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The goal is for my first grade students to experience hands-on activities that connect science, engineering, math, role play and language arts.

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STEAMING SENSORY SCIENCE BINS

School:
Sabal Palm Elementary 
Subject:
Stem 
Teacher:
Susannah Burghardt 
Students Impacted:
20 
Grade:
Date:
July 13, 2022

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Publix SuperMarkets, Inc - $390.33

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 100

The entire First Grade at Sabal Palm Elementary has been affected by the STEAMING SENSORY SCIENCE BINS provided by the gracious donation of almost $400 from Publix. Every Friday afternoon, the students have enjoyed creating, designing and sorting in six, self-contained, themed bins. The themes are ocean, pond, tundra, space, planting, and a multicolored sorting bin. The word STEAM incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The bins encourage small groups of students to pick a bins in which they would like to play, the dramatic play fosters all elements of STEAM.

The students have gained many new skills during the STEAM "play" including planting, stages of life cycles, animal habitats, making observations, sorting, and counting all while developing their social skills.  They have learned which animals live in the ocean and/or pond, they pretend to be farmers and plant crops, clear the land or use the insects to pollinate their crops, and they can even visit the moon or a frozen tundra.

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Visiting outer space.

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Ursula overseeing her pearls.

 

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Sorting the turtles and the frogs.

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A pond habitat.

 

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Sorting the objects by color.

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Insects are helping in the garden.

 

Original Grant Overview

Goal

The goal is for my first grade students to experience hands-on activities that connect science, engineering, math, role play and language arts. 

 

What will be done with my students

Each week students will have the opportunity to choose one of the 6 self-contained, science bins to explore. Students will work together to plant a garden, leave their mark in space, explore a pond, work in a construction site, build an igloo in snow, and visit the ocean. These activities will support the science curriculum in first grade because students learn about the senses, observable properties, plant parts, pushes and pulls, gravity, the Sun and other stars, rocks and soil, the world around us including plants and animals and their basic needs. Language arts will be integrated with some students creating a written report. 

 

Benefits to my students

The students will benefit from these bins in many ways. They will learn social skills, while having the opportunity to "play" in the science. Each bin will allow for unique and creative learning in different environments that the students do not have experiences. For example, the winter bin will have fake snow (cotton balls, beads, and clear marbles), figurines from the movie Frozen, and wooden craft sticks for fencing and cabins. The bins will be used within the entire first grade. 

 

Budget Narrative

The supplies that I need are 6 large plastic bins. Each bin will have a different media inside with objects relating to the theme of the bin. 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 Sterilite 19638606 Large Clip Box, Clear with Blue Aquarium Latches, 6-Pack $48.35
2 Craft Skill Sticks-Natural 4.5" 80 Pcs $4.99
3 Frozen cake topper Action Figure Set 12Pcs Frozen cake decorations and Party Favors for Frozen party supplier birthday $14.89
4 1 Inch Resin Buttons for Sewing 25mm Mixed Colored Buttons 4 Holes Pack of 100 $6.99
5 CYS EXCEL X-Large 1" Clear Glass Marble Gemstone Vase Fillers (1 LB) | Multiple Color Choices Glass Marble Beads | Decorative Mosaic Gem Pebbles | Aquarium Rocks Floral Supplies (Approx. 18-25 PCS) $8.99
6 PMLAND Spools of 3mm Artificial White Pearls (25 Ft) $6.95
7 Diane 100% Cotton Balls, Pack of 100, DEE051 $2.99
8 The Beadery 6 by 9mm Barrel Pony Bead, White, 900-Pieces $6.07
9 300 Pieces 1 Inch Assorted Pom Poms, Craft Pom Pom Balls, Colorful Pompoms for DIY Creative Crafts Decorations, Kids Craft Project $7.99
10 Super Z Outlet Mixed Ocean Beach Fairy Garden Assorted Seashells Marine Life for Decorations, Arts & Crafts, Party Favors Collection (Approx. 50 Pieces) $10.99
11 Happy Belly Jasmine Rice 2 lb $4.50
12 Terra by Battat - Sea Animals in Tube Playset - Animal Figures for Kids - 60pcs Multi, 2" $10.99
13 Disney Parks Exclusive - Cake Topper Figures - Little Mermaid Ariel $33.00
14 Alloy Truck Mini Pocket Size Construction Models Play Vehicles Toy Trucks for Boys Age 2 3 4 ,Kids Party Favors Cake Decorations Topper Birthday Gift,6Pcs Set $10.86
15 Smooth River Rocks, Mixed Natural Polished Pebbles, Small Decorative Stones Plant Aquarium Gravel Rock for Succulent, Bonsai, Landscaping, Vase Filler, Fish Tank, Fairy Garden, 1.5 LB $7.99
16 Iberia Black Beans 4lb. + Iberia Pinto Beans 4lb. + Iberia Small Red Beans 4 lb. $19.46
17 TKOnline 100Pcs 10cm 0.1-0.2 Inch in Diameter Wood Log Sticks for DIY Crafts Photo Props Craft Sticks,Wood Crafts,Sticks inch,Wood Sticks,Wood Craft Sticks,Photo Stick,Photo Props,Wood logs $9.40
18 Coceca 300pcs 3-5 Inches Colorful Feathers for DIY Craft Wedding Home Party Decorations $6.99
19 Driddle Colorful Counting Bears with Matching Cups - 60 Bears - Sort, Count & Color Recognition Learning Toy for Toddler & Kids - Montessori Education - Preschool Game $12.98
20 Exasinine 20 Pcs Resin Mini Frogs Green Frog Miniature Figurines Fairy Garden Miniature Moss Landscape DIY Terrarium Crafts Ornament Accessories for Home Décor $7.99
21 Natural Wood Slices, Tiberham 21 Pcs 1.2-3.9 Inches Unfinished Wooden Circles Round Rustic Wood with Bark, Solid Log Discs Craft Wood Kit for Arts DIY Crafts Christmas Home Decorations $12.99
22 Bememo 16 Pieces Plastic Turtles Party Decorations Small Sea Turtles Toys Realistic Lifelike Plastic Turtle Figurines Fake Tortoises Ocean Animal for Birthday Party Favor Decoration $8.49
23 Great Explorations 3-D Planets In a Tube $8.99
24 Safari Ltd Space TOOB With 10 Out Of-This-World Toy Figurines, Including 2 Astronauts, 1 Space Chimp, 6 Space Craft, And More! – For Ages 3 And Up $15.67
25 AM AMAONM 100 Pcs Colorful Glow in The Dark Luminous Stars $7.99
26 Hinyo 7 Pcs Big Size Artificial Green Phalaenopsis Artificial Orchid Leaves Green Plant Garden Bonsai Decor (7 Pcs) $15.99
27 VIANBYE Kids Garden Tools Set - 12 Pieces Colorful Metal Kids Garden Tools Included Shovel Rake Fork Shovel Apron Gloves Watering Can $23.98
28 NUOBESTY Mini Carrots Erasers for Kids, Miniature Food Erasers, 30pcs Tiny Toys Mini Fruits Stationery for Classroom Rewards Party Favors $9.89
29 OrgMemory Life Cycle Figurines, 20Pcs, Showing Kids The 4 Stages of Butterfly, Ladybug, Honey Bee, Chicken and Frog (Set A) $25.99
30 T Play Plush Rose Flower Bendable Stems Colorful Stuffed Rose Flower Toy Durable Roses Plush Bouquet Toy Rose Soft Flower Toys Gift for Kids Baby Girl Toddlers Valentines Day 12" $16.99
  Total: $390.33

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