Title: STEAM The Musical
Educators on the team: (for certification max: 4/team Nicole Smith, Kathleen Ruff, Deunza Pitt-Malone,
Tyrone Hardy, Wendy Morrison, Gayle Weber, Mollie Spardello-Art, Richard Hardy –PE
When & Where you attended a training. Dates: 7/24/14-7/25/14 Town/State Conyers, GA
Students use knowledge from across the disciplines to strengthen their understanding of each subject’s
content and its related careers through topic or theme oriented realistic problem-based activity-rich
lessons.
Theme that this lesson would tie to: STEAM Careers
Specific Topic Concept within that theme: Introducing the careers to the students, with a focus on
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
PROJECT IDEA + brief notes & supplies
BASIC CONCEPTS
Concept: The students will research careers
related to all components of STEAM.
Science –
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Basic Plan: Students were asked to write
about their top 2 future career choices.
We discussed how STEAM connects to
most careers. Then, the teachers chose
one of the two given options by the
student. The teachers based this decision
on the number of career choices in order
to have a variety of STEAM careers
showcased. Once students were assigned
their career choice, they began their
research. As the script was developed
based on their careers, students were
assigned speaking, singing, and acting
roles. Songs were written based on
components of STEAM. The culminating
activity is a performance.
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Skill level (Grade Range): Second Grade
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STEAM Education
Concepts – The students will research
the careers involving Science.
Goal / ObjectivesStandards – S2CS1. Students will be
aware of the importance of curiosity,
honesty, openness, and skepticism in
science and will exhibit these traits in
their own efforts to understand how the
world works.
a. Raise questions about the world
around them and be willing to seek
answers to some of the questions by
making careful observations and
measurements and trying to figure
things out.
S2CS3. Students will use tools and
instruments for observing, measuring,
and manipulating objects in scientific
activities.
a. Use ordinary hand tools and
instruments to construct, measure, and
look at objects.
b. Assemble, describe, take apart, and
reassemble constructions using
Lesson Brief
Timing of Lesson: 6 weeks
Basic Supplies: pencil, crayons, notebook paper,
construction paper, scissors, glue, ruler, paint,
paint brushes, butcher paper, markers, poster
board, costumes, and props
All Subjects: paper, pencil
Individual Subjects:
Math- ruler, paper, pencil, crayons, poster board,
markers
Social Studies- paper, pencil, scissors, crayons
Science- paper, pencil, crayons
Language Arts- paper, pencil, butcher paper,
markers
IT Resources: Computer, iPads, Promethean
Board, microphones, speakers, sound system, cd
player, video camera
Other Resources:
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interlocking blocks, erector sets and
other things.
 c. Make something that can actually be
used to perform a task, using paper,
cardboard, wood, plastic, metal, or
existing objects.
 Careers – Scientists, doctors
 Project – Preparation/rehearsal for
STEAM Musical
 Assessment – Performance
 Extension Technology & Engineering –
 Concepts – The students will research
careers involving Technology and
Engineering.
 Goal / Objectives – To learn about the
careers
 Standards - 2T1. Students demonstrate
creative thinking, construct knowledge,
and develop innovative products and
processes using technology.
 2T2c. Develop cultural understanding
and global awareness by engaging with
learners of other cultures. ELACC2W7:
Participate in shared research and
writing projects
 Careers – historians, writers, artists,
architects, construction worker,
contractor
 Project - Preparation/rehearsal for
STEAM Musical
 Assessment – Performance
Math –
 Concepts – The students will research
future careers involving Mathematics.
 Goal / Objectives –The students will
create word problems as part of a prop
in the performance
 Standards - MCC.2.OA.1 Use addition
and subtraction within 100 to solve oneand two-step word problems involving
situations of adding to, taking from,
putting together, taking apart, and
comparing, with unknowns in all
positions, e.g., by using drawings and
equations with a symbol for the
STEAM Education
Lesson Brief
Misc:
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Link (Picture from the local newspaper)
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http://www.joomag.com/magazine/the-rockdalenews-digital-edition-march-182015/0178839001426630739?page=14
Photos:
unknown number to represent the
problem.
Careers – Mathematician, Teacher
Project – Preparation/rehearsal for
STEAM Musical
Assessment – Performance
LA –
Concepts – The students will research future
STEAM careers and will write a paragraph about
their future career choice.
Goal / Objectives –The students will research
and write a report on their chosen career.
Standards – ELACC2W7: Participate in shared
research and writing projects (e.g., read a
number of books on a single topic to produce a
report; record science observations).
ELACC2W2: Write informative/explanatory texts
in which they introduce a topic, use facts and
definitions to develop points, and provide a
concluding statement or section.
Careers – Writer
 Project - Students went through the
writing process to write their report for
their chosen career
 Assessment – Performance
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Concepts – The students will research
their future careers and how STEAM will
impact their daily lives.
Goal / Objectives – The students will
understand how their career choice
affects life.
Standards - SS2E1 The student will
explain that because of scarcity, people
must make choices and incur
opportunity costs.
Careers – Historian, Teacher, Fire
fighter, Police Officer, Judge
Project - Preparation/rehearsal for
STEAM Musical
Assessment – Performance
Art –
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STEAM Education
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Concepts – set design
Goal/Objectives- Students will create a
backdrop painting for the set of their musical
performance.
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Standards – VAC.2c.Works in
teams.VA2C.1a Explored and creates art
inspired by ideas from literature,
science, music and/or math.
VAAR.1i.Recognizes value as the
lightness and darkness of a color.
VAPR2e Mixes white with colors to
create tints and black with colors to
create shades.
Careers – Set designer, painter
Project – Students will work in groups
and create a collaborative painting using
tints and shades. Students will
incorporate symbols and imagery of an
elements of STEAM (science,
technology, etc) in their paintings. The
paintings will be combined and hung as
the backdrop for the musical.
Assessment – Completion of the
paintings for the musical backdrop.
PE –
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Concepts – The students will perform
rhythmic dance movements.
 Goal / Objectives Standards - PE2.1: Demonstrates
competency in motor skills and
movement patterns needed to perform
a variety of activities.
 Careers – Dancer, Baseball player
Project – Preparation/rehearsal for
STEAM Musical
 Assessment – Students will learn the
choreography that was taught by their
teacher
Music –
 Concepts – The students had to learn
songs representing various careers
 Goal / Objectives-The students had to
sing and perform the songs correctly
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STEAM Education
Lesson Brief
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STEAM Education
Standards – 1. Singing alone and with
others, of varied repertoire of music
8. Understanding relationships between
music, the other arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
Careers – Musicians, composers, Singers
Project – Preparation/rehearsal for
STEAM Musical
Assessment – Performance
Lesson Brief