STEM Lab Updates

[Karen W. Swanson]

Good afternoon,

 

I wanted to give you all an update on the STEM Lab, GIE kits and garden lessons.

 

The lab is clean now and the next steps are: We need a volunteer to lead this project.

1. Purchase storage containers for a few items

2. Divide some items such as calculators, measuring tapes, etc.  in half for both STEM Labs

 

We have a list from the teachers of supplies needed to make GIE kits. We need a volunteer to lead this project.

1. We need to make a master list of supplies  for the 80 kits and see what we have and what to order.

2. purchase 4 sets of  1/1/2 inch binders and dividers for the teacher guides.

3. purchase 80 (4 teachers x 19 activities)

4. Set a date to make all 80 kits once we have the supplies

 

STEM Garden Projects – dr. deb and Karen Weller Swanson from Mercer University

We are teaching 6 full days in the garden in October with the kindergarten and first grade classes.

1.       October 6^th was the first graders in the garden talking about Monarch butterflies and making a butterfly to send to Mexico with the Journey North Project. In the Spring each class will receive  a like butterfly from a class in Mexico.

2.       October 10 will be all the kindergarten class working on the same Monarch Journey North Project.

3.       October 17 we will be working with all kindergarten classes to make layers of rock types.

4.       October 20^th we will be working with all first grade classes to make weather reporting instruments for the garden and playground area.

5.       October 27^th we will be doing the water cylce with all first grade classes in the garden.

6.       October 31^st we will be making pumpkin planters to grow chive hair in the garden.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Karen Weller Swanson

Director of the PhD in Curriculum and Instruction Program

Mercer University

678-547-6398

 

“Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable.

Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation,

I cannot see it, retain it, and use it."
- Twyla Tharp

 

 

 

[Cindy Tjoflat]

I will be happy to lead project 01 (purchase storage containers and divide items).

Please advise of next steps.

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