STEM - Dynamics

This e-book is specifically designed to meet the STEM requirements. This module presents projects and explorations in Heat and its various forms. As with all STEM based curriculum it incorporates open-ended enquiry, and is completely project based. 


Aimed at lower elementary, this curriculum contains explorations for each level, prompting children to have in-depth conversations based on a spiraled set of explorations. 


The accompanying teacher's notes/manual is carefully designed to give enough information and guidance in how to present the lesson that teachers immediately feel comfortable in presenting the fundamental concepts. 


Included here are the teacher’s notes and direct links to the experiments. Concepts touched on are as follows:


• Terms and etymology on dynamics

• Historical Figures

• Inertia

• Friction of surfaces

• Friction and heat

• Friction and movement

• Roller coaster - STEM design project

• Action and reaction

• Spring scale

• Mass and inertia

• Passenger vehicle - STEM design project

• Balanced and unbalanced forces

• Pendulums

• Self powered car - STEM design project