STEAM

STEAM – STEM + A

• IDEAS – integrated degree in engineering, arts, and sciences

projects for steam, technology and art

• spatial thinking * drawing * Easel online 3d design * 3d carving / printing * LEGO rotations

Some examples of engineering and arts

• IDEAS – Lehigh University. “We use science and mathematics, but we’re artists. The space shuttle was designed by artists.” Best co-directs Lehigh’s integrated degree in engineering, arts, and sciences, known as IDEAS.
• City College of New York – ballet

K-8 ? K-5

• engineering design process – ask, imagine, plan, create, improve
• notebooks – ipads ? Three Ring app

Themes

• aviation – National Aviation Week – August – first week of school