January 5th, 2016 UNCC STEM Institute Susan Davis/4th grade, Parkside Elementary

What does STEAM stand for… Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math

4.P.1.1 Magnetism Explain how magnets interact with all things made of iron and with other magnets to produce motion without touching them.

Technology Exploration Magnets When you bring a magnet close to another magnet, it either pulls the other magnet to itself or pushes it away. Magnets create an invisible energy field around themselves. Let’s explore how you can make this invisible field visible.

Engineering Maglev: Magnetic Levitation This video discusses the principles behind magnetic levitation and how maglev trains operate.

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Math /topnav/materials/listbytype/Magnetic_Math. html#.VoBzxFK0b7x How many paper clips can a bar magnet, horseshoe magnet and circle magnet pick up?

4.P.2.1 Matter Compare physical properties of samples of matter (strength, hardness, flexibility, ability to conduct electricity, ability to be attracted by magnets, force, magnet, magnetic, magnetic field, pole, repel)

Technology Exploration Changing States Matter can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Do you know that matter can change from one form to another? When matter changes its form, it is called changing the state of matter. Let’s explore how matter changes state.

Engineering Science Sleuth The K!Zing! Caper When bottles of the new drink K!ZING! are frozen, they get heavier. Impossible! We'll have to investigate chemical reactions and changes in matter to get to the bottom of this baffling mystery.

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Electricity 4.P.1.2 Explain how electrically charged objects push or pull on other electrically charged objects and produce motion.

Technology Virtual Lab How Big Is Your Footprint? The local power company is letting businesses choose their source for electricity. Students investigate "green" sources versus fossil fuel sources as well as the use of energy saving lights; all while keeping the cost as low as possible.

Engineering Exploration Plugging Into the Grid Electricity powers your computer, television, hair dryer, and many other machines you use every day. But where does that energy come from, and how does it get to your home? Find out how the power grid works!

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Rocks and Minerals 4.P.2.2 Explain how minerals are identified using tests for the physical properties of hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak. 4.P.2.3 Classify rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous based on their composition, how they are formed and the processes that create them.

Technology Fun-damental Our Changing Earth All around you, Earth is changing each day. Rocks are formed. Volcanoes rumble. Mountains are built and then slowly destroyed. Come check out the earth-shaking action in this Fun-damental.

Engineering Exploration Rocks Around the Clock Over time rocks are created before they're broken or changed in some way. Explore the many ways rocks are recycled.

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Ecosystems 4.L.1.2 Explain how animals meet their needs by using behaviors in response to information received from the environment.

Technology and Engineering Exploration Adaptation Living things adapt in order to survive in their surroundings. Turtles have a hard shell to protect them. Penguins are birds but they don’t use their wings for flying. They use them to swim. Rain forest trees adapt by growing tall trunks to reach out for. Exploration Moth of a Different Color How did a population of moths go from being mostly light-colored to mostly dark-colored in less than 100 years? See how changes in the environment can lead to species adaptations.

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Earth in the Universe 4.E.1.1 Explain the cause of day and night based on the rotation of Earth on its axis. 4.E.1.2 Explain the monthly changes in the appearance of the moon, based on the moon’s orbit around the Earth.

Technology Fun-damental Cycles in the Sky Day follows night. The seasons change, year to year. And the moon seems to shrink and grow each month, regular as clockwork. Come see how the cycles of Earth, moon, and sun affect your life.

Engineering Exploration Gravity and Orbits The Moon moves in its orbit around Earth. The planets move in their orbits around the Sun. Let’s find out what keeps them fixed in their orbits.

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Earth History 4.E.2.3 Give examples of how the surface of the earth changes due to slow processes such as erosion and weathering, and rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.

Technology and Engineering Virtual Lab Quake It, Don't Shake It A large earthquake may soon hit the town of Crinkle Ridge. The mayor is worried about City Hall. Can the old building survive a large earthquake or should the town build a new City Hall? Exploration Make Volcanoes Erupt Volcanoes are locations where molten rock inside Earth comes to the surface. Sometimes lava flows from underground; other times, it explodes violently. Explore the factors that produce both types of eruptions. Fun-damental Our Changing Earth All around you, Earth is changing each day. Rocks are formed. Volcanoes rumble. Mountains are built and then slowly destroyed. Come check out the earth-shaking action in this Fun-damental.

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Energy 4.P.3.1 Recognize the basic forms of energy (light, sound, heat, electrical, and magnetic) as the ability to cause motion or create change.

Virtual Lab Moving OnMoving On Stored energy vs. energy in motion. That's the difference between potential and kinetic energy. To learn more, just follow the bouncing ball. Keep It Cool You are an architect hired to design an energy-efficient office building in a southern town. How can you design the building to reduce the need for air conditioning during the summer? Virtual Lab How Big Is Your Footprint? The local power company is letting businesses choose their source for electricity. Students investigate "green" sources versus fossil fuel sources as well as the use of energy saving lights; all while keeping the cost as low as possible. Fun-damental Energy Makes It Happen Energy is motion. Or is it something more? From electricity to sound, energy takes many different forms. Find out what energy is and explore its different uses

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