Shaw STEM Lab Orientation

Self Orientation At the end of this PowerPoint you and your partner should be able to: Describe the requirements for your Word document Create an Agenda & Journal Locate your Person of Interest Describe the Three Before Me Rule Explain which Engagement you’d like to start with Locate and save the Rubric

Download your Rubric! Before you start each Engagement, you will need to download a rubric! Navigate back to the class website, hover over 7th Grade, at the very bottom click on “Rubric”

Download your Rubric! Click on “Download File” Select “Open” at the bottom of the page Save this rubric into your “Orientation” folder

Keep It Going! Example: Mr. Ochs Mrs. Zinser October 22, 2013 Team #8 Create a new Word document. Put the following at the TOP: Names Date Team # Orientation Make sure to save your document in your “Orientation” folder. Mr. Ochs Mrs. Zinser October 22, 2013 Team #8 Orientation

Word Documents Requirements The Word Document must be WHITE The text must be BLACK Fonts you may use Calibri Courier New Times New Roman

Agenda What will you do today? Tomorrow? Next Tuesday? Your Agenda is where you will layout your 10 days for what you and your partner will accomplish. For this orientation create a sample Agenda. Things you would include in it might be: Take pictures Research your Person of Interest Begin Presentation Finalize Presentation Rehearse Presentation Build/Work/Continue Project

Journal As part of your Word Document you will summarize what you did daily. This is called your Journal. This will be done the last five minutes of class. Mr. Ochs will always tell you when it is time to complete this.

Person of Interest Your Person of Interest will be someone that is related to your engagement. This should be completed on your Word Document. Go back to the class website. On the orientation page find the section on the Person of Interest and complete this portion now.

Pictures There are two methods of taking pictures in the STEM Lab. Using a camera Using the “Print Screen” feature on the computer Go back to the orientation portion of the class website and find the PowerPoint labeled “Pictures.” Complete this portion now.

Stumped…? “Mr. Ochs, I have a question!” That’s fantastic! However, look around the room, look how many students there are. Before asking Mr. Ochs your question, try the “Three before me” rule! Try and solve the question in three different ways, before asking Mr. Ochs.

Three before me rule Different methods you could try before asking Mr. Ochs for help: Reread the directions or the PowerPoint Maybe you just missed a step! Asking the team that finished the engagement before you They probably figured something out! Search the internet The problem you are facing, someone else has faced before. See if the answer to your question is on the web somewhere! Check the class website! There are videos with some of the most common questions.

Engagements Look at the 18 different engagements. With your partner list the top 3 engagements you’d like to do. Write at least five (5) sentences for the one (1) you’d like to do the most. Think about what you think you’ll learn and do in this engagement.

Questions & Answers (Sometimes called Research) Copy the question and answer them in your Word Document. Explain why is it not possible for you to take pictures on the last day of an engagement. Describe how to take a print screen. Summarize where you go to find pictures you took with the camera. In your own words, describe what the “Three before me” rule is and how to use it. Describe the Person of Interest section. Where do you go to find them? What do you write about them? What website should you never use to look up information about them?