2024 Global STEM Monster
Meet Mr. McFloppy Arms!
Our Collaborative Work
UN Sustainable Goal
UN Goal #7- Affordable & Clean Energy
- UN Goal #7 Display
- What is affordable energy?
- What is sustainable energy?
- Types of Energy that Meets the World's Needs
- How Our STEM Monster Helps Solve the Energy Issue
UN Goal #7 Display
What is affordable energy?
What is sustainable energy?
Types of Energy that Meets the World's Needs
How Our STEM Monster Helps Solve the Energy Issue
STEM Concepts
Tabs
Science- Energy Needs
Technology
Technology
A female 4th grader makes her first GIF in Canva for the UN Sustainable Development Goal #7 vocabulary word "Affordable."
A 4th grade girl is researching the location of various classrooms by finding the school's latitude and longitude.
Four 5th graders use Adobe Express to create a masking video explaining the meaning of Clean Energy- part of the UN Sustainable Development Goal #7.
A 5th grade boy is adding a voiceover to his UN Sustainable Development Goal #7 vocabulary word "Thermo Energy." He wrote his 2-sentence script first.
A 5th grade boy is researching his UN Sustainable Development Goal #7 vocabulary word "Wind Energy." He used masking in Adobe Express.Â
Engineering
STEM- Engineering
We spend 3 class sessions building the monster's teacup and saucer. We decided the order of doing things, like cover in black paper first, orange stripes second, and adding the bat and green alien bubbles last.
We 2nd and 3rd graders collected the supplies, and designed and began building the monster's hands and fingers. We didn't finish, so we left our design paper for the next grade level to continue the construction of them.
We read the design notes from the 2nd and 3rd graders. Then we 4th graders continued constructing the monster's hands and finger until we completed the parts. Engineering is fun!
Two 4th grade boys add the head of the pet bat onto its body.
Making the serpentine, snake-like body of the monster with flaps and openings took a lot of planning and design drawing. We used packing tape to connect the different boxes before we covered them with alien green and blue paper.
A student is adding the facial features to the monster's head.
Math- Measurement
Mathematics- Measurement
A group of 3 students using a measuring tape.
A group of 4 female students using a ruler to make geometry shapes.
A group of 4th graders in front of the monster's stacked, cardboard body with a measuring tape.
Two 2nd graders putting meter sticks end-to-end to see how tall 2 meters would be.
Two male students using a meter stick to measure a cardboard box.
Four 5th grade male students using a meter stick, tissue paper, and cardboard.
Math- Patterns
Using Patterns
Two 5th graders make a pattern of stars from pipe cleaners as part of the Monster's necklace.
A 5th grade boy is following the pattern set by the 3rd graders: green and yellow toes with purple toe nails and a gem on each nail.
Three 1st grade girls are making circular patterns to be the alien green bubbles in the Monster's tea cup.
A group of 2nd and 3rd graders showing their patterns of scales for the Monster's tail: silver on black paper scales and scales on red and purple paper.
Collaboration
Students in grades 1st - 5th worked on this project. Students in one grade level began the design & construction process for a particular monster part. If they didn't finish the part during their class period, they wrote detailed notes of their plans, the criteria, and next steps. This was passed on to the next grade level who worked on the part and check for accuracy of meeting the given criteria. This rotation of information continued until the part was completed. Then a new part entered the manufacturing process.
The Making of a STEM Monster
