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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 6, 7 |
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| Subject: | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) |
| Topic: | STEM Components and Careers |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 40 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will imagine a solution to a real life STEM problem by creating a STEM superhero comic.
What should students know before this activity?
Students should be familiar with the components of STEM; science, technology, engineering, math.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Read and discuss the sample comic.
- What type of real life STEM problems could our hero solve with their superpowers?
What will students do?
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Brainstorm real-life problems facing kids, adults, and animals in the world today. Record students' suggestions on the board.
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Have students select one of these problems for their STEM superhero to solve.
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Have students create an eight-panel comic including:
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A superhero with a superpower based on a component of STEM.
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Their hero solving a real-life problem using their superpower(s).
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Share and discuss the completed comics.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Provide examples of STEM superheroes and assign them to specific students as needed.
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Provide sentence frames as needed.
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Suggested Story Starters:
