The STEM Softball curriculum is designed to drive home STEM-based learning through the game of softball. STEM Softball gives students the opportunity to get behind the sport they love with lessons centered around force, the evolution of the glove and how to keep score. Each educational softball activity is extremely engaging, meta-cognitive and helps to develop 21st century skills.
STEM Softball is an educational enrichment program that combines STEM education and the real-life application of softball. It is made up of eight (8) modules, several with worksheets, all which align with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and/or Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and/or National Standards for K-12 Physical Education. Each STEM Softball kit includes a teacher’s manual -- that is easily administered -- and reusable sports equipment and science supplies in order for the program to be fully implemented and turnkey. 5E sequenced lessons are specifically composed and differentiated for grades 3rd, 4th and 5th and another set for 6th, 7th and 8th grades. The program is well designed and scalable for teachers, administrators and even volunteers for school classrooms, after-school programs and in camp settings. There is no professional development or training required to implement the curriculum.
A STEM Softball kit will reach hundreds of students over a handful of years and will serve as a true educational resource. A STEM Softball kit comes with all the sports equipment and science supplies to go along with each lesson, including: one (1) STEM Softball Curriculum Manual, six (6) Rawlings softballs, one (1) Rawlings softball and one (1) Rawlings baseball each cut-in-half, one (1) Rawlings baseball, one (1) Bushnell radar gun, six (6) digital stopwatches, six (6) 25' tape measures, and one (1) weight scale.