T-STEM Project Overview Name of Project: Water Towers Duration: 2 weeks Subject/Course: Multi Teacher(s):Mrs. Keskin, Mr. Tseng, Mr. Haisler Grade Level: 7th Other subject areas Mathematics, Science, ELA integrated, if any: STEM Connection(s) Science, ELA, Mathematics Project Idea Students designed water towers of past, present, and future. Critical thinkings are required on how water is Summary of the issue, transported. Math concepts covered include volume and surface area of all items built for the project. challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem: Driving Question(s) How water towers work? What are the components required? How much can they hold? Standards (TEKS, Science: CCRS, ELPS) to be addressed: Math: T+A E T+A E 21st Century Skills Collaboration X STEM Literacy X to be explicitly taught and assessed (T+A) or Presentation X Other: Designing X that will be encouraged Critical Thinking: (E) by project work, but X Other: not taught or assessed: Presentation Audience: Group: 2 Science: Class: X Culminating Math: Group and Individual Products and ELA: School: X
T-STEM Project Overview Name of Project: Water Towers Duration: 2 weeks Subject/Course: Multi Teacher(s):Mrs. Keskin, Mr. Tseng, Mr. Haisler Grade Level: 7th Other subject areas integrated, if any: Mathematics, Science, ELA STEM Connection(s) Science, ELA, Mathematics Project Idea Summary of the issue, challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem: Students designed water towers of past, present, and future. Critical thinkings are required on how water is transported. Math concepts covered include volume and surface area of all items built for the project. Driving Question(s) How water towers work? What are the components required? How much can they hold? Standards (TEKS, CCRS, ELPS) to be addressed: Science: Math: T+A E T+A E 21st Century Skills to be explicitly taught and assessed (T+A) or that will be encouraged (E) by project work, but not taught or assessed: Collaboration X STEM Literacy X Presentation X Other: Designing X Critical Thinking: X Other: Presentation Audience: Culminating Products and Group: 2 Science: Math: Group and Individual ELA: Class: X School: X
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