STEAMstart Downloaded Units are licensed for use with one educator at one location. It is not to be copied for sharing outside of the student group.
If you purchase only this unit download, you will gather your own materials using the lists provided in the unit materials. If you have a maker setup or recycled materials, this may be a good choice for you.
Materials kits are available to purchase as needed.
Ask. Dream. Draw. Design. Test. Redesign with Data.
Start with a story, poem, or reading. Investigate science, tech, engineering, art, and math through 5 subject-focused STEAMvestigations. Then use new skills and understanding as part of the engineering design process during the Unit’s culminating challenge. Teamwork, individual contributions, and the engineering design cycle help students construct and showcase multi-step solution-oriented projects.
Moon Shadows
Focus on light and shadow, circles and spheres, and gears that go round and round before designing, constructing, and performing in a Moon Shadow Theater!
Moon Shadows STEAMvestigations:
- Lunar Phase Mobiles
- Shuttle Launchers
- Rover Rovers
- Kandinsky Trees
- Gear Trains
- Shadow Theater Challenge
This Download Provides: Student slide shows and handouts, printable logbooks, project rubrics, assessment opportunities, 30-60 minute investigations, agendas for 5, 7, and 10-Day Units
Setups for 12 after-school students or a full classroom working in groups of 3-4.
king in pairs.