![]() While environmental science seemed like the natural (pun intended) focus, it would have been difficult to include that in the context of the 1913 recovery inside the space. Ideally this activity will drive conversation with interpreters while changing the space itself, as students deposit their assembled bundles in an area for delivery.Another activity is the supply depot, where students measure and count bags of supplies that will go on the assembly line. This isan activity that occurred in the Wulf’s Hall in 1913, staying authentic to the space, while the students work with math, fractions, problem-solving and teamwork skills. Students then work in teams to determine how much of each supply go into the bundles based on the number of adults and children in each household. Upon entering the space, they receive relief cards with a family and the supplies requested. In this experience, students assemble relief bundles for flood sufferers who need supplies like bread, beans and rice. Our task as educators was to develop an activity that related to STEM subjects, met the ideas mentioned above while staying true to the people, the time and the event. The 1913 experience puts visitors in Wulf’s Hall, the second floor of a saloon-turned-relief-station in Indianapolis in the wake of a massive flood event. So, kinesthetic learning and establishing a culture where learning exists not solely in the classroom? Sign me up. Whether you love it or hate it, STEM has serious influence in the education world today which only seems to grow with time.įirst, some context: STEM supports many things, notably for our purposes, “a strong emphasis on learning environments on hands-on, experimental, inquiry-based and learner-centered student experiences and activities” and “integration of STEM-focused activities … directed at learning environments outside the K-12 classroom.” To me, the prior quote is a fancy way of saying that we as educators should not be presenting to or at the children, but involving them as active participants in our experiences and activities. What I want to talk about here is how we use STEM ideas for the newest You Are There Experience: 1913: A City Under Water. If you have followed politics and education trends over the past few years you have probably noticed theshift in focus toward a few key subjects, for this blog posts’ sake, most notably the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) initiative.There are many critics of STEM, both for and against, and all of their points are for a different blog post.
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