STEAM lessons in the nature - Estonia

  • Geometrical shapes

    Aims

    How to integrate VI students into inclusive classes using Nature Sciences as a S.T.E.M. tool

    • To develop students' cognitive functions and social and emotional skills based on interdisciplinary learning methods
    • To increase students interest in STEM subjects with the help of cultural heritage/national identity
    • To develop students’observation and defination of geometric shape types
    • To develop students’ patial thinking and logical thinking
    • To learn association theoretical knowledge with practice
    • To learn how to controll variables and design an experiment
    • Teamwork experience in mixed type of gruop

    Good_practice_interdiciplinary_learning_geometrical_shapes_.pdf

    Observation of fresh water biota

    Aims

    • Gaining knowledge about different biota in freshwater
    • Increasing practical fieldwork at the water bodies
    • Developin 8 sience skills in students (Observing, Classifying, Quantifying, Predicting, Controlling variables, Interpreting, Communicating, Forming conclusions)
    • Gaining knowledge about aquatic invertebrates and amphibians
    • Collecting and saving data for future study

    Good_practice_outside_learning_freshwatwr_biota.pdf

    Cabbage Chameleon

    Aims

    • Through the practical experiment find out how  red cabbage fluid changes its colour in different solutions

     

    Good_practice_cabbage_experiment.pptx

    Stack Liquids

    Aims

    • increasing students science skills 
    • gaining knowledge about mixtures and separations
    • gaining knowledge about density of substance
    • handle all equipment and water carefully and responsibly
    • work cooperatively with partners/group members
    • make Chemistry more attractive subject
    • Offer practical hands-on learning methods

    Good practice.liquid.stacking.pdf