TIMES AVAILABLE:           

I am available during 7^th period, and from 2:20 -3:00, or from 7:00-7:30 in the morning given advanced notice.

 

COURSE LENGTH:              

45 Days

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:    

This course is designed to introduce students to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).  This course will familiarize students with different aspects and careers that are associated with STEM. In addition the course will use STEM related projects to show students how these four disciplines interact together.   Students will also be introduced to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2010, and PREZI and BITESLIDE (Web 2.0 Presentation Tools) that will be used to present their findings and analysis of their STEM Projects.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS:                       

Students will learn the basic functions of Microsoft Power Point 2010 that are needed to create a simple presentation. They will learn to incorporate the basic uses of Excel 2010 in STEM Projects.  Students will also be able to identify several careers that are associated with STEM.  Using STEM related projects, students will understand how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math need to be used, and work together to come up with solutions for STEM project.  Students will also understand how to use PREZI and BITESLIDE two Web 2.0 presentation tool to present their findings from their STEM Projects.

 

DETERMINATION OF GRADES: 

 Students grades will be determined using the following format:

                                                      Worksheets/Quizzes                                      

                                                      STEM Projects                                              

                                                       PowerPoint/Web 2.0 Presentations               

                                                       Class Participation                                                                

 

CLASSROOM RULES:         The following is a list of my classroom rules:

                                   

1.         Be Prepared for Class

Be on time

Get work area ready to start working

Check assignment on the board, begin working on that assignment

 

2.         Listen Carefully to Instructions

When I am speaking or giving instructions, no one else should be speaking

 If another student is speaking or asking a question, no one else should be speaking

 

3.         Stay in Assigned Seat

Seats are assigned for a reason please do not change seats

Always receive permission to leave your seat

 

4.         No Gum, Candy, Food, or Drinks

There will be no gum chewing, eating, or drinking in the computer lab

 

5.         Respect the Rights of your Classmates

Keep your hands to yourself

Do not touch the property of others without their permission

No fooling around or horseplay

 

6.         Respect School Property

Keep the computer room clean

Leave your work area as clean and orderly as you found it

Do not intentionally damage any computer equipment

Report any computer problems or damage to me immediately

 

7.         No Profane or Inappropriate Language

Do not be disrespectful to your classmates

Positively no profanity or swearing

 

8.         Computer Usage

Log on/off with user name and password every time you use the computer

Computers are for schoolwork only

No using the Internet without my permission

Do not change the desktop or settings on the computer

No using any personal computer equipment, disk, or software in the lab

 

9.        Absence and Make up Work

Assignments that are missed due to any absence from class are your responsibility to make up.  I will only accept make up work until 5 days after the due date, then it becomes a zero for the marking period

 

CONSEQUENCES:

1.           First Offense

A verbal warning from me

2.         Second Offense

A written warning and meeting with me after class

3.         Third Offense

A second written warning and meeting with me after class

I will contact your parent/guardian to inform them of the situation

I will contact your team to inform them of the situation

Detention with me after school

4.         Fourth Offense

A third written warning and a meeting with your team and me I will contact your parent/guardian to inform them of the situation

                                                Two days detention with me after school

5.         Fifth Offense

I will contact your team, your parents, and refer you to the office for further discipline

 

 

Intentionally damaging any of the computers, desks, or any personal property in this room, the use of profanity, or fighting will result in an immediate referral to the office

 

TOPICS TO BE COVERED AND TIMELINE:

 

• Rules, Policies, and Log on/Log off procedures 
• 1 day                                                                                                                                                                                                     
• Introduce Power Point to include define terms, identify parts, create slides,

      slide design, slide layout, slide backgrounds, word art, text boxes, graphics,

      animation, and transitions. Students will create a PowerPoint Presentation

      entitled “Who Am I”                    

• 8 days                                                                                        

 

• Define what STEM is and how it works, in addition introduce some careers

        that are STEM related and have students do research on 5 STEM careers they

        might like to pursue in the future.  Have students use PowerPoint to present

        their findings for their STEM Career Project    

• 10 days                                                                              

 

• Introduce PREZI a Web 2.0 presentation Tool that will be used to present the

        findings of STEM Project 1.  Present to students a sample PREZI presentation,

       and instruct them how to create their own presentations. Have the students create

       a short PREZI Presentation  “Define STEM”.

• 3 days                                                                    

 Stem Project 1 – Students will explore the process of inventing. Students will be able to match current day inventions with similar inventions from the past. Students will discuss the process involved in creating an invention. Students will also view segments from various videos about the inventing process. As a culminating activity students will create their own inventions using common objects. Students will then present their invention using PREZI.                                      

• 10 days

 

• Introduce BITESLIDE a Web 2.0 presentation Tool that will be used to present the

        findings of STEM Project 2.  Present the students a sample BITESLIDE presentation

       and instruct them how to create their own presentations. Have the students create

       a short BITESLIDE Presentation on “5 STEM Careers”.      

 

• 3 days

                                             

 Stem Project 2 – Sstudents will learn how to design and critique experiments with living subjects. Students will explore the steps involved in designing and conducting an experiment. They will view a video of an experiment with rhesus monkeys. Students will discuss the steps involved in the experiment, the ways in which the researchers controlled the variables and how the experiment could be modified. Students will explore several experiments conducted with human children and chimps and compare the methodology used in each. Students will design and conduct their own experiments. They will then present their findings to the class using BITESLIDE to create their presentation. Students will also share their reflections on the process.  

• 10 days