5th Grade STARBASE Program
STARBASE Oklahoma engages students through the inquiry-based curriculum with its "hands-on, minds-on" experiential STEM activities. Students attend the program with their school class, one day a week for six weeks. One day is devoted to the exploration of STEM careers. There are currently seven STARBASE classrooms at four sites across Oklahoma.
Day 1
Introduction to Engineering Design Process
Metric Measurements
Physics - Straw Rockets
Day 2
Graphing - Data Analysis
Chemistry - Building Molecular Models
Energy Fundamentals - States of Matter
Intro to Fluid Mechanics - Bernoulli's Principle
Day 3
Mapping
Geometry - Coordinate Plane
Technology - Computer Aided Design
Energy Fundamentals - Type of Energy
Day 4
Continue Computer Aided Design
Electricity - LittleBits of Energy
Chemistry - Chromatography
Day 5
Engineering Design Activity - Eggburt
Energy Funamentals - Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
STEM Careers