Dive In! An Integrated Design Thinking/STEM Curriculum provides an integrated approach to building science, technology, engineering and math knowledge and skills while engaging students in both identifying and solving problems in their communities and the larger world using a design thinking approach.
The focus of this year’s curriculum is water. In this four-week program, students will dive into a range of high-energy activities as they solve water-based challenges. They will be immersed in learning about the water conservation, drought, purification, recycling, patterns of use, products that have been designed for those in developing countries and other topical issues that impact global water usage. As they conduct interviews and do observations, they will develop empathy. Data synthesis provides the opportunity to uncover deep user needs and insights. Highly generative brainstorming techniques will give student tools to create solutions. They will build prototypes, test them, and incorporate user feedback. Students will leave the program with the creative confidence to become active problem solvers in innovative, human-centered ways that will help them confront the challenges and possibilities that surround us in the 21st century.
The Dive In! An Integrated Design Thinking/STEM Curriculum Teacher Guide provides an overview of the project goals, background information on design thinking, teaching tips, a curriculum calendar overview, descriptions of materials, lesson plans, and material lists and resources.
For first-time teachers or teachers who would prefer to dive straight in, the lessons in this curriculum are laid out in such a way that they form a cohesive curriculum when taught in the order they are presented – just keep turning the page.
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This is excellent. Good job team Redlab! Wish more universities would invest in these types of programs!
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