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.
Tinker Maker
Troubleshoot motion, balance, shapes, materials, and tetrahedra, then use simple copper circuits in the design and construction of a wobbling mechatronic TinkerMaker Art ‘Bot.
Tinker Maker STEAMvestigations:
- Moon Buggies
- Copper Tape Cards
- Paper Plane Launchers
- Origami Bugmarks
- Tetrahedra Game Design
- TinkerMaker Art 'Bots
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.
STEAMstart Downloaded Unit License
Downloads are licensed for use with one educator at one location. It is not to be copied for sharing outside of the student group.