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Over the last decade, numerous institutions have addressed the skills and dispositions that are expected to be vital for schooling in the 21st century. Some of these skills are critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. According to many experts, although the prevailing methods of direct instruction and recitation may be effective for the acquisition of factual knowledge, these skills demand new pedagogical approaches.
Within this context, problem-based learning (PBL) has emerged as valuable inquiry approaches to achieve skills for the 21st century. It can be integrated into ANY youth or adult instructional content design.
PBL is usually described as active, student-centered method of instruction that encourage students to work in collaborative groups on real-world questions or challenges to promote the acquisition of higher-order thinking skills, while teachers act as facilitators of learning.
Our curated custom curriculum is designed so that:
Over the last decade, numerous institutions have addressed the skills and dispositions that are expected to be vital for schooling in the 21st century. Some of these skills are critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. According to many experts, although the prevailing methods of direct instruction and recitation may be effective for the acquisition of factual knowledge, these skills demand new pedagogical approaches.
Within this context, problem-based learning (PBL) has emerged as valuable inquiry approaches to achieve skills for the 21st century. It can be integrated into ANY youth or adult instructional content design.
PBL is usually described as active, student-centered method of instruction that encourage students to work in collaborative groups on real-world questions or challenges to promote the acquisition of higher-order thinking skills, while teachers act as facilitators of learning.
Our curated custom curriculum is designed so that:
- Students identify a real-world problem and work to find a solution
- The problem is meaningful to students—it has a connection to their real-life experiences, and they feel that it matters
- The project is framed by a story that helps to communicate the content students will learn
- Students work in groups and actively collaborate
- At the end of the project work, students present their findings rather than simply taking a test
- All ages have “Show and Tell” public / community showcase or 'exhibition' of their work and learning. With older students, presentations, videos or gallery walks of their PBL artifacts are programmed into the pacing guides provided
- All ages of content includes Higher Order Thinking and ELD techniques as well as visual vocabulary and connection that will aid in English acquisition.
Elementary students love these K-5 Themes...
Mission LEGO: Create and Innovate: Using LEGOs students will create their own inventions and solve timed micro challenges alone and with partners. Games, mazes, battle robots and cars. We’ll build math manipulatives, vocabulary games and using LEGO’s your students will be the stars.
STEM Art
Students will explore the color wheel, use science to change the color of plants,, learn new vocabulary and construct a pendulum to draw with. Art comes in all shapes and sizes, from electric playdough to painting with the sun.
Building challenges: Engineering Design Process (EDP). Students will use the Engineering Design Process to build, using the EDP to participate in daily building challenges, from bridges to towers, dog houses to skyscrapers, catapults to rocket cars, this course ‘builds’ our scientific, innovation and engineering skills.
5 Senses Science Animals and plants gather information about the world through their senses The five senses are seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling.Senses help living things survive in their environment. Students will learn about the five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. This course will focus on how each sense works in the body, what it looks like, and how it works.
Force-Pushes and Pulls. Young STEM Scientists will explore forces. A force is a push or pull that makes things move away from you or towards you. Forces can also make things speed up, slow down and change directions. Students will use many hands-on activities that demonstrate and amaze using force, magnets, air and water pressure as well as kinetic and solar may be explored.
Water Wonderment Water is a necessary resource, and in this program we will explore water scientifically from many aspects, surface tension, solutions and solute. We will look at it’s states of matter, and examine the principles of buoyancy, as well as other fun, wet and wondrous activities will captivate our young aqua scientists
Fairy Tale STEAM Students explore and examine a variety of classic and modern fables and fairy tales to gain a broader understanding about different areas of STEM. from building a house that the ‘Big Bad Wolf’ can’t blow down to designing a Beanstalk for Jack to get the golden goose”. Students will infuse music, art, physical education, and reading for students to be creative and imaginative for their final project.
Light and Sound Students will explore these two areas by creating art and implementing age-appropriate experiments. Prisms, sound waves, kaleidoscopes, creating music, movie sound effects, how different animals see light, how our eyes and ears work may all be addressed.
Magnificent Meteorology. This STEAM program will explore the different types of weather around the world as well as what causes the weather. Rain, solar energy, tornados, wind, clouds as well as many other sub-topics will be addressed in fun, hands-on activities.
STEM Art. Students will explore the color wheel, use science to change the color of plants,, learn new vocabulary and construct a pendulum to draw with. Art comes in all shapes and sizes, from electric playdough to painting with the sun.
Wonders of the World. A historical and geographic approach to the wonders of the world. Students will study wonders of the world on each continent, in given countries, learn more about wonders of the world through creating models, creating a volcano, and generating
Sports and Science Trajectory, force, push, pull hit and many more sports terms are addressed in this PBL, where science and sports connect. Students even create their own games and explore the science behind many well-known sports and games.
Bugs, Insects and Arachnids
Culinary Creations
Mission LEGO: Create and Innovate: Using LEGOs students will create their own inventions and solve timed micro challenges alone and with partners. Games, mazes, battle robots and cars. We’ll build math manipulatives, vocabulary games and using LEGO’s your students will be the stars.
STEM Art
Students will explore the color wheel, use science to change the color of plants,, learn new vocabulary and construct a pendulum to draw with. Art comes in all shapes and sizes, from electric playdough to painting with the sun.
Building challenges: Engineering Design Process (EDP). Students will use the Engineering Design Process to build, using the EDP to participate in daily building challenges, from bridges to towers, dog houses to skyscrapers, catapults to rocket cars, this course ‘builds’ our scientific, innovation and engineering skills.
5 Senses Science Animals and plants gather information about the world through their senses The five senses are seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling.Senses help living things survive in their environment. Students will learn about the five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. This course will focus on how each sense works in the body, what it looks like, and how it works.
Force-Pushes and Pulls. Young STEM Scientists will explore forces. A force is a push or pull that makes things move away from you or towards you. Forces can also make things speed up, slow down and change directions. Students will use many hands-on activities that demonstrate and amaze using force, magnets, air and water pressure as well as kinetic and solar may be explored.
Water Wonderment Water is a necessary resource, and in this program we will explore water scientifically from many aspects, surface tension, solutions and solute. We will look at it’s states of matter, and examine the principles of buoyancy, as well as other fun, wet and wondrous activities will captivate our young aqua scientists
Fairy Tale STEAM Students explore and examine a variety of classic and modern fables and fairy tales to gain a broader understanding about different areas of STEM. from building a house that the ‘Big Bad Wolf’ can’t blow down to designing a Beanstalk for Jack to get the golden goose”. Students will infuse music, art, physical education, and reading for students to be creative and imaginative for their final project.
Light and Sound Students will explore these two areas by creating art and implementing age-appropriate experiments. Prisms, sound waves, kaleidoscopes, creating music, movie sound effects, how different animals see light, how our eyes and ears work may all be addressed.
Magnificent Meteorology. This STEAM program will explore the different types of weather around the world as well as what causes the weather. Rain, solar energy, tornados, wind, clouds as well as many other sub-topics will be addressed in fun, hands-on activities.
STEM Art. Students will explore the color wheel, use science to change the color of plants,, learn new vocabulary and construct a pendulum to draw with. Art comes in all shapes and sizes, from electric playdough to painting with the sun.
Wonders of the World. A historical and geographic approach to the wonders of the world. Students will study wonders of the world on each continent, in given countries, learn more about wonders of the world through creating models, creating a volcano, and generating
Sports and Science Trajectory, force, push, pull hit and many more sports terms are addressed in this PBL, where science and sports connect. Students even create their own games and explore the science behind many well-known sports and games.
Bugs, Insects and Arachnids
Culinary Creations
Most popular 5-8th grade themes...
Mission LEGO: Create and Innovate Using LEGOs students will create their own inventions and solve timed micro challenges alone and with partners. Games, mazes, battle robots and cars. We’ll build math manipulatives, vocabulary games and using LEGO’s your students will be the stars.
STEM Art How does art intersect with science, technology, engineering and Math?
Aquascience. How does water, the lack of and pollution affect our urban and rural communities as all humans and other life forms rely on clean water to live?
SIRCH :Space & Interplanetary Rockets: Colony for Humanity
SEAT Solar Energy Automobiles & Transportation
Contagion: Exploring a Pandemic
Harry Potter STREAM Camp
Real News, My Views: Research, create and print your own digital newspaper
Tiny Houses for any Character: Design and create a tiny house for a character of a novel and brand it for a real estate sale
Grossology – (STEAM) Make snot/slime, or “poop,” explore how much liquid and toilet paper and diapers can handle before breaking/reaching capacity, collect samples from places the kids think are “dirty” and then watch the bacteria grow, and dissect owl pellets.
Chef's Challenge
Most requested topics for 9-12th...
Advanced STEM LEGO: Physics, Biology and Architectural concepts all with LEGO at the core
Advanced STEAM Visual Art Using Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics, host an art show with your unique pieces.
Designing the Future: Using digital and hands-on learning to design innovations, toys and prototypes that solve a problem.
Light and Sound STEM
Adulting LIFE
Retail Re-Invent: Reimagining empty retail space in my community for NEW brick-and-mortor use.
City Vision: Reenvisioning cities of the future.
Geology, the Real Mine-Craft industry
Eco-Literacy : How can we teach children to be stewards of the environment? Students will build a board game, children’s book & moving model that teach younger students about ecology.
Golf and Games, Building for Play
Engineering for Tomorrow’s Agriculture:
Medieval Mayhem
Atypical Transportation
Advanced Harry Potter STREAM Camp
Culinary and Food Innovations (STREAM)
Slow the Spread - Pushing Back a Virus: How can we design solutions that will help people in our community slow the spread of COVID-19?
Brickmaster Idea Lab: Create unique LEGO creations as you create a portfolio of design to apply for a job as a LEGO Designer for the largest toy company in the world.
Amusement Park Physics
DNA and Diversity, understanding the science of evolution and race.
Game On-Gamer Shark Tank: In this activity, students will assume the role of a video game designer. They need to submit a video game design to the fictional Gaming Company. in the hopes that it will be selected for production. Students will complete a Video Game Submission Application where they will need to consider the following: plot, conflict, setting, character, and mood.
Dream House: Design your dream house while learning how household appliances and fixtures work,
Animal Adaptation & Engineering: Evolution of Creatures (STEAM)
History Alive: Bobblehead Biography (STREAM)
Design a Zoo: Animal Habitats and Endangered Organisms (STREAM)
Personal Podcasting (STREAM)
Design a Green Island: Climate Change (STREAM)
Design and Build an Escape Room (STEAM)
Food Truck Business Simulation (STREAM)
Up Up and Away, everything Air (STREAM)
Sustainable Transportation: Create a model of a concept vehicle that utilizes sustainable energy and innovative design.
Planning for the Future How can we create a financial plan for a family living in the United States?
Generation Sustainability: How can we design solutions that will impact communities and work towards the achievement of the UN sustainable Development goals
Marketing and Social Media: How can we design a social media and marketing campaign for a small business?
Voices Amplify: How can we use our voices to effect change?
Advanced STEM LEGO: Physics, Biology and Architectural concepts all with LEGO at the core
Advanced STEAM Visual Art Using Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics, host an art show with your unique pieces.
Designing the Future: Using digital and hands-on learning to design innovations, toys and prototypes that solve a problem.
Light and Sound STEM
Adulting LIFE
Retail Re-Invent: Reimagining empty retail space in my community for NEW brick-and-mortor use.
City Vision: Reenvisioning cities of the future.
Geology, the Real Mine-Craft industry
Eco-Literacy : How can we teach children to be stewards of the environment? Students will build a board game, children’s book & moving model that teach younger students about ecology.
Golf and Games, Building for Play
Engineering for Tomorrow’s Agriculture:
Medieval Mayhem
Atypical Transportation
Advanced Harry Potter STREAM Camp
Culinary and Food Innovations (STREAM)
Slow the Spread - Pushing Back a Virus: How can we design solutions that will help people in our community slow the spread of COVID-19?
Brickmaster Idea Lab: Create unique LEGO creations as you create a portfolio of design to apply for a job as a LEGO Designer for the largest toy company in the world.
Amusement Park Physics
DNA and Diversity, understanding the science of evolution and race.
Game On-Gamer Shark Tank: In this activity, students will assume the role of a video game designer. They need to submit a video game design to the fictional Gaming Company. in the hopes that it will be selected for production. Students will complete a Video Game Submission Application where they will need to consider the following: plot, conflict, setting, character, and mood.
Dream House: Design your dream house while learning how household appliances and fixtures work,
Animal Adaptation & Engineering: Evolution of Creatures (STEAM)
History Alive: Bobblehead Biography (STREAM)
Design a Zoo: Animal Habitats and Endangered Organisms (STREAM)
Personal Podcasting (STREAM)
Design a Green Island: Climate Change (STREAM)
Design and Build an Escape Room (STEAM)
Food Truck Business Simulation (STREAM)
Up Up and Away, everything Air (STREAM)
Sustainable Transportation: Create a model of a concept vehicle that utilizes sustainable energy and innovative design.
Planning for the Future How can we create a financial plan for a family living in the United States?
Generation Sustainability: How can we design solutions that will impact communities and work towards the achievement of the UN sustainable Development goals
Marketing and Social Media: How can we design a social media and marketing campaign for a small business?
Voices Amplify: How can we use our voices to effect change?
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