The solar daytime earlier Spring Break, I had the privilege of taking a grouping of students to
STEM Day, a morning time of science, math, too engineering scientific discipline competitions at
Central Tech, our local regional engineering center. This was my get-go twelvemonth to attend because I ended upwards having to fille it final twelvemonth due to the breadbasket bug.
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| STEM Day Registration |
There were written math tests inwards Middle School Math, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, too Advanced Math. Students could also piece of employment into a Paper Airplane Competition, Scientific Problem Solving Competition, or Ping Pong Launcher Competition.
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| STEM Day |
Almost 800 students were inwards attendance!
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| Just a pocket-size part of the students inwards attendance |
Tables were ready past times local colleges too groups to entertain the students who were non competing at the moment.
There were dry out H2O ice cheese balls that I did non try. It was fun to sentry kids attempt to swallow them alongside their mouths opened upwards to allow the steam escape!
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| Frozen Cheese Balls |
Students could attempt their mitt at operating a robotic arm. It was harder than it looked!
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| Robotic Arm Trainer |
Robotic cars were on display.
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| Robotic Car |
This Vortex Cannon could shoot smoke rings across the room. Very cool!
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| Vortex Cannon |
I'm non certain what this was called, simply students stood on a particular plate too touched the large ball piece it charged. Then, if they placed their mitt close the pocket-size ball, it would forcefulness it to move.
Here are roughly of the airplanes that my students ended upwards creating for the newspaper plane contest. Students were given 10 minutes to practise an plane out of 3-20 sheets of newspaper too three newspaper clips. Students were non allowed to cutting or tear the newspaper inwards whatever way.
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| Paper Airplane Competition |
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| Paper Airplane Competition |
Mini rockets were constructed out of straws too paper.
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| Straw Rockets |
All inwards all, it was a fun too informative morning. Only 1 pupil ended upwards taking dwelling a medal, simply I'm thankful that my students were able to convey this experience. As a schoolhouse that offers real lilliputian inwards the agency of upper score math too scientific discipline courses, this may last the solely exposure that roughly of my students become to the footing of STEM. Plus, it was a swell agency for my students to encounter the opportunities they convey to explore STEM careers through our local tech center.
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