Got milk cartons

Got Milk Cartons? Re Purposing the Engineering Design Process PreK-4.

Kristen Magyar

Instructional Technology CoachI am here because I was asked to Teach STEM at school and start a

program… ON MY OWN…We have now evolved

@MrsMagyar http://goo.gl/QUkhc4

● An Instructional Technology Coach● STEM Enrichment Co-Advisor● Technology Leadership Team ● Symbaloo Certified● Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship

Certified Educator● Presented at ISTE, NYSCATE,

HVNYSCATE

@mrsmagyar

About me...

Who are you?

Pre K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3

Grade 4 Teacher Administrator Staff Developers

CafeteriaBreakfast ClubLunch

How to clean:HOT Water, strawberry milk leaves cartons pink and the extra sugary substance was removed only by hot water.

Storing Cartons: Leave a note or tell custodians, they like to throw things away.

Where to get cartons?

Physical PropertiesShapes, measurement comparison,

sorting

PreK

Counting with Ducks: How Long is the rectangle side?

The Square side is 2 small ducks

Shapes I see.. Traced and Drawn, Letters written

Construct a GardenSorting, Graphing, Planting, Life Cycles

K

Virtual Milk Cartons

Virtual Milk Cartons

Favorite Kinds of Milk

Planting

http://madebymilkcontest.com/Fall 2015 Contest Guidelines just

released

Creating Habitats and Animals

Habitats and Animals constructed from the cartons

1st

AnimalsRetrieved: July 6, 2015 from; http://www.losaltosgirlscouts.

org/crafts/milkcartonanimal2.gif

Habitats

Arctic Sonoran Desert

East African Savanna

Temperate Deciduous

Forest

Tropical Rainforest

Freshwater Saltwater Habitat Destruction

Dear Parents,

As you know we have been studying Animals and

their habitats. Your students will be making an animal

habitat using recycled milk cartons in school. Please

talk with your child about their animal habitat from

the attached list to brainstorm ideas. Assist your

student in sketching their habitat and return the paper

to school. As part of the planning process.

Earth’s SystemsCompare multiple solutions designed

to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

2nd

Engineering Design

3rd

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points

are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be

improved.

A new way to carry water….

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Ask

Imagine

Plan

Create

Improve

Force, Motion, Simple Machines

Milk cartons or traditional Gallon Milk Jugs

4th

pulley lever inclined plane

screw incline wheel and axle

Types of Simple Machines

Retrieved July 9, 2015 from, http://iijuan12.hubpages.com/hub/gears-and-pulleys-simple-machines-lesson-plan

Retrieved July 8, 2015 from, http://www.livemoredaily.com/milk-carton-well/

Your turn….

★ Use the supplies on your tables to go through the design process using milk cartons. Get creative.

★ Select a grade with your group★ Be sure to map your design plan out

as you would if you were teaching the design process to the class for the first time.

Now What...

◎ Sharing◎ What will you do first in

September?◎ Next Steps...

Just a little imagination and a few milk cartons and

you can teach almost anything in the world. (low cost)

Kristen.Magyar@hffmcsd.org

@MrsMagyar

http://goo.gl/QUkhc4

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Feel free to consult my Teacher Website for more information and resources. See how we are bringing STEM alive in grades 4 and 5.