with STEAM Park, building creatively and trying new things.
• The children will identify LEGO® elements that relate to transportation.
What can we build with STEAM Park related to
transportation?
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Each session has a Big Question that can be shared to frame the session.
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Six Bricks - Warm-Up
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Discover Six Bricks I (see Appendix for full activity) The children will use the Six Bricks both in the classroom and at home with the Discover More set to learn new skills and explore new ideas. (1) Base Activity Each child separates his or her bricks and spreads them out. With closed eyes, they shuffle their bricks around. Keeping their eyes closed, each child picks any brick and holds it up high. Now they open their eyes and see what color they hold. Part 2 Let them pick any brick, look at it carefully, and turn it around and over in their hands.
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What is transportation?
all the ways people use to move themselves and their goods from one place to another
Task 1 - Explore
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Transportation and Destinations definitions from https://kids.britannica.com/. Discuss times in the school day they engage in transportation activities.
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Task 1 - Exploretransportation• Ask the students to
list ways people and goods move from one place to another.
• Replace this text and type their ideas here
• Example: Bus• Example: Car• Example: Airplane
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DELETE the sample text and use this slide to type students’ ideas. Discuss times in the school day they engage in transportation activities. Transportation and Destinations definitions from https://kids.britannica.com/. Once the students have shared and you document their ideas, then show types of transportation on the following slides.
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Land
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Water
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Air
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What is a destination?
a place which is the goal of a journey or to which something is sent
Task 1 - Explore
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Transportation and Destinations definitions from https://kids.britannica.com/.
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Task 1 - ExploreDestination
• Ask the students to list destinations.
• Replace this text and type their ideas here
• Example: House
• Example: Apartment
• Example: Office
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DELETE the sample text and use this slide to type students’ ideas. Discuss times in the school day they engage in transportation activities. Transportation and Destinations definitions from https://kids.britannica.com/. Once the students have shared and you document their ideas, then show types of destinations on the following slide.
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Destinations
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Optional Video
You may wish to embed a relevant, age-appropriate video for your students here. See the Notes for an example.
Task 2 - CreateWhat pieces could relate to transportation and vehicles?
You Need…
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Have the children build using the different pieces in STEAM Park. Encourage them to play freely and build anything they want, using their imaginations and discovering the pieces’ functions. Help them identify pieces that could relate to transportation and vehicles.
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Task 2 - CreateWhat pieces could relate to transportation and vehicles?
You Need…
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Have the children build using the different pieces in STEAM Park. Encourage them to play freely and build anything they want, using their imaginations and discovering the pieces’ functions. Help them identify pieces that could relate to transportation and vehicles.
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Task 3 - Share• Explain what
you built• How do the
pieces relate to transportation?
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Have the children share and explain what they built and how the pieces they identified relate to transportation. All the children’s builds will be correct and there is no one right answer to these sessions.
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Career Connections
Role:Transports and delivers packages to customers.
Courier
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Clean Up
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You may wish to play a video or song during clean up time Link on GoNoodle: https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/clean-up. Link on YouTube Kids: https://www.youtubekids.com/watch?v=ZJFk87ZsHn0 . Link on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZJFk87ZsHn0
