{"id":618,"date":"2017-12-03T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T03:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=618"},"modified":"2017-12-03T22:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T03:46:24","slug":"breaking-the-mold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2017\/12\/breaking-the-mold\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking The Mold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All semester we&#8217;ve been talking about how science and teaching science has been changing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s becoming more visual and engaging, and less memorization and to the books work.\u00a0 Students aren&#8217;t just machines that should be reciting the textbook word for word.\u00a0 They&#8217;re human beings and want to have fun and be creative.<\/p>\n<p>This is where STEAM comes in.\u00a0 <strong>STEAM<\/strong>\u00a0is a new acronym where\u00a0<strong>art<\/strong> is integrated into\u00a0<strong>STEM<\/strong>.\u00a0 You have students learn through making, creating, and letting their imaginations run wild.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/paul4innovating.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/art-and-science.png?resize=494%2C132\" width=\"494\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p>STEAM may seem new, but it has been around for longer than we could imagine.\u00a0 Engineering and Architecture have always been combining art and science together.\u00a0 Biology can been seen as natural art, such as when you view cells through a microscope or even art created from petri dishes in a lab.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6mcDsY0TwcA\/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=542%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"542\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Take a Trip with STEAM in a Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>It&#8217;s All Attraction<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Engage:<\/p>\n<p>Show the students a metal tube with a few holes on the front so they can see inside.\u00a0 Drop a small weight inside the tube and watch as it hits the ground.\u00a0 Next, drop another weight down the tube, but it appears to stop and then slowly drop compared to the other weight.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your students various questions related to what they just saw. Such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What did you observe?\n<ul>\n<li>What is your evidence? Make a claim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Why did it happen?<\/li>\n<li>What are some possible reason for why it happened?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explore:<\/p>\n<p>The students will be making magnetic slime.\u00a0 Not only is it a fun activity for students, but it will also allow them to explore how magnetism works with an amorphous solid (slime).\u00a0 The students will want to be placed in groups of 3-4 for the activity.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glue (Any old school glue works (such as Elmer&#8217;s))<\/li>\n<li>Liquid Starch<\/li>\n<li>Bowls for mixing (Disposable will probably be best)<\/li>\n<li>Something to mix with<\/li>\n<li>Iron-Oxide Powder<\/li>\n<li>Neodymium Magnets<\/li>\n<li>Disposable Gloves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students will need to be cautioned ahead of time to not breathe in the iron-oxide powder.\u00a0 The best way to prevent this is to mix the starch and powder right away before the students start doing the rest.\u00a0 The students will then add glue and after mixing with the utensil, they will need to mix by hand (disposable gloves are highly recommended, if not students will need to wash their hands immediately after).\u00a0 Once the slime is made, give each group a neodymium magnet.\u00a0 Give the students some time to mess around with the magnet and the slime.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-URLCg9cyxD4\/VMBfoAIJGbI\/AAAAAAAAkWg\/lQLWG6Bc1Ss\/s1600\/putty%2B25.jpg?resize=450%2C703&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"703\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ask them similar questions to before, but relate them specifically to magnetism.\u00a0 Have students think about the various things they could make by using the slime and magnets.<\/p>\n<p>Explain:<\/p>\n<p>Have each group or each student complete a CSI: Color, Symbol, Image related to magnetism.\u00a0 Have them explain why each is related to magnetism and have students share.\u00a0 Have students use the explanations and what they saw previously to create definitions for repulsion and attraction.\u00a0 Give students various examples of magnetism and ask them why it is magnetic (both attraction and repulsion).<\/p>\n<p>Elaborate:<\/p>\n<p>The students will be asked to research various kinds of magnetism.\u00a0 They will then use what they learned and ideas to produce something creative with magnetism.\u00a0 The students could do almost anything, such as making a figure with magnets, creating a small magnetic field that causes repulsion, a propeller that spins through magnetism, etc.\u00a0 The students must approve their design ahead of time with the teacher to make sure that safety is taken when using magnets and magnetic fields.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate:<\/p>\n<p>The student&#8217;s understanding of magnetism will be shown through their explanations in the CSI as well as through their creation during the elaborate section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Ways to Incorporate STEAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>STEAM can be used in various ways in the classroom.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a concept that incorporates as many aspects of science and art into one core idea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s fairytale inspired <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/literacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#literacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STEAM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STEAM<\/a> challenge &#8211; build the pigs a strong wolf-proof house using only sticks and clothespins. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vHdDQsOuKx\">pic.twitter.com\/vHdDQsOuKx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Deanna McLennan Ph.D (@McLennan1977) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McLennan1977\/status\/936310879934668801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While geared more towards younger students, this shows how students could engineer a building that is sturdy and effective.\u00a0 They could make it in any way that they wanted to design it!<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caleb and Drew&#39;s popsicle stick basketball court. Amazing attention to detail! \ud83c\udfc0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMScomets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MMScomets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Makerspaces_com?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Makerspaces_com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STEAM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STEAM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakerEd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakerEd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/makerspace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#makerspace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/daogzJDJVG\">pic.twitter.com\/daogzJDJVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bethany Jones (@bethany_jones4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethany_jones4\/status\/936946928994127872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>This is another way to do it in a similar concept, but for older students!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Art Important to STEM?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/stemtosteam.org\/<\/p>\n<p>Art is what spawns the creativity for STEM to think outside of the box.\u00a0 It allows for scientists, teachers, and students to be more creative with the steps that they take to producing new ideas.\u00a0 STEM has also always incorporated art as I had stated before.\u00a0 Engineering and architecture requires a form of art to produce functional, practical, and well-designed buildings.\u00a0 All of biology and chemistry produce art through the imagination and appearances of the natural world.\u00a0 If we don&#8217;t look at the art within STEAM, then we lose a grasp of creativity that we held.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>All semester we&#8217;ve been talking about how science and teaching science has been changing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s becoming more visual and engaging, and less memorization and to <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2017\/12\/breaking-the-mold\/\" title=\"Breaking The Mold\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2134,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stem-activity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":627,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions\/627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}