Cucurbita STEM Unit (K-3) by Leigh Ray https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5 Imagine you have just been gifted a crate of cucurbita - big and small, lumpy and smooth, round and irregular. You don't like the taste, so eating them is out of the question. You wonder about using them with your students in some sort of lesson, and recently, your decided to try teaching a STEM unit through project-based learning. Curcubita - STEM unit... how will you do this? What would you do? Please share by adding your ideas to each column, and let's see what we can create together! Remember your audience: K - 3 students. en-us 2023-02-28 12:05:14 UTC 2026-03-19 05:50:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f33e.png Science Connection mrsraysclass https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549116838 Squash seeds can be grown in the classroom and can be the basis of a unit about plant life cycles.]]> 2023-04-10 18:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549116838 Technology Use mrsraysclass https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549117537 BrainPop has a great video on the life cycle of plants and could be a nice addition to this lesson.]]> 2023-04-10 18:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549117537 Squash for Math mrsraysclass https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549120161 Since squash come in all shapes and sizes, they could be weighed and measured. To add variety, this could be done raw/whole, and cooked/de-seeded, to see the differences.]]> 2023-04-10 18:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549120161 Power mrsraysclass https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549120482 Create a power plant made of squash! https://www.pinterest.com/pin/squash-power--436919601324043794/ ]]> 2023-04-10 18:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549120482 Density and More mrsraysclass https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549122292 2023-04-10 18:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549122292 mrsraysclass https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549124924 2023-04-10 18:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2549124924 Extension Services https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2563376502 University extension office are often rich resources for plant information.]]> 2023-04-21 15:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsraysclass/ppz30v2ibvknypy5/wish/2563376502