STEM Concept: Natural Resources
Humans use resources for everything they do.
This Storytime STEM-pack focuses on Natural Resources. Children match natural resources with electricity generation, such as the sun and a solar panel. They chose a good location for a solar panel on five location cards and then think about how people use electricity in different community places. Children use mathematical practices to analyze electricity use of common appliances in the home and think about how to conserve electricity. This Storytime STEM-pack features Hispanic culture, with Hispanic characters in the storyline, and a focus on different cultural norms, food, language, relationships, and community norms that are linked to these cultures.
Included in this set, you'll find:
- Detailed instructions (i.e., lesson plan) for the learning activities
- 8 Generating Electricity cards
- 1 Electric Use Teacher Chart
- Spanish Translation cards
- 5 sets of Community Cards (3 pages each)
- 13 Electricity Cards (13 8.5x11 pages with 12 small cards each to cut out)
- 13 Electric Use Charts
- One copy of My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
The entire activity takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. This STEM-Pack is suitable for grades PreK-2.