Where in the World? A Mars Rover Globally Collaborative STEAM Project

Autor/inn/en	Iqbal, Shazia; Miller, Jocelyn; Smith, Walter
Titel	Where in the World? A Mars Rover Globally Collaborative STEAM Project
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 58 (2021) 6, S.54-59 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Art Education; Grade 5; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; International Cooperation; Partnerships in Education; Global Education; Elementary School Teachers; Engineering Education; Teaching Methods; Design; Space Sciences; Intercultural Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Brainstorming; Space Exploration; Texas (Houston); Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Ausland; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Globales Lernen; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ingenieurausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Computerkonferenz; Weltraumforschung; Brasilien
Abstract	When people were forced to isolate themselves physically during the pandemic, many new connections sprung up through the Internet. In order to promote this newfound global oneness and to facilitate global education, this article examines a STEAM activity that promotes a holistic approach to education and make way for a global citizenry as students and educators collaborate to discover solutions to the most pressing worldwide issues. This activity was undertaken by a fifth-grade teacher in Houston, Texas, working with a group of about eight students and their teacher from a school in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The students in the United States were working on a unit about matter and identifying materials through observations and measurements. A focus on engineering practices facilitated the global collaboration. The mission was to build a rover that will be able to travel on Mars. The activity was executed remotely with the goal of promoting a shared collaborative partnership between the American and Brazilian teams. The teams from two different locales need to share ideas to make a prototype that will travel for at least one meter. The object is for them to create the same rover within each group through their discourse. To further encourage cultural exchange and promote ecofriendly and affordable construction, they were encouraged to use recyclable materials. The activity can be adapted to different grades and places, depending on the teacher's preference and location of the international partnership. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01