STEAM Professional Development for Educators

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Holiday Themed STEAM Projects

Science - Technology - Engineering - Art - Math

Introduction

Tara Tiger Brown, Co-Founder

Entrepreneur, Educator, Co-Founder of KitHub and

Founder of LA Makerspace

Luz Rivas, Co-Founder

Engineer, Educator, Co-Founder of KitHub and

Founder or DIY Girls

Rebecca Wilkins, Education Specialist

Former classroom teacher in elementary education, KitHub

education specialist

Why holiday projects?

● Keep students engaged during a very energetic time of the year.

● Provide kids an outlet for their energy with hands on projects.

● Get excited about the holidays while practicing STEAM concepts!

Things to remember in the classroom

● Now may not be the best time to introduce new concepts. Base projects on skills students have already learned.

● Recognize all celebrations! Do projects that students can customize for the holidays they celebrate.

● Setting clear goals and maintaining routines is more important than ever as students get jittery about holiday time.

● ‘Tis the season of giving! Think of projects students can make for other people.

● Strip pipe cleaners at the ends

● Connect a pipe cleaner to each leg of an LED

● Connect the other ends of the pipe cleaners to the appropriate side of the battery

● Twist the pipe cleaners into a holiday shape!

LED Ornament

Make a

holiday-themed card

TurkeyBot

Based on the KitHub BotBot

ReindeerBot

Activities for young kids

Design an experiment with

candy canes

Explore animal tracks in the

snow

http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/exploring-animal-tracks-in-winter

Find out if mittens make things warm

http://classroommagic.blogspot.com.co/2011/12/are-mittens-warm.html

Learn about the life-cycle of a

pumpkin

http://lemonlimeadventures.com/dissolving-candy-cane-christmas-science-for-kids/

● Create a holiday animoto video and send it out as a greeting from your class!

● Make an LED menorah:http://shop.evilmadscientist.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/44-menorah

● Make a zipline sleigh!https://kithub.cc/2014/12/how-to-make-a-zipline-spaceship/

● Make paper polyhedra ornaments:

http://www.korthalsaltes.com

● Give the gift of a talking toy:https://kithub.cc/2015/06/make-your-toys-talk/

● Make conductive gloves

Activities for older kids

https://kithub.cc/2015/02/how-to-make-your-gloves-work-with-a-touchscreen/

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Happy Holidays!