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STEM Nova CounselorTraining(unofficial)
Trisha BergtholdSilicon Valley Monterey Bay Council
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, you will Know the overall structure of BSA’s STEM Initiative, Understand the role of Nova Counselor Gain a general sense of the Nova Award requirements, Learn key strategies for guiding youth in the Nova awards, Have suggestions for bringing the STEM Awards to your unit. Know how to become a registered Nova Counselor.
Purpose of the STEM Initiative• Enhance interest in the STEM fields• Bring a Scouting focus to STEM• Increase the value of Scouting
Overall Structure• Optional awards in each program• Two tiers of awards
Nova (fun STEM activities)Supernova (high achievement)
Nova Awards
Cub Scouts
S: Science Everywhere
T: Tech Talk
E: Swing!
M: 1, 2, 3, Go!
(More in development)
Each includes a STEM Belt Loop or Pin
Boy Scouts
S: Shoot!
T: Start Your Engines
E: Whoosh!
M: Designed to Crunch
(More in development)
Each includes a STEM Merit Badge
Venturers
S: Launch!
T: Power Up
E: Hang On!
M: Numbers Don’t Lie
(More in development)
Each includes a STEM Exploration
Structure Across Programs
Structure Across Programs
Dr. Luis W. Alvarez
Dr. Charles Townes
Dr. Bernard Harris
Thomas Alva Edison
Dr. Sally Ride
Wright Brothers
Dr. Albert Einstein
Adult Guidance
• Guide youth through requirements• Verify award requirements are met• Ensure safety and youth protection• Approved by Council
• Commitment: weeks vs months• Methods: teach/coach vs facilitate/guide• Expertise: 0/minimal vs experienced• Parent? yes vs no
Nova Counselors Supernova Mentors
Who Can Be a Nova Counselor?
Have you ever played soccer, golf, or bowling? –You understand motion of objects.
Have you ever cooked, built things, worked in the garden? –You know how to measure and calculate.
Have you ever gone fishing, dug a hole, or hit a baseball? –You understand simple machines.
Have you ever ridden a bike, driven a car, or sailed a boat? –You understand energy production and use.
Have you ever read a book or researched on the internet? –You understand how to prepare to guide learning.
Anyone who understands the material and can guide learning can be a Nova Counselor
General Characteristics of Nova AwardsBuild on • Existing badges (for CS & BS)
Involve• Familiarization• Exploration and Application• Relevance• Communication
Major ThemeSTEM Discussions
Major PartsSTEM Entertainment
STEM Badge
STEM Activities
STEM in Everyday Life
Cub Scout Nova – Swing! (Engineering)
Complete:
1. One hour of STEM entertainment and discuss.
2. One belt loop or pin (from a list):badminton, fishing, ultimate,… (eight more choices)
3. Three activities on levers
(a) drawings, (b) types, (c) connection to BL
4. Field trip: visit a place that uses levers, discuss.
5. Design something that uses a lever, discuss.
6. Discuss how levers affect your everyday life.
Boy Scout Nova – Shoot!(Science)
Complete:
1. Three hours of STEM entertainment and discuss.
2. One merit badge (from a list):astronomy, aviation, weather,… (six more choices)
3. Choose A or B
(A) projectile simulation, (B) velocity discovery
4. Choose A or B
(A) field trip, (B) satellite observation
5. Choose A or B or C
(A) catapult, (B) pitching machine, (C) marble run
6. Discuss how science affects your everyday life.
Venturing Nova – Launch!(Science)
Complete:
1. Three hours of STEM entertainment and discuss.
2. One Venturing STEM Exploration (from a list):astronomy, aviation, weather,… (six more choices)
3. Choose A or B
(A) projectile simulation, (B) velocity discovery
4. Choose A or B
(A) field trip, (B) satellite observation
5. Choose A or B or C
(A) catapult, (B) pitching machine, (C) marble run
6. Discuss how science affects your everyday life.
Venturing STEM ExplorationsSafety
What are the hazards and safety protocols in this field?
Developing Knowledge
Visit a workplace in this field ~OR~ do research to learn about this field.
Hands-On Experiences
Identify 4 hands-on activities in this field that you could do yourself.
Each activity should take about three hours.
Carry out all 4 activities and discuss each with your counselor.
Career Exploration
Find out about three career opportunities in this field.
Communicate the training, education, and experience for each.
Value and Impact
Find out the importance of this field is in our modern world.
How can this field bring about positive change?
Create an oral or written report and present it to your counselor.
Key Strategies for Guiding Youth in the Nova Awards
• Know the sequence of events, start to end.• Develop strategies for each Nova Award element.
– STEM Entertainment– STEM Badges– STEM Activities – STEM in Everyday Life – STEM Discussions
• Create Nova Award roadmaps.• Understand safety issues and risk mitigation.
What Comes First, Next, Last?
Activity1. Take one printed action item.2. When in a counseling assignment does your action
item occur?3. Find and stand with your group.
Working Through the Requirements
Getting Started
Handling the Admin of Getting
the Award
STEM Entertainment
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: The Science of Sound
(The Exploratorium)
Under the Sea(Tech Museum of Innovation)
Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land (STEM Movie Night)
STEM Badges
Chabot Space and Science CenterAstronomy BL, Pin, MB
Camp Hi-SierraArchery MBCouncil Merit Badge Workshop
Sustainability MB
STEM Activities – Fun with a Purpose
Hands-on engagement
Games & challengeswith freedom to fail
Team workand creativity
YOU are the fun-gineer!
Where’s the FUN???
Cub Scout Nova Swing! Requirement 3
A. Make a list or drawing of the three types of levers
B. Tell your counselor (1) the class of each (2) how each works
C. Discuss(1) type of lever in your Belt Loop(2) what you learned about
levers in doing your BL(3) why we use levers
Fun-gineering Levers Activities
Cub Scout Nova Swing! Requirement 3
A. Make a list or drawing of the three types of levers
B. Tell your counselor (1) the class of each (2) how each works
C. Discuss(1) type of lever in BL(2) what you learned about
levers in doing your BL(3) why we use levers
Lift Off! Make a Type 1 Lever.
+
Lift a box.
Try different fulcrum spots.
Fun-gineering Simple Machines ActivitiesBS Whoosh! & V Hang On!
Requirement 3A. Make a list or drawing of the
six simple machinesB. Tell your counselor the name
of each and how it worksC. Discuss
(1) the simple machines involved in your MB/Expl
(2) the energy source behind the motion in your MB/Expl
(3) what you learned about motion in your MB/Expl
Pull! Make a pulley.
+ +
Lift a loaded container.
Try two pulleys!
Shameless Tactics of a Dedicated Fun-gineer
Adopts a partner in crime
Sleuths out great resources Tries and revises
before showtime
STEM in Everyday Life
ScienceScientists engage in systematic measurement, observation, and testing. They search for patterns and predictability.
Technology Technology innovators aim to solve problems or perform specific functions. They know about, use, and make tools, machines,crafts, techniques, and systems of organization to do this.
Mathematics
Mathematicians do more than crunch numbers. They also observe patterns, solve problems, and utilize logic.
Engineering
Engineers invent, design, and build things. They often (a) deconstruct and analyze, (b) build and test, and (c) design and re-design.
The Well-Prepared Traveler of the Universe
Activity1. Open your package.2. Look at your object and the list of
uses and questions.3. Brainstorm 1 additional use.4. Brainstorm 1 additional question
that connects your object to STEM.
Connecting STEM to Everyday Life
Think in terms of times past, present, and future.
What did people do before ______ was invented or discovered?
What kinds of knowledge and capabilities do we have today that make it possible for us to use _________?
How might this _________ be improved in the future? Would it be cheaper? Could it be more environmentally friendly?
STEM Discussions
Collaborative Dialog Starting Point
ThinkingFeelingDoing
Aim for
Talk about
STEM DiscussionsLow Gain Question
A closed-form call for a brief answer, such as Yes/No True/False Good/Bad Choice A/Choice B
High Gain Question An open-ended call for explanation, description, reflection, or speculation; often begins with, “Who, What, When, How, Tell me more about..., Give me an example of….”
Too Open-Ended: What did you learn?
Great Options• How might we do this or think of this another way?• What if we try to do it a wrong way? What could we learn? • Oooh, I don’t know the answer to that question! Let’s find out.
Better: What did you learn about safety protocols on the archery range?
Boy Scout Nova Award Shoot!Sample Roadmap
www.catapults.info
1. Watch/read
2. Aviation MB program at the USS Hornet3. Option A: projectile simulation applet4. Option A: visit USS Hornet (see the catapult launchers!)
5. Option A: design and build a catapult6. Science in everyday life
The Art of the Catapult
Nova: Medieval Siege
Venturer Nova Award Hang On!Sample Roadmap
1. Watch/read
2. Model Design and Building STEM Exploration3. Explore simple machines 4. Option A: visit Great America 5. Option to design an amusement park ride6. Engineering in everyday life
learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/
Thrill Ride: The Science
of Fun
Amusement Park Physics
Cub Scout Nova 1, 2, 3 Go!Sample Roadmap (very young Cubs)
Cyberchase (PBS)1-7: Codename Icky
1. Watch/read
2. Mathematics Pin3. Option A: Weight on other planets (Using slide rules)
+ Option C: Volume4. Secret Codes 5. Mathematics in everyday life
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Safety Issues
Baking Soda & Vinegar Experiment
College Chemistry Experiment
Risk Mitigation – Mixed Up Q & A
Activity1.Find the Answer to your Question.2.Find the Question that has your Answer. 3.Form a circle with the Qs and As in order, clockwise.
Risk Mitigation
Follow BSA’sYouth Protection
Policies
Use Safety Gear & Practices
Accommodate Academic
Differences
Start with BSA’sGuide to Safe
Scouting!
Ensure Internet Safety
Bring in a Consultant with Safety Expertise
Just Say STOP!
Bringing the STEM Awards to Your Unit
• Start with the Guidebooks.• Visit a great STEM destination.• Develop Nova Award roadmaps.• Fun-gineer great STEM activities.• Look towards the Supernova Award.• Manage the forces of GLOPP (Great Lovers of Pushing Paper)
• Capitalize on ideas from other units. • Recruit a unit STEM coordinator• Keep up on local STEM news and events.
Becoming a Nova Counselor
Be at least 21 years old Be of good character Be able and willing to work with Scout age youth Be comfortable with high school math and science Be willing to research STEM topics unfamiliar to you Provide current certification in Youth Protection Training Complete BSA adult registration form (no charge, position code 58)
Submit Nova Counselor Information Page Be approved by the council
Turn these in!
SummaryAt this point, you should
Know the overall structure of BSA’s STEM Initiative, Understand the role of Nova Counselor Have a general sense of the Nova requirements, Know key strategies for guiding youth in the Nova
Awards, Know suggestions for bringing the STEM Awards to
your unit. Know how to become a registered Nova Counselor.
In Conclusion
• HAVE FUN with the Nova Award activities.
• We so appreciate your time and efforts.
• THANK YOU for bringing this great program to BSA’s youth.