Dr. Leonard's STEM-BaSED Teacher Resources 

SUMMARY OF LEARNING MODULES

  • Lesson 1: Artifacts in Space – Grades 3-5
  • Lesson 2: Heroines in the Sky – Grades 3-5
  • Lesson 3: Tuskegee Airmen: The Red Tail Angels of the Sky – Grades 6-8
  • Lesson 4: Black Lives Matter – Grades 7 – 8
  • Lesson 5: Rock 'N' Soul Plane – Grades 5 – 8
  • Lesson 6:  Coding - Learning Scratch Tutorial

ARTIFACTS IN SPACE

  • ​Essential Question: How can I increase students’ knowledge about astronauts of color and expose them to careers in aerospace and engineering?​
  • Learning Objective: Students will be able to develop listening, reading, and comprehension skills by hearing and reading stories about contemporary astronauts and make a model of a space shuttle.
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Black Lives Matter

  • Essential Question: How can I increase students’ knowledge of current events and the impact of Black Lives Matter in our community and in STEM?
  • Learning Objectives: Students will identify the origin and historical development of Black Lives Matter (BLM).Students will describe the impact that the Black Lives Matter movement has had on their lives by watching a video and recording a reaction as a video or written response.

HEROINES IN THE SKY

  • Essential Question: How do we introduce students to the idea that people of color not only can but do succeed in STEM careers, especially in aerospace and engineering?
  • Learning Objectives for Lesson 1:
    • Students will compare the accomplishments of Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison.
    • Students will make an airplane and record the best five distances flown.
    • Students will make an airplane fly in SCRATCH using coding skills.

Tuskegee Airmen

  • Essential Question: How can I introduce our students to the idea that people of color can become great in the careers of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with an emphasis in engineering and aerospace?
  • Learning Objectives: The students will research Bessie Coleman and the Tuskegee Airmen. They will compare and contrast their struggles to become aviators.
  • The students will research the possible flight paths of the Tuskegee Airmen and map them with Google Earth.
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Rock 'N' Soul Plane

  • Essential Question: How can I increase students’ knowledge of mathematics, music, and STEM careers by using music and/or poetry as the context for learning?
  • Learning Objectives: Students will be able to develop listening, reading, and comprehension skills by hearing and reading stories about the history of music in Memphis and learning about famous musicians.
  • Students will learn mathematics by examining rhythms and beats in various genres of music.
  • Students will learn mathematics through music by writing their own song, rap, or poem and using an app to set it to music.
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Scratch Tutorial 

Download this resource to learn how to use SCRATCH.