WHAT IS STEM?
STEM education is an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to learning that provides hands-on and relevant learning experiences for students. STEM teaching and learning goes beyond the mere transfer of knowledge. It engages students and equips them with critical thinking, problem solving, creative and collaborative skills, and ultimately establishes connections between the school, work place, community and the global economy. STEM also helps students understand and apply math and science content, the foundations for success in college and careers.
Natural Resources: Ecosystems Rock!!
Our first unit begins at the beginning, that is the beginning of geological time. We will study how old the Earth is as well as the changes it has gone through. We will learn about Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift and the existence of the supercontinent Pangea. Our unit will continue by deepening our understanding of natural resources, and the uneven distribution of these resources.
Finally we will consider how these resources play a vital role in the interactions between living and nonliving things. We will learn about extinction and how certain species have and will disappear from our big blue beautiful planet Earth.
Finally we will consider how these resources play a vital role in the interactions between living and nonliving things. We will learn about extinction and how certain species have and will disappear from our big blue beautiful planet Earth.