STEM DAY: September 2017
During our first STEM day we learned about a field of study: biomechanical engineering. The field of biomechanical engineering is a subfield of biomedical engineering. Within this field, engineers work on projects such as engineering artificial limbs,
The students learned about important factors to keep in mind when designing prosthetic devices as they engineered a model leg for an elephant. They also learned the important skill of working with a team to solve this problem.
It was a fun morning where each team was actively involved in: planning, designing, reworking designs to solve problems, testing of their the prosthetic devices and presenting what they learned and what they would do differently. See some pictures of the students working and the final projects with their designers below:
During our first STEM day we learned about a field of study: biomechanical engineering. The field of biomechanical engineering is a subfield of biomedical engineering. Within this field, engineers work on projects such as engineering artificial limbs,
The students learned about important factors to keep in mind when designing prosthetic devices as they engineered a model leg for an elephant. They also learned the important skill of working with a team to solve this problem.
It was a fun morning where each team was actively involved in: planning, designing, reworking designs to solve problems, testing of their the prosthetic devices and presenting what they learned and what they would do differently. See some pictures of the students working and the final projects with their designers below:
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STEM Day: February 2017 During our STEM day we continued to learn how human activities are contributing to Climate Change. We began by watching a video about Climate Change and learned about our carbon footprint. Students then completed a survey to calculate their personal carbon footprint. The survey offered each student an opportunity to make changes to their energy consumption habitats. We then Introduced our project with an inspiring video about a young boy named Caine who built an arcade in his father's garage. The students applied the principles of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to create games from recycled materials for our pre-k friends at St. Barnabas. The 8th graders created a variety of games that were creative and fun to play. We ended our STEM Day sharing our games with the pre-k students. See some pictures of the students working and the final projects with their designers and the pre-k students below: |
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STEM DAY: October 2016
During our 2nd STEM day we applied the principals of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to a real world project. We built Zip lines! Each team was given a set of supplies including: Styrofoam and plastic cups, straws, paper clips, zip ties, dental floss, ribbon, cardboard and a marble). The goal was to build a zip line that would transport the marble to the ground and stabilize it. The biggest challenge involved assuring the marble would be stabilized on the floor. Students worked in teams and continued to hone the real world skills involved in solving a problem while working as a team. See some pictures of the students working and the final projects with their designers below: |