STEAM Project-Based Learning (Grade 5)

Encourage students to develop collaborative problem-solving skills with STEAM Project-Based Learning!
    
The engaging STEAM tasks provide meaningful learning opportunities for students as they work together to study current real-world problems and strategize solutions to help create a better world.

These complete units include in-depth activities that provide important context for students as they learn about each topic before they develop solutions.

Each robust unit includes a hands-on STEAM task that provides students with a problem to solve using the design process of Problem and Task, Research, Brainstorm and Design, Make It and Explain It.

Additional resources in each unit include:

• Teacher Page with a unit overview and implementation suggestions
• Real-World Connection that introduces the topic with a fictional story
• What Is the Problem? page to help students brainstorm solutions to the issue
• Learn About the Problem page that provides detailed information about the problem in the real world.
• Art Connection that incorporates creativity into finding solutions
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math connections that present additional information about how these fields are used to solve problems
• Career Spotlight that presents a variety of careers related to the problems or solutions in the unit

Fifth grade STEAM projects include:

• Diversity
• Shelter in place
• Refugee camps
• Limited resources
• Disposing of trash
• Tiny houses
• Not enough classrooms