Help me give my students the Elementary Earth Science and Space E-book collection and other great books to help them experience outer space while learning about the different roles of diverse females who help make it all possible!
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My Students
Building connections between old and new knowledge helps enlighten and enhance learning. Classroom discussions help broaden my students' knowledge base about the topics and ideas we're studying. Although my students attend a Title I school, they love working together, discussing new topics, as well as making connections between what they're learning and the real world.
My students range in abilities and languages spoken--they are diverse learners who need a variety of teaching strategies to help them learn.
My students come to school eager to learn from various living situations such as single parents, foster homes, homeless shelters, or extended family living.
Despite their varying home lives, they come to school with a zest for learning.
My Project
There is so much we don't know about space and each day scientists and engineers are making new discoveries! Using the videos in the IF/THEN collection, I'm going to focus specifically on Diana Trujillo and Tammy Ma. First and foremost, students are going to see that the life paths of these women are very different. My students will pay attention to the life experiences of these women and how they can use the advice given in their own lives. This shows the students that dreams are often challenged, and through hard work, grit, and determination, there is something more out there for them.
My students crave information about the unknown and how things work; and when they see problems, they try to come up with solutions to fix them.
Using the collections of e-books, paperback books about Dr. Mae Jemison, and the IF/THEN videos about Diana Trujillo and Tammy Ma, they can see how real people solve problems, especially women from diverse backgrounds.
Students will research the different jobs each woman has--aerospace engineer, plasma physicist, and chemical engineer to learn about their jobs' importance to the world, to science, and technology. They will also research other jobs, like: mechanical engineers, civil engineers, environmental engineers and technicians, cartographers, information security analysts, and robotics technicians.
Using the videos, the digital and paper resources, as well as the research on the different careers, students will identify a problem in their country or the world. Once the problem is identified, students will work independently or as a team to determine which job would work best to solve the problem. Students will design a plan to solve the problem as an engineer, technician, analyst, scientist, or cartographer and begin testing their plans to experience that role, as well as examine the different outcomes.
More than three‑quarters 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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