STEM

ESTEMCaTE Activities:

Two graduate courses in Summer 2008 - GIS across the curriculum and Real World Applications of Math & Science Concepts

One credit course in fall - Integrating Archeology and Inquiry  in Secondary Instruction (working with Virginia Museum of Natural Hisptory and ITTIP)

One credit in spring - Developing 21st century skills through aerospace related projects (working with National Institute of Aerospace and ITTIP); includes participation in robotics activities

Participation in discussions through Moodle

End of the year celebration of sharing classroom projects

 

SOL
 

Alignment of Content Standards with Course/Workshop Content for Teachers

Course/Workshop themes

Math SOL

Science SOL

CTE – Work place readiness skills and courses

Geospatial applications

A.5 - Patterns and relations; symbolic representations
A.17 - Compare and contrast multiple data sets
A.18 – Analyze a relation for variation
G.12 – 2-D to 3-D transformation (and vice-versa)
COM.1 - Data analysis from charts, graphs, and tables to solve problems
COM.4-  Develop algorithm for problem solving
COM.9. - Defining data types as integers and Boolean
COM.11 – Translating math expressions into computer language
PS.1 – Graphical displays of data
AFDA4. – Multiple representations, interpretation and prediction
AFDA.8 – Design and conduct an experiment, sampling

ES.1.b,c, e; 3 – Investigations with maps and models
ES.7.c,d – Resource use and impact
ES.8.a,c – Physiographic provinces and tectonics
ES.9.f - watersheds
ES.11.d,f – ocean topography and impacts
ES.13.c – weather impact and disasters
BIO.9.c,d,e - Dynamic interaction among population and natural resources

C/T 9-12.8 Solving problems and making decisions
Work place readiness skills:  2.0 Using percentages, statistics, and mathematical reasoning to solve problems; 3.0 Transferring the operating principles of one software application to another simple application; 6.0 Reasoning, problem-solving, and decision making skills

Ecology and Environmental Management (CTE 8045 and 8046)

Intro to Natural Resources III (CTE 8040)

Forestry, Wildlife and Soil Management IV (CTE 8042)

Natural Resources Business Management V (CTE 8044)

Geospatial Technologies (CTE 8423)

Real world applications of math and science (focus on design, system, and robotics)

A.10 – use of scientific notations, performing operations, A.1, 3, 7-9, 14 - applying skills in solving equations to solve practical problems;  AII.15 – polynomial and exponential equations; AII.18 – Conic sections; G.13 – Formulas for area and volume of three dimensional objects

PH 1.1,b, e – observation and measurement; PH.2 c, d – predicting trends from a curve, PH.4, a,b – applications of physics in real world; PH.5 a,b,c – linear, projectile motion, PH 5.g – work, power, energy; PH 13 a,b,c – electrical circuits, PH.a,b – efficiency of a machine (in relation to VEX robot)

Time management, Resource allocation, Teaming, Electronic systems, Systems analysis, Information accessing, Problem solving

 

Archeology

Mapping, 2 dimensional graphing

Science – investigation and inquiry 1.0
Half lives

Scale drawing, technical drawing

Aerospace

Linear equation, ratios, computational models

PH 5a-c motion and force; fluid dynamics; computational physics

Career Connections; mechanical engineering; modeling