Hello, Nelsonville-York School District!
This is a space for teachers, students, and families to find resources that complement your STEAM Packs for Students (brought to you by the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery, Community Food Initiatives, and Central Ohio Music Therapy). Special thanks to OVMoD Board members, volunteers from Ohio University Credit Union, and Athens High School National Honor Society for their help in packing the kits.
Inside of your bag, you will find a paper booklet full of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) activities plus most of the supplies to be able to do those activities at school or at home. If you have a question about the STEAM packs you can ask your classroom teacher, or feel free to email us:
STEAM packs for Students are divided into grade bands – one for kindergarten, first, and second grade students, another for third and fourth grade students, and the last for fifth and sixth graders.
Resources for each activity are listed in the table below. Closed captioning is available for videos in YouTube by clicking the closed caption (cc) option at the bottom of each individual video.
When you complete your STEAM pack, we would greatly appreciate your help in improving our programs by filling out a survey. Surveys can be returned:
- to teachers OR
- by emailing photos of both sides of the survey to survey@ovmod.org OR
- by completing the survey online
Teachers – please help us out by filling out a survey here, or returning a photo of a paper copy by emailing survey@ovmod.org, or by contacting us to come pick up paper copies at school.
Thank you all and we hope you enjoy the STEAM packs!
Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd Resources
| Activity | Supplies (items with * are NOT included in the kit) | Resources |
| Mini Greenhouse Study | Two clear plastic cups Zip top bag of soil *Water *Cup or small pitcher (optional) *Spoon or scoop (optional) Bean seeds (in envelope) Tape *Scissors (optional) | Video |
| Life Cycle Agamographs | Bean plant life cycle agamograph pages (2 pages total) *Scissors *Crayons/colored pencils/markers Construction paper Glue or *glue stick | Video |
| Tissue Paper Flower | Tissue paper Pipe cleaner Construction paper (green) *Scissors Glue Ruler | Video Peony photos |
| Polyhedron Pollen Grain | Polyhedron printed on cardstock *Scissors Glue or *glue stick | Video |
| Seed Spinners | Envelope with maple seeds and paper clips Paper flyer cutouts on the back of this booklet *Scissors *Pencil | Video Spinner template |
| Seed Necklaces | Zip top bag with seeds of different shapes, sizes, and colors Paperboard circle with a hole *Plate, newspaper, or other flat object (to catch glue drips) Glue Piece of yarn | Video |
| Songwriting | *Pencil The booklet that came in your STEAM Pack | Video |
| Nature Scavenger Hunt | Bag for collecting treasures from nature (you can use your STEAMpack bag or an old grocery bag) Your seed necklace from Activity 6 *Paper and pencil (or camera – optional) | Video: Seed dispersal |
| Storytime! | The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle | Video |
| K-2 Survey | Please fill this out online or on paper to help us improve our programs! Your responses will be confidential. You can also return paper copies by snapping a photo and emailing survey@ovmod.org. | Survey Link |
| Observation Journal – Bonus Activity! | *Paper you have at home or school *Pencil, pen, or marker *Scissors *Crayons/Markers (optional) *Ruler | Video |
3rd-4th Grade Resources
| Activity | Supplies (items with * are NOT included in the kit) | Resources |
| Mini Greenhouse Study | Three clear plastic cups One gray plastic cup Two zip top bags of soil *Water *Cup or small pitcher (optional) *Spoon or scoop (optional) Bean seeds (in envelope) Tape *Scissors (optional) | Video |
| Life Cycle Agamographs | Bean plant life cycle agamograph pages (2 pages total) *Scissors *Crayons/colored pencils/markers Construction paper Glue or *glue stick | Video |
| Plant Maze | Sprouted bean plant in cup (from Activity 1) *A sunny location *Cardboard box (a shoe box works great!) Black construction paper Tape *Scissors | Video |
| Tissue Paper Flower | Tissue paper Pipe cleaner Construction paper (green) *Scissors Glue Ruler | Video Peony photos |
| Polyhedron Pollen Grain | Polyhedron printed on cardstock *Scissors Glue or *glue stick | Video |
| Seed Spinners | Envelope with maple seeds and paper clips Paper flyer cutouts on the back of the booklet *Scissors *Pencil *Timer or stopwatch (optional) | Video Spinner template |
| Seed Mandalas | Zip top bag with seeds of different shapes, sizes, and colors Paperboard circle *Plate, newspaper, or other flat object (to catch glue drips) Glue | Video |
| Songwriting | *Pencil The booklet that came in your STEAM Pack | Video |
| Nature Scavenger Hunt | Bag for collecting treasures from nature (you can use your STEAMpack bag or an old grocery bag) Your seed mandala from Activity 6 *Paper and pencil (or camera – optional) | Video: Seed dispersal |
| Storytime! | Dr. Sara Hartman reads Weslandia by Paul Fleischman | Video |
| 3-4 Survey | Please fill this out online or on paper to help us improve our programs! Your responses will be confidential. You can also return paper copies by snapping a photo and emailing survey@ovmod.org. | Survey Link |
| Observation Journal – Bonus Activity! | *Paper you have at home or school *Pencil, pen, or marker *Scissors *Crayons/Markers (optional) *Ruler | Video |
5th-6th Grade Resources
| Activity | Supplies (items with * are NOT included in the kit) | Resources |
| Mini Greenhouse Study | Four clear plastic cups One blue plastic cup One red plastic cup Three zip top bags of soil *Water *Cup or small pitcher (optional) *Spoon or scoop (optional) Bean seeds (in envelope) Tape *Scissors (optional) | Video |
| Life Cycle Agamographs | Bean plant life cycle agamograph pages (2 pages total) *Scissors *Crayons/colored pencils/markers Construction paper Glue or *glue stick | Video |
| Plant Maze | Sprouted bean plant in cup (from Activity 1) *A sunny location *Cardboard box (a shoe box works great!) Black construction paper Tape *Scissors | Video |
| Crepe Paper Flower | Crepe paper Pipe cleaner *Scissors Glue Paper (optional) Toothpick (optional) | Video Calla lilies photos Lavender photos |
| Polyhedron Pollen Grain | Polyhedron printed on cardstock *Scissors Glue or *glue stick | Video |
| Seed Spinners | Envelope with maple seeds and paper clips Paper flyer cutouts on the back of the booklet *Scissors *Pencil *Timer or stopwatch (optional) | Video Spinner template |
| Seed Mandalas | Zip top bag with seeds of different shapes, sizes, and colors Paperboard circle *Plate, newspaper, or other flat object (to catch glue drips) Glue | Video |
| Songwriting | *Pencil | Video |
| Nature Scavenger Hunt | Bag for collecting treasures from nature (you can use your STEAMpack bag or an old grocery bag) Your seed mandala from Activity 6 *Paper and pencil (or camera – optional) | Video |
| Storytime! | Read aloud with Dr. Sara Hartman – Weslandia by Paul Fleischman | Video |
| 5-6 Survey | Please fill this out online or on paper to help us improve our programs! Your responses will be confidential. You can also return paper copies by snapping a photo and emailing survey@ovmod.org. | Survey Link |
| Observation Journal | *Paper you have at home or school *Pencil, pen, or marker *Scissors *Crayons/Markers (optional) *Ruler | Video |