Grade 4 STEM
Yearly Plan | |||
| Unit Title | STEM Fluency | Digital Citizenship | Keyboarding |
| Time | 2-3 days | 1-2 days | 2 days |
| Understandings | Students understand how to use written material to technology concepts and convey my results verbally and in writing. Students understand how to demonstrate personal skills that contribute positively to an environment that encourages risk taking in generating ideas to solve a problem, recognize others’ perspectives, and applying design processes for an original product with or without technology. Students understand which emerging technologies might help improve and refine the product. Students understand how to compromise with group members in the face of frustrations due to constraints and recover from failure through reflection. Students understand how to take inventory of materials available and choose materials that will be most effective in completing tasks on time. | Students understand the importance of responsibility and ethical use of technology while showing adherence to the acceptable use policy (AUP).
Students understand what digital footprints are.
Students understand appropriate etiquette for different forms of digital communication.
Students understand how to keep their accounts safe by having strong passwords and logging off of devices.
Students understand the types of data collection tools.
Students understand why digital privacy is important.
Students understand cyberbullying and ways to respond to it. | Students understand correct keyboarding techniques including correct hand position.
Students understand where cross-curricular keys are or other device shortcuts on a keyboard. |
| Technology Applications TEKS | T4.8A, T4.8B, T4.9A, T4.10A, T4.10B, T4.10C | T4.12C, T4.12D | |
| Science TEKS (Supporting) | |||
| Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Alignment | |||
| Alignment to TEA’s STEM Fluency Skills | Communication • Use a variety of communication tools • Body Language Verbal Communication Active Listening Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity | Etiquette/Netiquette Verbal Communication Active Listening Critical Thinking | Communication - use a variety of communication tools |
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| Unit Title | Career Explorations: Design Pre-Construction | Career Explorations: Manufacturing Design | Coding |
| Time | 2-4 days | 2-4 days | 2-4 days |
| Understandings | Students understand some types of design careers.
Students understand how to use tools that a design professional may use.
Students understand how design skills are important to structural design.
Students understand how to create a scaled design plan with or without technology.
Students understand how to analyze orthographic views to show an accurate model. | Students understand how 3D manufacturing design is used in a variety of industries.
Students understand the differences between 3D additive technology and traditional manufacturing.
Students understand how a 3D manufacturing design can help the community.
Students understand the importance of personal skills and behaviors including communication, following directions, mental agility, metacognition, problem solving, and questioning.
Students understand how to use a design process and improve an original design that solves a problem.
Students understand that there are emerging technologies. | Students understand how to debug algorithms by identifying and removing errors. |
| Technology Applications TEKS | T4.3A, T4.3B, T4.4 | T4.1D | |
4th Grade Science TEKS (Supporting) | SC3.13A SC4.13A | ||
| Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Alignment | Architecture and Construction | Architecture and Construction | Information Technology |
| Alignment to TEA’s STEM Fluency Skills | Communication • Use a variety of communication tools • Body Language Verbal Communication Active Listening Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity | Communication • Use a variety of communication tools • Body Language Verbal Communication Active Listening Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity | Communication • Use a variety of communication tools • Body Language Verbal Communication Active Listening Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity |
Yearly Plan | ||
| Unit Title | Career Explorations: App & Game Design | Robotics |
| Time | 2-5 days | 2-4 days |
| Understandings | Students understand what an App and Game Developer’s job is and they do.
Students understand how to use programs similar to the programs App and Game Developers use.
Students understand how an App and Game Developer can help the community. | Students understand how to use variables in a program to modify data.
Students understand how to use a design process to create programs that include sequences, loops, and conditionals to express ideas or address a problem. |
| Technology Applications TEKS | T4.2A, T4.2B | |
| Science TEKS (Supporting) | ||
| Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Alignment | Information Technology | Information Technology |
| Alignment to TEA’s STEM Fluency Skills | Communication • Use a variety of communication tools • Body Language Verbal Communication Active Listening Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity | Communication • Use a variety of communication tools • Body Language Verbal Communication Active Listening Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity |