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#NAFNext2014

National STEM League - Student Goals and Academic Glue

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Through the National STEM League, an organization for future professionals, students collaborate, create and compete as business owners or teams specializing in motorsports, rover robotics, addressing the challenge of fueling society (energy) or combining software and hardware to innovate new things. In this session, participants will discuss strategies to ensure students see relevance to their personal goals in the lessons learned everyday and will hear how to motivate students from different academies to work together toward a long-term, shared goal.

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  • 1. #NAFNext2014

2. 10 min: 30,000 ft. view. 10 min: Enterprise Introduce the Driving Forces - business wraps them all up Example of Float your Boat by our partner Harris Foundation vs. our version (Partnership doc) Pride in Presentation Real & Relevant video of jobs 20 min: Rigor and math modeling Problem Solving Certifications Power Drag Mechanical Certs - Gear & Weight Demo 10 min: Enough but not too much. Collaborate & Compete. Content & Concepts. Rover Example Like every car company, automate vehicles. Same problem base. Quick binary. Energy Example LED Show 15 min: Open Ended...to a point, Innovation. Discussion. 10 min: Wrap Our Time Together #NAFNext2014 3. Find Ten80 Online Ten80 Education on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ten80Education Ten80Ed on Twitter https://twitter.com/Ten80Ed Ten80 President, Terri Stripling on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/terristripling/ www.Ten80Education.com www.StudentRacingChallenge.com 4. Sponsorship Opportunities Attend Fall STEM Expo to secure NSL sponsorship. Sept. 18 Dallas, TX Sept. 25 Phoenix, AZ Oct. 9 Boise, ID Oct. 16 Chicago, IL Oct. 23 Detroit, MI Nov. 6 Miami, FL 5. Leaders in STEM #NAFNext2014 A. Identify and target a compelling and well-defined need. B. Use rigorous evaluation to continuously measure and inform progress addressing the identified need. C. Ensure work is sustainable. D. Demonstrate replicability and scalability E. Create high-impact partnerships F. Ensure program capacity to achieve goals G. Offer STEM content that is challenging and relevant for target audience (supports individual attention for diverse learners) H. Incorporate and encourage STEM practices (Inquiry and Hands-on Learning) I. Inspire interest and engagement in STEM J. Address the need of underrepresented groups DESIGN PRINCIPLES 3.0 for Effective STEM Philanthropy 6. National STEM League Overview 7. Choose your challenge and competitive landscape. Own a racing, rover, energy or innovation company. Manage and market your company and team. Stay ahead through research & development, called Data Driven Design. Enrich your community in measurable ways. Data-Driven Design Enterprise Community Outreach NSL Team Organization 8. Collaborate, Create& Compete (5) Web-Based Points Race 9. Collaborate, Create& Compete (5) Ten80 STEM Centers Hubs of Activity Sanctioned Officials with permissions to operate Invitationals. Open Invitationals 10. Time & Format NSL Challenge Options 5-day camp Racing, Rover, Energy, Innovation (2015) 6-10 week projects Racing, Rover, Energy, Innovation 1 semester course Racing or Rover Full year course Racing specializing into energy and data driven design After school club short Racing, Rover, Energy, Innovation After school club forever! Racing, Rover, Energy & Innovation Implementation Options 11. Driving Principles (Goals & Glue) #NAFNext2014 12. Top 5 reasons Atlanta Public Schools CTE partners with Ten80 via the NSL. 1. Math Modeling is at its core 2. Differentiated Learning - students with different modes and levels of learning can work together 3. Sustainable - teacher training and reasonable costs 4. Enough...but Not Too Much curriculum and rules help educators do new things without stifling creativity 5. Relevant...Exciting & Motivating - something for every student to own Ten80s Design Principles Summarized 13. Design Principles for Ten80s STEM Projects & Events 1.Realish. Students can sniff out a contrived scenario. 2.Relevant. Students need the opportunity to craft personal goals within a team. Relevance means it is meaningful to the student, not just to the world. 3.Rigorous. Building stuff, though fun, is not necessarily learning. 4.Open-Ended. A complete beginning and end to projects does not reflect reality. How a project continues into the future, even if there is not time to do that work, must be clear. 5.Collaborate. Create. Students must have the opportunity to do both. 6.Content & Concepts. Though the process of inquiry is key to the PBL experience, content standards and key concepts must be illuminated as well. 7.Math Modeling. Mathematics is a gateway course. If students understand mathematics, their education and career options are exponentially greater. STEM projects are quantitative in nature, with students identifying performance goals that are measurable and therefore math modeling is key to successful implementation. 8.Pride in Presentation. Students present work to an audience outside of their team. 9.Enough Educators who are usually not content specialists need curriculum assistance that gives them the confidence to teach in new ways. 10. but Not Too Much. The curriculum must also offer ample opportunity for customization based on student interest and on local/regional realities. Ten80s Driving Forces in Detail 1080 Education, Inc. Project Based Learning that Doesnt Forget the Learning 14. Envision & Pitch Your Business 15. NYC STEM Expo, Oct. 2014 Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn Enterprise Activity 1. Choose your challenge: Racing, Rover or Innovation (blank paper) 2. Add circuitry to power your product. 3. Give a 1-minute pitch to sell the idea of your product, process or company. 16. Pride in Presentation (8) Birmingham STEM Expo 2014 17. Realish & Relevant (1,2) 18. Driving Principles in Action A Path to the Innovation Space 19. Rigorous. Rigorous Math Modeling. (3,7) Design to maximize the rate at which work is done. Find the car weight that maximizes Power Factor (PF) Score Time DistanceWeight PF Problem Solving Certifications Challenge #3 20. Weight (Kg) Score(m-Kg/s) Predict with a Storygraph 21. Plan & Investigate 22. 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 PowerF(m-kg/sec.) Total Car Weight (kilograms) Total Car Weight vs. Average PowerF L = ___ m, Conference Floor, Standing Start Model, Best-Fit Curve 23. Y = aX2 + bX - c a=? b=? c=? 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 PowerF(m-kg/sec.) Total Car Weight (kilograms) Total Car Weight vs. Average PowerF L = ___ m, Conference Floor, Standing Start Model, Quadratic Equation 24. b/2a-X XofvaluemaxtheforSolve 0b2aX dX dY X...forvaluemaximumtheAt b2aXc)bXd(aX dX dY cbXaXY 2 2 The derivative is the Slope of the tangent line Model, Calculus 25. Gear Ratio = Spur Teeth Pinion Teeth = Mech. Advantage Extend, Optimize Mechanical Systems 26. Performance as Function of Gear Ratio Gear Ratio (Spur:Pinion) Score(Kg-m/s) Extend, Optimize Mechanical Systems 27. Open-Ended (4) Data-Driven Design Racing and Racing as Segue to Robotics 28. Enoughbut Not too Much (9, 10) Learn to teach robots to act more like humans, beginning with the epistemology of robots. The English alphabet has 26 letters. The alphabet for computer languages has two. By mastering the language and learning to work with a variety of open- source hardware and software, students are well on their way to mastering their own futures. Robots do the Dirty, Dangerous & Dumb 29. How the Rover Knows Where to Go Binary Beats 30. Not just codingSoftware + Hardware CSTA Standards: Computer Science teaches problem solving and engages all students. This program addresses the following computer science specific standards as outline by the CSTA (Computer Science Teachers Association, CSTA.org) This curriculum prepares students to understand the nature of computer science and its place in the modern world. The main topics that are addressed are : 1. installing, maintaining, and customizing software 2. managing and securing data in physical and virtual worlds 3. managing communication systems 4.2.1 Computational Thinking 3A-1 Use pre-defined functions, classes and parameters to divide a complex problem into simpler parts. 3B-1 Use data analysis to understand complex natural and human systems 3B-8 Use models and simulations to help formulate, refine and test scientific hypotheses 3B-9 Analyze data and identify patterns through modeling and simulation 4.2.1 Collaboration 3A-1 Work on a team to develop a software artifact 3B-1 Demonstrates product life cycle by participating on a software project team 4.2.3 Computing Practices and Programming 2.5 Implement problem solutions using a programming language including: looping behaviors, conditional statements, logic, expressions, variables, and functions. 3A-3 Use various debugging and testing methods to ensure program correctness 3A-4 Apply analysis, design, and implementation techniques to solve problems 4.2.4 Computer and Communication Devices 3B-1 Discuss the impact of modifications on the functionality of application programs 3B-5 Explain the notion of intelligent behavior through computer modeling and robotics 31. Content & Concepts (6) Energy Challenge Weather permitting, the projects guide you through assembling and testing a working, renewable energy charging station. Your job is to evaluate, optimize and sell a story telling the future of this system. No matter the vehicle, how will you power it? 32. Planned Activities Pilot Scale 1:10 Scale Testing & Optimization Concept Exploration 33. You-Plan Activities MarketingProject & Team Management Planning Future Development 34. Concept Exploration: LED SHOW Understanding Electricity is key to designing new energy systems. 35. Find two 47 ohm Resistors Color Digit value Multiplier Multiplier in Long Form Tolerance Black 0 100 1 Brown 1 101 10 Red 2 102 100 Orange 3 103 1,000 (1K) Yellow 4 104 10,000 (10K) Green 5 105 100,000 (100K) Blue 6 106 1,000,000 (1M) Violet 7 107 10,000,000 (10M) Gray 8 108 100,000,000 (100M) White 9 109 1,000,000,000 (1B) Gold 5% Silver 10% Concept Exploration: LED SHOW 36. Make a simple circuit. Concept Exploration: LED SHOW 37. Add 2nd LED in line. Concept Exploration: LED SHOW 38. Mathematically Explain Concept Exploration: LED SHOW Ohms Law Voltage (V) = Current (I) x Resistance () 39. Verify Power Ratings Concept Exploration: LED SHOW Unit Conversion Yields the Power Equation Current x Voltage = Power J/C x C/s = J / s = Watts, the unit of Power! 40. Living in the Innovation Space (1-10) Challenge Combine hardware and software to solve a problem or innovate something new the world didnt know it wanted! Curriculum Innovation takes practice. Ideas are relatively easy but learning to turn those ideas into something working, new and interesting is quite a task. Competition The Innovation Challenge is a new kind of STEM Fair. Projects are evaluated using a rubric that rewards good investigation practices (GIP). Documentation is NOT optional in the NSL! 41. Q&A 42. Stay in Touch Ten80 Education on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ten80Education Ten80Ed on Twitter https://twitter.com/Ten80Ed Ten80 President, Terri Stripling on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/terristripling/ www.Ten80Education.com www.StudentRacingChallenge.com