10 Performance-Based STEM Projects for Grades 4-5

Todd Stanley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781618217967
• eBook ISBN: 9781000493740
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teaching Science & Technology

10 Performance-Based STEM Projects for Grades 4-5 provides 10 ready-made projects designed to help students achieve higher levels of thinking and develop 21st-century skills while learning about science, technology, engineering, and math. Projects are aligned to national standards and feature crosscurricular connections, allowing students to explore and be creative as well as gain an enduring understanding. Each project is linked to national STEM education goals and represents one of a variety of performance assessments, including oral presentations, research papers, and exhibitions. Included for each project are a suggested calendar to allow teachers to easily plan a schedule, mini-lessons that allow students to build capacity and gain an understanding of what they are doing, as well as multiple rubrics that can be used to objectively assess the performance of students. The lessons are laid out in an easy-to-follow format that will allow teachers to implement the projects immediately.

Grades 4-5

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table Of Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• Project 1: Communicate Effectively
• Project 2: Focus on Inquiry and Collaboration
• Project 3: Understand Multiple Content Areas
• Project 4: Explore Contemporary Issues
• Project 5: Use Technology, Math, and Reasoning
• Project 6: Use and Analyze Models
• Project 7: Record and Analyze Data
• Project 8: Investigate Change Over Time and Patterns
• Project 9: Use Computer Models or Simulations
• Project 10: Construct and Explain Systems
• DEVELOP YOUR OWN STEM PROJECTS
• REFERENCES
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
• COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ALIGNMENT