Shaw STEM Lab 2013
First thing’s first…
 Create a new Word document.
 Ensure you have titled it correctly
 Names
 Date
 Team #
 Engagement #

Mr. Ochs
Mrs. Zinser
October 22, 2013
Team #8
Engagement #1
This orientation will be Engagement #1
 Save this document into your “Engagement 1” folder.
Word Documents Requirements
 The text must be BLACK
 The Word Document must be WHITE
 The font must be something readable, if Mr. Ochs
can’t read it, he won’t.
 That means a Zero (0) for you!
Step #2
 After your paper is titled, you and your partner will need to
state your objective. It should look something like:
 “My partner and I would like to learn about the STEM lab.”
 As part of your objective you will need to create a plan on
what you’d expect to accomplish daily.
 For this orientation, write a plan for what we will be doing this
week.
 On the next slide is an example of what a typical week might
look like.
Monday
Objective,
Person of
Interest
Tuesday
Wednesday
Begin working
Finish building
on building our our 1st K’Nex
1st K’Nex project. project and
answer
questions.
Thursday
Build our 2nd
K’Nex project
and take all of
our pictures.
Friday
Incorporate
pictures, finish
questions, and
conclusion.
Person of Interest
 Your Person of Interest will
be someone that is related
to your engagement.
 Go back to the class
website. On the
orientation page find the
section on the Person of
Interest. You may
complete this portion now,
or later.
 Just don’t forget to do it!
Pictures
 There are two methods of taking
pictures in the STEM Lab.
 Using a camera
 Using the “Print Screen” feature on
the computer
 Go back to the class website, find
the PowerPoint entitled “Pictures.”
You may complete this portion now
or later if you’d like.
 Just don’t forget to do it!
Questions
 “Mr. Ochs, I have a question!”
 That’s fantastic! However, look around the room, look
how many students there are. Look at how many
different engagements there are! Before asking Mr. Ochs
your question,
try the “Three before me” rule!
 Try and solve the question in
three different ways, before asking Mr. Ochs!
Three before me rule
 Different methods you could try
before asking
Mr. Ochs for help:
 Reread the directions or the
PowerPoint

Maybe you just missed a step!
 Asking the team that finished the
engagement before you

They probably figured something out!
 Search the internet
 The problem you are facing, someone else
has faced before.
See if the answer to your question is on the
web somewhere!
Engagements
 Look at the 18 different engagements.
 With your partner pick the top 3 engagements you’d
like to do.
 Write at least five (5) sentences for each one about
what you think you’ll learn and do in this engagement.
Rubric
 Your grade will be determined
based upon a rubric.
 This can be found on the class
website.
 Download the rubric and save a
copy of it to each of your
engagement folders.
 You’ll have to do this nine (9)
times!
 Mr. Ochs grades Engagements
Monday’s after school
Questions
 Please copy the question and answer them in your Word
Document.
Explain why is it not possible for you to take pictures on Fridays.
Describe how to take a print screen.
Summarize where you go to find pictures you took with the
camera.
4. In your own words, describe what the “Three before me” rule is
and how to use it.
5. Explain the two parts of the Objective section.
6. Describe the Person of Interest section.
1.
2.
3.
1.
Where do you go to find them? What do you write about them?
What website should you never use to look up information about
them?
Conclusion
 Your conclusion is the last and final thing that should
be typed on your Word document.
 This is a summary of what you learned and
accomplished. It should not be an explanation of
what you did each day.
 In your Word Document, write five (5) sentences
about what you learned as part of the 7th Grade STEM
Lab Orientation.