Leaders and Careers in STEM
Grade Levels: All
Suggested Time: 10 - 30 minutes
Overview
Using Plickers, students will share their prior knowledge of leaders who created developments in the Space Themed Missions created by Experium.
Objectives
- Students will be able to learn of the leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- Students will have knowledge of careers in STEM fields.
Required Project Materials
- Plickers Cards (Print here: plickers.com/cards )
- Plickers Website (see "Before the Lesson/Background Information" on how to use Plickers)
- Phone with Plickers Application (For the teacher's use only)
*Can be downloaded through the Apple App Store and Google Play
*You use the app to scan the cards of the students and obtain their answers
Before the Lesson/Background Information
*These cards are re-usable
*Suggestion is to print the card on thick paper
The Lessons
Leaders and Careers in STEM
* Educators can create a competition using teams and the team that correctly answers the most questions wins!
- Pass out one Plickers card to each student.
- Discuss how to use the Plickers card with students.
- A question will be posed to them; they then think about their answer.
- When ready, students will use their Plickers card.
- For multiple choice, students will aim their answer (A, B, C, or D) towards the ceiling.