My students need Keva planks for successful learning during STEM projects.
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My Students
I teach 2 groups of math students each day. Only a few of these students are fortunate to have homes that can provide the experiences necessary to help them excel in math and science. Others look to me to provide them the background knowledge and experiences they need to connect their learning to their everyday life.
Regardless, all kiddos come to school excited to learn and see what kind of experiences await them each day.
It's my honor to experience learning with them!
My Project
Our class needs some KEVA structure kits and fossils lesson manipulates for our math and science lessons. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We have a STEM club after school but due to lack of transportation many students can't attend. I would like to provide my students the opportunity to explore a variety of new and challenging materials, while using them to create things that can have real life applications.
STEM projects can allow students to see their potential through meaningful learning.
Many students are not being challenged to be creative and to be problem solvers. I want them to see that a mistake or even a failure(like when their structure fails) is a chance to challenge themselves, rethink, redesign and try again. I believe that STEM materials will be an excellent path to help students think outside the box.
The KEVA Structure kits would give students an option to learn through hands on experimentation. They will draw, plan and write about their project. They will document their failures and successes in math and science journals.
We are also asking for some fossils kits to accompany our science lessons as we learn about plants and animals of the past. The story book, fossil samples and rubbing plants will allow the students to dig deeper into how an organism becomes a fossil. These lessons help the students become engaged and allow them to tie present to past life.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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