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Interactive classroom immersions are open to all West Virginia public schools serving 5-8 grade students free of charge.

*Please note: A K12 email address is required to access the registration form.

choose your steam experience

West Virginia teachers working with 5-8 grade students can choose from the available interactive STEAM experiences. Each uses design thinking to solve a real-world challenge that focuses on a different set of career clusters. Click on the images below to learn more.

*Please note, at this time, Cannon is only available for 5th Grade.

Projectile Launcher

Wiggle Bot

Growing With Innovation

Coding a Better Path

Cannon

Signal Central

WHAT TO EXPECT

Classroom immersions are designed to fully engage students and the classroom teacher in STEAM learning. Led by a STEAM specialist, all immersions are tailored to grade level and personalized for the school’s local community.

Using a transdisciplinary approach, immersions include science, social studies, mathematics, ELA, CTE and the arts, among other subject areas.

At a Glance Breakdown

Immersions include a three-part experience.

Part I

The classroom teacher facilities a pre-visit presentation that is provided by the STEAM TAC to:

Pique interest with a short introduction
Introduce the real-world challenge and examine high-interest examples
Briefly discuss relevant concepts
Connect to career clusters

Part II

A STEAM specialist joins the teacher and students for an in-person immersions.

The STEAM specialist provides all necessary materials for the hands-on lesson, facilitates the hands-on experience alongside the classroom teacher as well as details safety precautions.
The classroom teacher works alongside the specialist to learn the immersion and is encouraged to take leadership of the lesson as the day progresses.
The students work in groups, using design thinking to build their engineering design project. They then test and adjust the device they built.

Part III

In the days following the immersion experience, the classroom teacher completes a post visit survey and leads group discussion to recap success, difficulties and unexpected events. Teachers may also engage in the online STEAM TAC PLC to share experiences.