Each succeeding unit will involve a study, a visit, and a field trip. Our experiences will then be shared at the yearly Science Fair. 5. This idea is innovative in that it capitalizes on the availability of experts in our community. These experts can illustrate how the various scientific principles relate to authentic professions. The program is unique also because it involves non-typical occupations for observations by elementary students.
Children often go to the grocery store, or a restaurant.
They seldom go to a research and development firm like Lockheed Martin. This industry has the resources to demonstrate the value of the abstract concepts learned in the classroom. Establish Contact-First, I intend to contact people in the Sonar division of Lockheed Martin to determine their constraints for participation. I would also meet the people who will be presenting to the children. Contact-Together we will determine mutual goals for the children.