Team+7+Brainstorming

toc //You are brainstorming ideas to connect students to one another to teach a STEM topic or subject. This brainstorming page is meant as a starting point. DELETE the italics as these are the instructions.//

=Idea Generation= //Goal: At least 50 ideas before you move on between all of the categories below. Try for at least 5 ideas in each area below.//

Laugh
//Think of silly, funny, hilarious ways to connect students and teach STEM subjects.//


 * video of bloopers of science
 * Funny PSA
 * Comic strips
 * skits or plays
 * comic books - children's books

Make Moments
//Think of ways you can use powerful, moving, emotional stories and/or media to teach and how you can connect students to build on that moment.//
 * historical resume
 * books - children's otherwise
 * mapping activities
 * videos or newspaper articles to show change over time - Polar ice caps
 * Polar bear video

Connect with People
//Think of people and ways you can connect students to experts, community leaders, authors, business people for learning.//
 * wiki
 * blog
 * sharing student-made video
 * sharing articles written about change
 * kids presenting information to board

Take Action and Find Meaning
//Think of ways students can connect to each other AND take ACTION in their local communities and online relating to STEM areas//.
 * PSA of what to do in the area - neighborhood, county, city
 * Changes in community brought on by climate change
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Co-Create
//Think of artifacts and projects that students from DIFFERENT classrooms can co-create relating to STEM.//
 * students do the same lab and then collaborate to write a lab report
 * videos are collaborative with different pieces of evidence
 * historical data from different parts of the country can come together and collaborate to create a unified way to study data
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Be an Idealist
//What do you WISH students would be able to do online together relating to STEM.//
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