๐ Grades 1-2 Year B Bi-Weekly C-STREAM¶
17 Sessions | 30 Minutes Each | Every Other Week
This folder contains the condensed Grades 1-2 Year B C-STREAM curriculum for schools with bi-weekly STREAM classes. Year B features different projects, saints, and contexts than Year A while building the same foundational skills.
๐ Session Overview¶
| Session | Title | Theme | Key Activity |
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| Session 01 | Design Detectives | Introduction | Everyday design |
| Session 02 | Tower Power | Engineering | Tower challenges |
| Session 03 | Meet Sphero | Technology | Sphero basics |
| Session 04 | Animal Adaptations | Science | Animal design |
| Session 05 | Garden Engineers | Life Science | Garden design |
| Session 06 | Gratitude Gifts | Thanksgiving | Gift creation |
| Session 07 | Star Makers | Advent | Star engineering |
| Session 08 | Digital Art | Technology | Digital creation |
| Session 09 | Faith Scientists | Catholic Schools | Women in STEM |
| Session 10 | Magnets & Motion | Science | Magnetism |
| Session 11 | Lenten Love | Service | Service project |
| Session 12 | Butterfly Wonder | Life Cycles | Metamorphosis |
| Session 13 | Easter Joy | Resurrection | New life celebration |
| Session 14 | Sphero Challenge | Technology | Robot missions |
| Session 15 | Simple Machines | Engineering | Levers and pulleys |
| Session 16 | Earth Care | Environment | Creation care |
| Session 17 | Year Celebration | Exhibition | Portfolio showcase |
๐ฏ Year B Learning Goals¶
By the end of the year, Grades 1-2 students will:
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โ Apply design thinking to new challenges
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โ Program Sphero robots for various tasks
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โ Create digital art using tablets
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โ Explore animal adaptations and life cycles
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โ Connect faith to environmental stewardship
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โ Serve others through engineering projects
๐ ๏ธ Materials Used Throughout Year¶
From CSCOE Library¶
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Sphero Robots & Tablets
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KEVA Planks
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Simple Machines Kit
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Magnet exploration kit
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Butterfly/Life cycle materials
Technology¶
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Sphero Edu app
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Drawing/art apps on tablets
Classroom Supplies¶
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Craft materials for building
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Garden supplies
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Construction paper
๐ Year A / Year B Rotation¶
Year B focuses on:
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๐ฐ Tower building and habitats
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๐ค Sphero robot programming
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๐ฆ Butterflies and animal adaptations
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๐จ Digital art creation
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๐ Environmental stewardship
Year A (alternate year) focuses on:
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๐ Bridge building
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๐ค Dash Robot programming
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๐ฑ Plant life cycles
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๐ต Sound and instruments
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๐ฅ Community helpers
Grades 1-2 Year B Bi-Weekly โ New challenges, same wonder!