CET 723 - Chapters 4-6

What guidance does Jolly give for gearing up to teach STEM?

• choose content standards or an engineering challenge

• Keep the problem doable

• line up a resource support group to help with supplies

• get comfortable with math and science content

• All of these

Where can you find real-world engineering challenges for students?

• Your students

• The National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for Engineering

• Internet Search

• All of these

How will your students know that they have been successful?

• prototype testing results

• successful application of science and math content

• the number of challenges completed

• the number of resources used

What does Jolly suggest to help students work productively in teams?

• establish a purpose for the teams' work

• monitoring teamwork

• organize and plan for teamwork

• all of these

What will STEM instructional practices look like in the classroom?

• Primarily individual-based

• Primarily lecture-based

• Primarily inquiry-based

• Primarily test-based

How do STEM lessons focus on Twenty-First-Century Skills?

• By focusing on traditional skills only

• By focusing on new technologies only

• By focusing on teamwork and problem-solving

• By focusing on individual work only

What are three qualities of a STEM teacher?

• motivation

• commitment

• persistance

• all of these

Effective STEM lessons include all of the following EXCEPT

• take several days to complete

• presents a real problem or engineering challenge

• the choice for students to completed the challenge as individuals

• allows for multiple acceptable and creative approaches

Effective STEM lessons . . .

• clearly use the engineering design process

• use a student-centered, hands-on approach

• develop a model or prototype

• all of these

Select the INCORRECT answer.

Technology use in STEM lessons . . .

• is always optional

• may be used to help with research

• may be used to help with investigation and design

• its role needs to be made explicitly clear to students