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Summer STEM Educator

By May 2, 2023May 4th, 2023Education

Exploreum Summer Academy STEM Educator

Looking for a summer position where you can help kids have fun with science and learn new hands-on activities to do in your own classroom? Spend a week of your summer gaining valuable experience with hands-on STEM teaching techniques.

Summer Academy STEM Educators are responsible for presenting and demonstrating inquiry-based science programs to PreK to 2nd grade students. Educators must participate in a one-hour training workshop where they will be introduced to the interactive and inclusive STEM curriculum for the assigned week. The one-hour training must be scheduled in advance and will take place on Wednesday, June 7 between 9AM and 4PM.

Exploreum Academy classroom sessions are M-F, 9:30-2:30. At the end of the week session, educators will receive a $500 stipend and a copy of the lesson plans to utilize within their own classroom.

Minimum Qualification

  • Teacher certification preferred
  • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in science, education, or related field
  • Experience in a PreK-2 Classroom
  • Excellent communication and classroom management skills
  • Work well with a variety of people in a fast- paced environment
  • The ability to effectively interpret and communicate science concepts

Please forward letter of interest and resume to education@exploreum.com.

Summer Academy STEM Educator Positions (4 available)

 

Week 1: June 12-16

6-7yrs “Busy B’s” Our Junior botanist will explore various plants, including native carnivorous plants in Alabama, and the conditions that are required for them to thrive in nature and in gardens. Through plant dissection, students will discover plant anatomy and learn about plant life cycles.

  • Objective SCI.K.3.1: Define living and non-living things.
  • Objective SCI.K.3.2: Record in words and pictures what living things need to survive.
  • Objective SCI.K.3.3: Distinguish patterns between living and non-living things using examples.
  • Objective SCI.K.3.4: Use pictures to discuss living and non-living things.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.1: Define alter and environment.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.2: Create a project that demonstrates how people, animals or plants alter their environments to meet their needs.
  • Objective SCI.K.5.1: Define habitat and native.
  • Objective SCI.K.5.2: Create a model of a natural habitat for a plant or an animal
  • Objective SCI.K.5.4: Describe plants native to Alabama.
  • Objective SCI.K.6.1: Define reduce, reuse, recycle, and impact.
  • Objective SCI.K.6.2: Make a reasonable plan of possible solutions to lessen the human impact on the local environment (e.g., pick up trash around the school, create a reduced littering environment).
  • Objective SCI.K.6.3: Describe ways to lessen the human impact on the local environment.
  • Objective SCI.K.7.1: Define evaporation and temperature.
  • Objective SCI.K.7.2: Compare the differences between soil, sand, rocks, and water that have been in sunlight and have not been in sunlight.
  • Objective SCI.2.5.1: Define variable.
  • Objective SCI.2.5.2: Recognize factors that contribute to plant growth.
  • Objective SCI.2.5.3: Identify causes and effects of plant growth.
  • Objective SCI.2.6.1: Define disperse and pollinate.
  • Objective SCI.2.6.2: Model ways animals disperse seeds and pollinate plants.

Week 2: June 19-23

6-7yrs “Junior Imagineers” Take a journey as we use the science and art of mapmaking to learn how to orient ourselves in the world around us. Students will learn about Earth’s magnetic fields, cardinal direction, and much more as they design and map out a new world of their own.

  • Objective SCI.2.7.1: Define woodland, tundra, desert, rainforest, ocean, and river.
  • Objective SCI.2.7.2: Describe different habitats in water.
  • Objective SCI.2.7.3: Describe different habitats on land.
  • Objective SCI.2.7.4: Match animals to various habitats.
  • Objective SCI.2.8.1: Define tornados, volcanoes, earthquakes, erosion, rocks, and glaciers.
  • Objective SCI.2.8.2: Identify Earth events that happen over a long period of time.
  • Objective SCI.2.8.3: Identify Earth events that happen over a short period of time.
  • Objective SCI.2.8.4: Identify characteristics of Earth that have stayed the same over a long period of time.
  • Objective SCI.2.9.1: Define mountain, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
  • Objective SCI.2.9.2: Identify patterns of physical features on Earth.
  • Objective SCI.2.10.1: Define water, oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and streams.
  • Objective SCI.2.10.2: Identify where water is found on Earth as a solid.
  • Objective SCI.2.10.3: Identify where water is found on Earth as a liquid.

Week 3: June 26-30

6-7yrs “Animalpalooza” Take a voyage into the magical world of animals as we investigate the relationship between humans and their faithful friends. Students will learn how we share our communities, neighborhoods, and sometimes houses with the wildlife around us.

  • Objective SCI.K.3.1: Define living and non-living things.
  • Objective SCI.K.3.2: Record in words and pictures what living things need to survive.
  • Objective SCI.K.3.3: Distinguish patterns between living and non-living things using examples.
  • Objective SCI.K.3.4: Use pictures to discuss living and non-living things.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.1: Define alter and environment.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.2: Create a project that demonstrates how people, animals or plants alter their environments to meet their needs.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.3: Explain how people change their environments to provide for their needs.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.4: Explain how animals change their environments to provide for their needs.
  • Objective SCI.K.5.2: Create a model of a natural habitat for a plant or an animal.
  • Objective SCI.K.5.3: Discuss animals native to Alabama.
  • Objective SCI.K.5.4: Describe plants native to Alabama.
  • Objective SCI.K.6.1: Define reduce, reuse, recycle, and impact.
  • Objective SCI.K.6.2: Make a reasonable plan of possible solutions to lessen the human impact on the local environment (e.g., pick up trash around the school, create a reduced littering environment).
  • Objective SCI.K.6.3: Describe ways to lessen the human impact on the local environment.
  • Objective SCI.1.5.1: Define mimicry.
  • Objective SCI.1.5.2: Design an animal that has special body parts that help the animal survive. (e.g., picture, project, or model)
  • Objective SCI.1.5.3: Design a structure to solve a human problem using items in nature (e.g., designing equipment to protect bicyclists by mimicking turtle shells, acorn shells, and animal scales).
  • Objective SCI.1.6.1: Define offspring.
  • Objective SCI.1.6.2: Describe how parents use patterns of behavior to help their offspring survive (e.g., using media or texts). Objective SCI.1.6.3: Illustrate examples of how parents meet the needs of their offspring.
  • Objective SCI.1.7.1: Define species and breed.
  • Objective SCI.1.7.2: Compare and contrast offspring to their parents and other members of the same species (e.g., picture cards). 

Week 4: July 17-21

4-5yrs “¡Vamos!” Take an adventure to Latin America and discover what makes this part of the world so unique. Students will learn about the animals, geography, and the many foods and traditions that originate from this incredible region. All topics will be discussed in English as well as Spanish, introducing the students to a second language.

  • Objective SCI.K.4.1: Define alter and environment.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.2: Create a project that demonstrates how people, animals or plants alter their environments to meet their needs. ‘
  • Objective SCI.K.4.3: Explain how people change their environments to provide for their needs.
  • Objective SCI.K.4.4: Explain how animals change their environments to provide for their needs.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

  • Compare cultural similarities and differences in individuals, families, and communities. Examples: celebrations, food, tradition
  • Recognize maps, globes, and satellite images
  • Differentiate between land forms and bodies of water on maps and globe
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