STREAM: Adding Rigour to STEAM | Ontario Teachers' Federation

Resources Used

STEAM Makers: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom by Jacie Maslyk

IQ: A Practical Guide to Inquiry-Based Learning by Jennifer Watt and Jill Colyer

STAO Connex Website

The STEAM Journal: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/

Resources Created

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Hydraulic Hand

Nearly completed project.

Cartoon-Themed Playhouse

Beginning work on the art component of the project.

Greenhouse

Nearing the completion of a classroom greenhouse.

Pinball Machine

Working on engineering the paddles for the pinball machine.

Medieval Castle

About to begin the art components.

Tower for Castle

Just starting the art components.

Music Stage

Creating miniature instruments.

Shelf for Manipulatives

A few steps left to finish the shelf.

Trebuchet

About to start working on the arm construction.

Art Criteria

Criteria for the art aspect of the projects.

Bird Houses and Tole Painting

Just starting the tole painting.

Water Pump

Working pump.

Hydraulic Maze

Completed maze.

Playhouse Roof Construction

One side of the roof structure complete, one to go.

STEAMBlogInstructions

Instructions for setting up a blog for each project.

STEAMChallenges

Open-ended design challenges.

STEAM Challenges