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ERIC Number: EJ1315679
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-0502
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STEAM on Loan: Building "Big" in the Classroom
Christensen, Brad
Technology and Engineering Teacher, v81 n3 p13-19 Nov 2021
The value of doing projects as a vehicle for instruction has been integral to technology and engineering classes for decades. With the increased emphasis on STEM, project-based learning is becoming more popular with all teachers. Realistically, classrooms can be limited, however, in the tools, materials, and processes needed for project-based learning. Life-sized motorcycle, push car, and electric trike kits have been developed and loaned to well over 100 schools and other organizations. These non-consumable projects allow students to build something big that might otherwise be too difficult or too expensive. The projects investigated in this study are engaging, unusual, and provide a vehicle for STEAM learning in a larger scale than is common with most classroom projects. They use tools, materials, and processes that are more realistic to industry and are reusable, so costs are minimal. The projects are made available by a university-based STEM education research center that loans projects free of charge to schools and organizations. Although originally intended for the classroom, these projects have also been used at STEM fairs, community art fairs, corporate team-building events, summer camps, and for teacher professional development to introduce STEAM and how to use a project as a vehicle for instruction. Three projects and a management program are the focus of this article.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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