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Virtually Hands-On
Inquiry-Based
Museum and STEM
Experiences for K-12
All classes are free as our community responds to the coronavirus.
SAMSAT Online is inquiry-driven museum experiences delivered online by the STEM education staff at SAMSAT. We deliver a virtual class where students go hands-on for research and student-artifact creation.
For Schools and Teachers
How it Works
1. You sign up for a class.
2. We send you instructions and schedule a time to test the technology. We customize for time and circumstances.
3. We run the class! You co-host with us for classroom management and aligning the lesson with your goals.
Contact us to sign up.
For Individual Students and Families
See our event schedule and sign up on EventBrite.
CLASSES
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Grades
5-12
Length
One class period to three hours
Pedagogy
Inquiry-based with hands-on research and/or student artifact creation
Schoolteacher role
Classroom management in physical classroom; co-host online with private channel to SAMSAT instructor
Student setting
Together in a physical classroom, or home with access to the Internet
Delivered by
The same education staff who deliver in-person experiences to students
Students create
Artifacts using either the old-school technology of paper-and-pencil or the new technologies of mobile devices and the Internet
Technology
Platform
Zoom video conferencing provided, inquiries about others welcome
Usage
Lecture; interactive video discussion; instructor-led chat discussions
In the classroom
Either (1) All students on a device and logged into session; or (2) Projection of online session, audio speaker/s for the classroom, and a second device logged into with video showing the overall classroom; teacher and students welcome to login on individual devices
Tech needed at home
Any device with microphone and speakers/headset, and Internet access. Some classes may require a laptop or computer.
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