STEAM Ahead
Chicago Height/ Park Forest, Illinois
Science Technology Engineering Art Math




Activity Example


 Marble Track 


General Overview

Grade Level Focus: 5th
School:
Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM
Teaching Artist:
Alana Ferguson
Classroom Teacher:
Paul Capps
Materials: materials:
paper towel tubes, toilet paper tubes, cardboard, marbles, cups, tape, scissors, hot glue
Lessons: 
Unit: Kinetic Sculpture



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Summary:

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Lesson Sequence:

  1. Figure out how to make motor turn on. Discuss electricity.
  2. Connect motor and markers to container.
  3. Add to squiggle bot drawing to make new drawing.

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Patty Whitehouse,
STEAM Ahead Consultant


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Next Generation Science Standards:
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

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National Arts Standards:Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

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Artist Connections:


Additional Resources:


Work Examples: 

Building, Testing, and Revising


 
  

Kinetic Sculpture Unit Plan Activity Examples: