{"id":1576,"date":"2018-10-27T20:10:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T00:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2018-10-27T20:10:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T00:10:23","slug":"its-getting-steamy-in-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/10\/its-getting-steamy-in-here\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Getting STE(A)My In Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STE(A)M stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Its a great way to get your students engaged while also developing their love for the different sciences. Here is an activity that exemplifies STE(A)M: Gelatin Streaking!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.babbledabbledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gelatin-Streaking-Art-Activity-BABBLE-DABBLE-DO-sliced.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for gelatin streaking\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>ENGAGE<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gelatin Block\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BrRjmYtjyL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This activity is hands-on and allows for students to have fun with the gelatin and food coloring. You can either get pre-made gelatin or make it yourself! With this, you can model different types of cells and organs, or, if you&#8217;re really artistic, have whole DNA helices or ball-and-stick models!<\/p>\n<h4>EXPLORE:<\/h4>\n<p>If you decide to go down the &#8220;make the gelatin yourself&#8221; route, you can get the students exploring the chemical reactions that take place in the process:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide different solutes\/solvents to attempt to make gelatin\n<ul>\n<li>Students will be trying to mimic the properties of the gelatin with their own concoctions<\/li>\n<li>If they are unable to make the gelatin, have them try and figure out what it is about the things that make up gelatin that give it the properties that it has.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.babbledabbledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gelatin-Streaking-Art-Activity-BABBLE-DABBLE-DO-materials.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for gelatin streaking\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>EXPLAIN:<\/h4>\n<p>Going into EXPLAIN, students will have the opportunity to come to a definition on what a gelatin is, and what they think gives it the properties it has. Also, students should share with the class what they had used for the gelatin and whether or not it worked.<\/p>\n<h4>ELABORATE:<\/h4>\n<p>This is the students&#8217; time to shine! The students will be able to research different uses for gelatin in the world. Here are some areas that they can research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Food<\/li>\n<li>Vitamins<\/li>\n<li>Photography<\/li>\n<li>Cosmetics<\/li>\n<li>ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN THINK OF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/10\/wacky_jello-300x75.jpg?resize=300%2C75\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/wacky_jello.jpg?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/wacky_jello.jpg?w=545&amp;ssl=1 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>EVALUATE:<\/h4>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get artsy! Students will now do a presentation on the research they did and the information they gathered. Here&#8217;s the twist: they have to concentrate all their research down to a single image\/symbol, and try to make the symbol in the gelatin! Students will be graded based on the thoroughness of the presentation and the amount of effort they put into their gelatin-based masterpiece.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STEM &amp; STE(A)M activities are great ways to get your students involved in science! It combines a bunch of different disciplines, and can even inspire them to be future Scientists, Technicians, Engineers, Artists, and Mathematicians! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnMacKenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnMacKenzie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STEM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Thomas (@BryceSBThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryceSBThomas\/status\/1056332819906084865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h5>Resource<\/h5>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Science &amp; Art Activity for Kids: Gelatin Streaking. (n.d.). Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/babbledabbledo.com\/science-art-activity-for-kids-gelatin-streaking\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>STE(A)M stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. 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