1. There is no application for STEAM this year.
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Again there is no application for STEAM this year

2. Middle School STEAM

3. What is STEAM?
Students learn to solve real world problems using the engineering design process
Students begin to learn how to apply soft skills and the 4 C’s of 21st century learning that are in demand for all industries

4. identified by industry leaders*
Top 20 soft skill
identified by industry leaders*
What is STEAM?
Oral & Written Communication
High Energy
Integrity
Coaching/Coachable
Detail Oriented
Work Independently
Teamwork
Time Management
Customer Service Oriented
Customer Satisfaction
Creativity
Troubleshooting
Microsoft Office
Leadership Skills
Self-starting/ Motivated
Analytical Skills
Organization
Work Ethics
Problem Solving
Management Skills
Students will learn how to apply the soft skills and 4 C's of 21st century learning.
4 C’s of 21st Century Learning
Communication
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Discuss the interaction and discourse with the Raytheon engineer and her views on the 4 C’s.
*Data from Texas Workforce Commission

6. Our goal in STEAM is to ultimately shift the mindset of the students from a traditional classroom, where students are presented with activities and given the materials/constraints that result in 100% success rate. In STEAM, our success is independent of the performance of the task. Instead, we are training our students to expect success while knowing that persevering through failure is the means which to achieve success.

7. This is a class for ALL students and all ability levels.
Teachers are there to help
ALL students succeed in STEAM.

8. Define The Problem
Lockheed Martin has recruited you to design the next lighter than air emergency transportation vehicle for first responders such as firefighters police officers, medics in the military or search and rescue teams . The vehicle has to carry at least 5 people and use existing city structures to dock. In order for Lockheed to accept your design the vehicle has to be controllable, ascend quickly, and be able to be transported easily to an emergency or disaster site.

9. Research History of LTA Timeline and Presentation
Science - Buoyancy, Density, Archimedes’ Principle, Convection Currents
Math - Density, Volume, Mass (properties of matter and physical change due to heat)

10. Brainstorm Designs
Use Art (technical drawings) and research to come up with possible solutions
Example 1
Example 2

11. Choose A Solution How do students choose a solution?
Sometimes, students have a specific collaborative session where the rules are less structured.
Sometimes they use a very structured decision matrix.

12. Specific Collaborative Questionnaire

13. Decision Matrix

14. Build a Prototype What size should you choose?
Did you have to modify a design?

15. Test and Improve
Data, Perseverance (relate to other projects - i.e. high school door stop magnet)
Why did some work better than others? Use evidence to support your answer
How will you improve/modify your original design?
How well did your new design work?

16. After Improvements

17. Accommodations & Intervention
This is a class for ALL students
and all ability levels.
Teachers are there to help
ALL students succeed in STEAM.
Accommodations are available for all students
Cowriter
Voice to Text
Small group instruction
Chunking projects into smaller sections at a time
Eagle Time (when available)
Before/After school tutoring on most days