patterns, a classroom accessory, and a variety of simple machines. In the STEM center I will also use the LEGO sets to enhance my ELA curriculum. For example, after reading “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” the students will build a bridge to recreate the story. Having a STEM center in my classroom will allow my students to use a part of their brain I don’t ask them to use enough. This project will help the students enjoy learning while challenging themselves at the same time.

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