STEM in the Classroom

David A. Young, High School Teacher - Fayetteville, AR

Jennifer Carnes WilsonMiddle School Teacher - Flowood, MS

Terrie T. PoehlCollege Professor - Ruston, LA

Terry PolitiSchool District Tech Person - Elkton, MD

Michael Odell College Professor - University of Texas at Tyler

Texas STEM CentersSoutheast Regional T-STEM Center

University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas Tech University T-STEM Center

Texas Tech University

El Centro del Futuro STEM Center of South Texas

Education Service Center Region 1

Aggie STEM Center

Texas A&M University

Ingenuity Center

University of Texas at Tyler

El Paso T-STEM Center

University of Texas at El Paso

Transformation 2013 T-STEM Center

Education Service Center Region XIII

Project Background• Texas Stem Initiative• Addition of

Engineering to the K-12 Curriculum

• College Readiness• Need to Integrate

Engineering into math and science

• Project-Based

Development• Ingenuity Center Staff Approached Texas Instruments

• MOU was developed

• TI brought in their NSPIRE Expert Teachers

• Ingenuity Center brought in – Engineers, Technology Educators, and STEM Specialists

– Communities Foundation of Texas

– Texas High School project

– T-STEM Network

• Connections to STEM in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas

Modules

• All Modules incorporate Engineering Design Principles and TI NSPIRE Technology

• STEM NSPIRE Modules– Greenhouse– The Composter– Green Roof– The Homeless Shelter

Nspire Document Model

• Lab Book

• Report of Results

• Share

Calculator

Lists &

Spreadsheet

Data & Statistics

Graphs &

Geometry

Notes

7.5 APPS

Data Collection

Demonstration of Modules

The “Green” House You are a member of an architectural engineering team that has

been hired by a client to design and build a model of an energy-efficient and cost-efficient home that meets the following criteria. You will create a TI-Nspire document that includes all aspects of the task.

• The house should be only one story with one bedroom, one bathroom, one kitchen, and one living room.

• The design should be based on research related to energy-efficiency in home construction.

• After your team designs the house and builds the model you will need to demonstrate how energy-efficient and cost-efficient it is. This will be done by testing the model and collecting appropriate data.

• Your team will present your solution to the class using a single TI-Nspire Document.

The Composter

The Go Green club at your school is promoting composting. You have decided to participate, but in order for you to incorporate composting at your own house in the city, the compost bin will have to meet your neighborhood covenant restrictions. Design and construct a working compost bin that is odorless, cost-efficient, and portable.

Green Roof DesignDesigning a Green Roof Solution In this student-centered learning model, students work

collaboratively in small teams to design a heat- and water-conserving ‘green roof’ for a building. Students collect and analyze data using multiple materials and combinations of materials to determine the best solution to meeting the design challenge. It is based on authentic processes that professional engineers perform to win green roof clients. As the teacher, you will require students to submit a response to the green roof ‘Request for Proposal’ (RFP) based on their results and justifications of their design.

The Homeless Shelter In the city you live, there is a public housing issue.

All the public shelters are at capacity. You and your team members are a public works team that has received a grant for creating the greatest number of shelter units possible with the funds. Due to the transient nature of many homeless people and lack of public zoning for a permanent encampment, the designed units must be portable. The grant specifies that the shelters must be long lasting, lightweight, and easily assembled.