Working in an environment where I'm not given up-to-date curriculum materials has been a struggle. Students crave new and interesting ways to learn and I've been forced to find all of these materials on my own. I spent over 80 hours this summer learning about and putting together Engineering Learning Cycles for my third graders.
My students have come to love Science this year!
We've done tug of wars, explored and observed on the playground, built our own playgrounds with Legos to learn about force, motion and predicting future motion. The students loved it! They had no idea they were learning reading skills, cooperative learning skills, math, science and engineering practices all in one unit!
State testing has become too much of a focus in schools these days. Learning can get boring, rigorous and tough, especially in elementary school. Kids still need to be kids. They need to get their hands on things. They love to explore and experiment. They need to be engaged and love what they are learning. I want them to love not just science, but all subjects, especially when they're integrated together.
My Project
The Picture Perfect STEM lessons are pre-created lessons that begin with fiction and non-fiction texts. The students will learn about a topic through the book and investigate it further with math, science and engineering practices.
I have fallen in love with this process and I've watched my students fall in love with it, too!
Without these lessons and books, I am forced to come up with all of this on my own. This resource allows me to use lessons that already hit third grade Common Core Standards in math, science, reading and writing. With these books, the students will learn to make connections across disciplines. When working on a unit, rather than a stand-alone lesson, the students can build connections, become more engaged and better understand concepts when applying them to real life situations.
An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns (Millbrook Picture Books)
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (Millbrook Picture Books)
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$15.39
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The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford
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$13.67
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Orion and the Dark
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$13.59
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Trash to Treasure: A Kid's Upcycling Guide to Crafts
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$13.56
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Next Time You See a Maple Seed
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Rosie Revere, Engineer
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$12.08
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Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival
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$11.89
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If You Hold a Seed
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$11.58
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Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos
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$10.98
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Nefertiti, the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space
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$9.99
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Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Space Exploration - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level P (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Level 3.6)
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$9.99
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Burn: Michael Faraday's Candle
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$9.99
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Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
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$9.98
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Clink
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$9.35
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Next Time You See a Spiderweb
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$9.06
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Ipod and Electronics Visionary Tony Fadell (Stem Trailblazer Bios)
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$8.99
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Biomedical Engineering and Human Body Systems (Engineering in Action)
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$8.71
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Let's Think About the Power of Advertising
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$8.09
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Making Machines with Springs (Simple Machine Projects)
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$7.94
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Animals That Live in Groups (Learn about Animal Behavior)
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$7.29
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Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
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$7.01
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How Mountains Are Made (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
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$6.98
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Jump Into Science: Stars
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Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
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$6.21
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How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again (Winter's Tail)
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Lightbulbs (Rookie Read-About Science: How Things Work)
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National Geographic Readers: Wildfires
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Materials cost
$273.37
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.10
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$307.47
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$54.26
Total project goal
$361.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$361.73
5 Donors
-$311.73
Donations toward project cost
-$264.97
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$46.76
match offer
-$50.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$42.50
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