This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Our school is a very diverse population where about thirty percent of the student body is African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic. All students are bused. All the students are eligible for free lunch. I have been a science teacher for over twenty years. I came to our school to teach STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering Art, and Math) and finally, I teach beyond the school district curriculum.
I am looking for funds to purchase a class set STEM projects for my students.
My Project
This is an engineering activity that requires students to build a Rube Goldberg device based on certain constraints. The activity does a great job of requiring students to consider trade offs, design a solution, test their design, make changes in their design, and then make a final decision about their solution based on data and performance.
At the conclusion of this project and through your donation of these STEM kits, students will be able to:
-Understand the Engineering Design Process and its parts and utilizing them to design and build a Rube Goldberg device.
-Critically analyze the parts of a simple and complex machine and choose appropriate materials to build a Rube Goldberg prototype.
- Solve problem related to force, acceleration, movement, work, mechanical advantage, and machines.
- Investigate motion, simple machine, gears, and mechanical advantage to understand physics principles and engineering elements.
-Develop the “habit of mind” associated with science and engineering practices.
-Develop an understanding of mechanical engineering and what mechanical engineers do.
-Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purpose.
Most important this is a class set for 20 students, so every student can work independently and each student will have his own tools to eliminate any cross contamination during this pandemic.
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