Creating Safe Space
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This document outlines a design project to create adequate safe space for elementary school students to play during recess. It discusses the need for play space due to its benefits for student focus and learning. The project process will involve defining adequate safe space, determining what activities students will do, and how they will design a space that meets criteria while allowing for testing and improvement. The project aligns with NGSS standards around defining problems and designing solutions, as well as 21st century skills of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
Creating Safe Space
- 1. Creating Adequate Safe Space STEM 352 Final Project Paula Martelli Teachers College of San Joaquin
- 2. Driving Force for Design Project • All students need the opportunity to play when at school • Play increases students’ ability to focus, which supports learning • Need to share the space with 7th & 8th Grade Physical Education classes • To insure all 4th – 6th grader students have an adequate amount of space to safely play each recess
- 3. Process for Design Project Discussion focused on: • why students need to play & its benefits • defining adequate safe space • reasons for needing adequate safe space • the design process expectations what will the kids do? how will they do it? what do they need to know for all parts?
- 4. NGSS • 3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. • 3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. • 3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
- 5. 21st Century Skills Learning & Innovation Skills – 4 Cs • Critical Thinking • Communication • Collaboration • Creativity
- 6. In Conclusion Thank you Once Again for a Marvelous Experience