Tag Archives: STEM

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Black Girl Magic (Mis)Understood: Representations and Perceptions of Black Women and Girls in the Education System

The Power of Black Girl Mathgic: An Exploration of Black Women in STEM

January 27, 2021 – 10:39 am

Gold Gladney, Math, Wilson STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 6th grade, Black, magic, mathgic, STEM | Permalink | Comments Off

“I, Too, Sing America:” analyzing sex, race, and STEM in 20th Century America.”

January 24, 2020 – 3:22 pm

Shealynn Womble, Language Arts, Governor’s Village STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags central idea, Civil Rights, classism, discrimination, Gender, historical inquiry, historical thinking, inference, Jim Crow, NACA, NASA, objective summary, plot, Point of View, Prejudice, primary sources, race, Racism, secondary sources, Sex, sexism, social class, society, STEM, textual evidence, the cold war, the Space Race, theme, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2013 Curriculum Units Vol 2: The Nature of Energy: How We Use and Store it to Power Our Everyday Lives

The Sun Does What? Understanding Solar Energy in Kindergarten

February 7, 2014 – 7:05 pm

Melanie Kirschner, Kindergarten, Albemarle Road Elementary School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags Electricity, Energy, kinetic energy, Photovoltaic cells, renewable energy, Solar Energy, solar farm, solar trough, STEM, stored energy, Thermal Energy | Permalink | Comments Off

Is the Earth Flat? And other “Controversial” Science Ideas Project-Based Learning Unit

January 31, 2014 – 8:43 pm

StaceyAnne Hartberger, Science, Druid Hills Academy

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags crackpots, discoverer, discoveries, Doppler, Einstein, Galileo, global warming, History, human social groups, mavericks, PBL, plagiarism, project, project based learning, pseudoscience, Research, Science, scientist, STEAM, STEM, Telsa | Permalink | Comments Off

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