Greetings, Double-O-STEM Club Agents! You have been selected for an important mission. Serena needs your help with a problem in her community.
Think about these questions as you watch the video. Write answers in your Double-O STEM Club notebook.
In this Playground Calm Space case, you will use library resources to:
Below is a link to your agent handbook where you can take notes as you brainstorm and research solutions to Serena's problem with your fellow Double-O STEM Club agents.
Learning Activities
Now that you have seen the video, work with other Double-O STEM Club agents to think about the problem and a solution.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering:
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry:
Use the internet and other library resources to research why some children need to take a break from the playground. Write down what you learn and share your notes with other agents.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Think of criteria that others should use to examine your calm playground space model. Librarians or educators are available to help you create a list of criteria with other agents and narrow your criteria to a list of 8-12 that can be considered by others in a few minutes. You can update your checklist as you develop and reflect on your prototype.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Prior to developing a calm space prototype, you should take some time to plan. Using either a piece of paper or a computer application, develop a detailed schematic for their swing. Take notes about design decisions along the way.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Time to start building! Use the materials that you chose in the last step to create a prototype (an example for testing). Don’t worry about it looking nice. Don’t worry about making a life-size model either. Keeping your model small will be easier to build and allow you to improve upon it. Write down the design decisions you make along the way and share them with fellow agents.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Good work, agents! I knew I could count on you to solve the community’s calm playground space problem. Now it is time to share your designs. As a group, you will share your prototype (make a new one if yours was damaged during testing) and your design decisions.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Celebration
Excellent playground calm space designs, agents! Watch the video below to wrap up this Double-O STEM Club mission.
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