STEM Integrations 1 Course

Start SY 2016/2017

First year -  Pilot students are students at Oxon Hill Middle School and Thomas Johnson Middle School.

 

STEM Integrations 1 is a course designed to allow students to use learned content to generate  processes, select tools and hone skills to solve a problem of practice. Utilizing a problem based learning approach, students will create and articulate solutions to problems of practice that require a transdisciplinary approach.  

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This course is for all entering 6th grade students at our STEM middle schools. It is a part of a 3 year rollout plan of STEM courses at the middle school level. STEM Integrations 6, STEM Integrations 7 and STEM Integrations 8.   STEM Integration - 1 is a semester course.

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                 Grading Factors                                               Grading Scale

            Assessments (2)     -        15                           100% -  90%          -      A

            Classwork (5)          -         30                            89%   - 80%          -     B

            Homework (5)        -         10                            79%  - 70%           -     C

            Projects (45)           -          45                            69% - 60%           -     D

                                                                                         59% and below  -     E

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