STREAM

St. Mary's School offers innovative and experiential learning with STREAM!  

STREAM lessons combine several different learning elements with a concentration in Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Math.

• Science - The exploration of our world through observation and experiments.

• Technology - God gave us amazing brains to solve problems.  Any tool that we create to solve a problem or do a job is technology.  Technology is huge part of our everyday lives, helping us to do more, create more, and learn more.

• Religion - Our mission:  St. Mary’s School provides a quality Catholic elementary education (Pre-School through Fifth Grade) guided by the Gospel’s spirit of love within an atmosphere of academic excellence that nurtures the growth in holiness and wholeness for each child. We incorporate this mission into our STREAM lessons.

• Engineering - Hands on learning to plan, design, work together, build, and make improvements.

• Art - Five hundred years ago, there was no separation between Art, Science, and Math.  Leonardo Da Vinci could be considered one of the first promoters of STREAM.  He was a master at collaborating these elements to engineer innovative masterpieces and mechanical designs.

• Math - We use numbers, shapes, calculations, patterns, and equations in all that we do!

According to the National Science Foundation, “In the 21st century, scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important as we face the benefits and challenges of both globalization and a knowledge-based economy. To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, students need to develop their capabilities in STEM to levels much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past.” (National Science Foundation)

St. Mary’s students have a unique learning opportunity to collaborate their classroom curriculum into hands-on lessons.  Through these lessons, they learn to work together, plan, problem solve, imagine, and think outside the textbook! These are the skills that they will need as adults in the workplace.  We encourage students to not only, create, but to work together to make changes and improvements on all that they do.  Theses skills will give them an edge in their future and help them to be greater critical thinkers in a workplace where STEM centered jobs have more than doubled in recent years!

Pre-Kindergarten

Building Block Introduction Challenges - Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math

Leaf Rubbings - Science, Art

Apple Coring - Technology, Engineering

Prayer Cards - Religion, Art

Marble Spiderwebs - Science, Art

Spiders - Giant Web, Plate Webs - Science, Engineering

Paper Gingerbread Houses - Engineering, Math, Art

Christmas Tree Cup Construction - Engineering, Math

Greatest/Least/Counting Hibernating Bear Caves - Math, Science

Pattern Dabber Snowflakes - Religion, Art, Math

Hat construction for Cat in the Hat - ELA,

Forms of water, snowman bag experiment - Science

Shaving cream color science heart cards - Science, Art, Religion

Tallest and Longest Building Challenge / Gala Art Project - Engineering, Math, Art

St. Patrick’s Day Frozen Pot of Gold Coin Challenge - Science, Religion, Math

Three Little Pig House Construction - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, ELA 

Pattern Construction - Math, Engineering

Tube Bug Addition - Math, Engineering

Pool Noodle Lego Ramps - Math, Engineering

Kindergarten

Apple Block Introduction Challenge - Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math

Apple Toothpick Construction - Science, Technology, Engineering

Spiders - Giant Web, Plate Webs - Science, Engineering

Longhouses - Part One - Lesson (Let’s Find Out) Technology

Longhouses - Part Two - Construction, Engineering

Tangram Christmas Trees - Engineering, Art, Math

Pasta Snowflake Construction - Science, Engineering, Art, Math

Kinderbear Town and Kinderbug Town Engineering - Technology, Engineering, Art

100th Day Engineering Challenge - Engineering, Math

Scientist Session - Ida Twist Scientist and Candy Chemical Reactions - Science

Easter Egg Parachutes - Science, Religion, Engineering

Pool Noodle Marble Wall - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

Grass Greenhouses - Science, Engineering

First Grade

Apple Block Introduction Challenge - Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math

Religion Centers - Religion, Art

Apple Volcanoes - Science, Technology

Pattern Spider Webs - Science, Math, Art

Pumpkin Experiments - Science, Math

Create a Cloud - Science

Candy Cane Experiment - Science

Jingle Bell Sound Challenge - Science, Engineering

Religion Centers - Religion, Art

Cutting Paper Snowflakes - Science, Religion, Art, Math

100th Day Engineering Challenge - Engineering, Math

Cupid Balloon Arrows - Physics, Engineering, Math

Leprechaun Trap Planning and Design Day - Literacy, Engineering, Art

Leprechaun Trap Construction Day - Engineering, Math, Art

Ping Pong Sound Wave Simulation - Science, Religion

Rainbow Water Xylophone - Science, Engineering, Art

Jelly Bean Heart Towers - Science, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math

GRADES 2-5 STREAM

• St. Mary’s Teachers in Grades 2-5 incorporate STREAM into their daily classroom curriculum through exciting activities and hands on learning opportunities!