OSWEGO COUNTY STEM CONNECTION

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OCSC is a growing collaboration between school districts, CiTi BOCES, post secondary, Oswego County PTECH, and Oswego County business partners.

Our mission is to promote equity in STEM in by providing standards-aligned PBLA challenges that connect science, technology, engineering and math with local Oswego County career opportunities.

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Oswego County Middle Schools


Phoenix, Pulaski, Sandy Creek, Central Square, Fulton, Oswego, Hannibal, APW, Mexico



Christina Scales


CiTi BOCES-ISS

Math and Science

Curriculum and Standards



Jared Cooper

Mark Rogers


PTECH Teachers

Challenge Design and Consulting



Amanda Petrie


PTECH Principal

Industry and District Coordinator




STEMbassadors


College Students?

PTECH Students




Industry Partners


Novelis

Hutamaki

EJ



Postsecondary





Education Centers



The Process

An OCSC coordinator connects with middle school teachers to provide full support for planning and implementation of the STEM challenges.

The STEM challenges are standards-aligned and include a full instructional guide which provides teachers optimal flexibility with minimal time investment.


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Option 1: ½ Day STEM Challenge at the Middle School

  • Project Launch in Person (build excitement)
  • Pre Teaching of vocabulary terms, relation to science standards, learning targets
  • Students go back to classrooms and work on project
  • Students come to challenge area (cafeteria or gym) for test run and receive feedback
  • Students revise their project
  • Competition
  • Awards Celebration and Industry Guest Speaker
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Option 2: Project work is done in classrooms over the course of days or a week; OCSC returns and needs 1-2 hours to complete

  • Project Launch: Video, Zoom or In-Person (build excitement)
  • The OCSC provides a packet:
    • Relation to science standards
    • Learning targets
    • Preteaching of vocabulary
    • building of prototype guide



  • The OCSC returns at a later date (days or weeks later)
  • 1-2 hours of time are needed
    • Students come to challenge area (cafeteria or gym) for test run and receive feedback
    • Students revise their project
    • Competition
    • Awards Celebration and Industry Guest Speaker






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Oswego county stem connection

Middle School STEM series

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Sample Agenda:

8:00 am OCSC Team Setup

8:45 am Challenge Kickoff

9:00 am Design, Build, and Test (100 Minutes)

10:45 am Lunch

11:15 am Final Test & Judging

12:15 pm Awards & Clean up

1:00 pm Depart

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meet our team

Mrs. Petrie

PTECH Principal

Industry Partner

Industry Partner

PTECH Teacher

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WHAT IS STEM?

WHAT DOES EACH LETTER STAND FOR?

AI and technology concept
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WHY DO WE NEED STEM?

AI and technology concept
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What jobs are related to stem?

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ADvanced manufacturing

Huge need in oswego county

our industry partners need engineers, technicians, mechanics, welders, machinists and you could be the future workforce!

What is advanced manufacturing?

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A STEM Career Readiness Model as a Crucial Partnership with Industry in CNY

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We think some of you are ready for an

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STEM Challenge


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Employment skills

Collaboration

safety

discussion

respect

controlling emotions



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engineering skills




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MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

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ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem

What is the goal of the challenge?

List the constraints:

Brainstorm

List available materials and how they may be used to solve the problem.

Design

How will you solve the challenge? Sketch your design solution

below. Label all parts and materials.

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ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

Build

Time to build your solution! Keep in mind that materials ​may not work as you predicted. Engineers often have to ​make several modifications to their original design before ​they are successful. List any challenges you experience

during the building phase.

Test & Evaluate

Test your design and record results below. Circle if the challenge was a success.

Remember that failure is an important part of the engineering process! After each trial, ​review the results and make changes to improve your design.

Trial

Test Results

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Final Testing Results:

Ideas for Improvement

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Solution

ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

Sketch your final design and label materials used.

Reflect & Share

Answer the following questions. Then share design results with your family/class! ​1. What challenges did you face during the design process?

2. How does this challenge relate to a STEM career?

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candy company hiring contest

(Idea of what the challenge looks like)

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candy company hiring contest

We are looking to hire a team of engineers for our facility.

The engineering team will head up our “Co-Bot” Task Force

  • To get hired, you must create a moving “Co-Bot” that works use simple gravity and kinetic energy
    • You must use the full design engineering method packet
    • You must test your prototype and redesign, if needed
    • You may only use the materials provided
    • You will have _______ minutes
    • CoBotan not exceed 9-1/2” wide, 17-1/2” length, with NO height restriction
    • We need to see a combination of employability skills









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