NAGC 58th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math in the Design of a Miniature Golf Course
Track
:
STEM
Date:
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Time:
11:45 AM to 12:30 PM
EST
Room:
Elginton & Winton
CO-PRESENTER
:
Susan Stonequist, Mrs., Sunset Ridge School District 29
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Kenneth Smith, Director of Enrichment, Sunset Ridge School District 29
Susan Stonequist, Mrs., Sunset Ridge School District 29
PRESENTER
:
Kenneth Smith, Director of Enrichment, Sunset Ridge School District 29
Description
This workshop presents the steps for teaching an interdisciplinary project in which students integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and math to create a miniature golf course. Students view the principles of these disciplines as one large body of content (Da Vinci Called this integrated body of knowledge "philosophy") To design the golf course, students begin by creating a set of pentominoes and learn to generate hypotheses. They then validate these hypotheses by developing mathematical proofs and collecting data. Once their designs meet the scientific, artistic, and mathematical criteria, students build the golf course.
No items are available for this session.