Module 5: Machines Unite!

Collaborative STEM Challenges
for Grades 4-6

SEL Focus: Collaboration
STEM Focus: Simple Machines Build-a-Thon

Building a collaborative classroom starts with hands-on engagement.

Imagineerz@School’s Machines Unite! module enhances teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving through STEM challenges, strengthening CASEL competencies and increasing student collaboration.

SEL Objectives

Apply their knowledge of these collaboration strategies to work successfully in teams:

Set Group Norms, such as Step-Up/Step-Down and No Put Downs, to establish a respectful and collaborative framework
Apply Perspective to understand someone else’s point of view
Use i-Power to first ask “What can I do to solve the problem?”
Break the Circle to deescalate tensions by responding in a calm, positive way
Identify All-Win solutions that works for everyone

STEM Objectives

Incorporate these advanced physics concepts into their creations:

Apply Friction & Traction to improve wheel efficiency
Use Pulley Systems to redirect and magnify force
Incorporate Gears to transfer rotational energy
Create Systems Interactions to develop a Rube Goldberg machine

Module 5

Video Lessons

Set Up and Tips

Quick and Easy!

1. Lay Out Our Standard Set of Materials:

- Students use the same communal materials across all 10 lessons, so you never need to assemble individual material kits!
- Simply lay out our standard set of materials before each lesson and replenish individual materials as needed.

2. Set Up Testing Stations (If Needed):

- A few lessons require additional set up, such as creating a square with blue tape to use as a target area.
- All set up instructions as well as tips can be found in the Set Up and Tips document below. Print this document and keep it handy to take a quick look before each lesson.

Set Up and Tips Document

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