Stage 3
Sample STEM projects highlighting processes for embedding STEM in school culture and in classroom teaching and learning practice:
Bees – Why is STEM education important for our students?
Built environment – How do building designs meet the social and environmental needs of users?
Bushfires – How can the impact of bushfires on people and places be reduced?
Chicken coop – What are the requirements of an effective and efficient chicken coop for our outdoor learning space?
Climate change – How are living things responding to climate change?
Environment for chickens – How can we create an environment for chickens that is aesthetically pleasing, environmentally conscious and sustainable?
Design a chicken coop – If you were given the job of designing a chicken coop for our school, what would it look like and what elements would you need to consider?
Greenhouse – How can we design and create a greenhouse best suited for the school environment?
Living sustainably – How can we live more sustainably?
Sustainability – How can we reduce our waste and become more sustainable?
Sustainable garden environments – How can we create sustainable garden environments within our school and in turn help our school and local community?
Learning space – How can we make our classroom an effective and flexible 21 century learning space?
Maker space – Developing a maker space
Maker space wars – Maker space wars
Playground – Does our 3-6 playground need an upgrade?
Infinity and beyond – What does STEM pedagogy allow us to develop in students that would be missed without this approach?
Entrepreneurial enterprise – How can we start up a successful enterprise to meet the needs of our community?
Happiness – What makes a happy place?
