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Goal

To engage and teach students about real world problems using pictures book and STEM related activities.  

 

What will be done with my students

Using picture book based on real people in real world situations, my students will use problem solving and STEM skills, like the heroes in the books, to solve problems. The students will learn about the struggles and needs of other countries. They will be inspired by the characters who become leaders with their innovating problem solving solutions. The students will be challenged with the same problem(s) that the characters are confronted with, for example: filtering water in The Water Princess. With materials, STEM knowledge and encouragement they will try to solve these real world problems. The students will keep an interactive STEM notebook to collect and record their STEM activities and other ELA enrichment activities.  

 

Benefits to my students

My class is a Cambridge/gifted cluster group. The students THRIVE on real world stories and issues. With the help of picture books and STEM activities they will be able to relate and think globally. They will gain an understanding of needs of other children around the world and therefore become emphatically learners. With the help of the picture books and real world stories the students will appreciate that knowledge, innovation, and determination can help solve global issues.  

 

Budget Narrative

The budget includes a picture book, materials for a STEM related project to the picture book, and additional resources to place in an interactive STEM notebook. All the book and activities are based on actual people worldwide who have used problem solving and STEM to provide Earth friendly alternatives.  

 

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