STEM Projects
Details of all the below projects can be found on Rubicon Atlas.
Health - Fitness Challenge
Students will be learning about how to use fitness to keep us healthy and how our heart works. They will learn to take their heart rate and how our heart works. Final Project - Students will be "personal trainers" and determine a proper fitness program to get our hearts working.
Students will be learning about how to use fitness to keep us healthy and how our heart works. They will learn to take their heart rate and how our heart works. Final Project - Students will be "personal trainers" and determine a proper fitness program to get our hearts working.
Robotics
This year, the students to participated in a robotics competition that is being run by Wonder League. This competition is world-wide and we will be using our Dash and Dot Robots to complete "Missions". Perfect Round Competition
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Click on this link to see movies of all the completed missions.
Completed ALL Missions
There were usually 4 students per team, but the final mission had to be completed during their recess time and some team members decided not to continue at that point. Here are the students that completed the final mission.
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Coding
Students will learn the foundations of coding. We will be using the code.org site. Students will participate in both hands-on activities and computer-based activities. The hands-on activities will help students make the connection between coding and everyday activities.
Students will learn the foundations of coding. We will be using the code.org site. Students will participate in both hands-on activities and computer-based activities. The hands-on activities will help students make the connection between coding and everyday activities.
Physics - Force and Motion
Students will be studying Newtons Laws of Motion using the book Sheep in a Jeep as a foundation. We will learn about how gravity affects objects in motion. Final Project - Students will design seatbelts that keep their "sheep" in the Jeep while they traverse various "roads".
Students will be studying Newtons Laws of Motion using the book Sheep in a Jeep as a foundation. We will learn about how gravity affects objects in motion. Final Project - Students will design seatbelts that keep their "sheep" in the Jeep while they traverse various "roads".
Engineering - Rollercoasters
Students will use what they have learned in our previous topic to design rollercoasters using paper towel and toilet paper tubes. We will talk about angles of incline, centrifugal force, and the various other forces that affect a rollercoaster. Students will first use online simulations to learn about constructing rollercoasters and then go on to construct their tube rollercoasters. Final Projects - Students will design a rollercoaster for a theme park that will thrill the riders and allow a marble to come to a safe stop at the end!
Students will use what they have learned in our previous topic to design rollercoasters using paper towel and toilet paper tubes. We will talk about angles of incline, centrifugal force, and the various other forces that affect a rollercoaster. Students will first use online simulations to learn about constructing rollercoasters and then go on to construct their tube rollercoasters. Final Projects - Students will design a rollercoaster for a theme park that will thrill the riders and allow a marble to come to a safe stop at the end!
3D Design
Students will use the Lego Builder site on their chrome books to learn how to design in 3D. We will discuss what makes an object 3D and why it is important to be able to design in this manner. Final Project - Students will design a house.
Students will use the Lego Builder site on their chrome books to learn how to design in 3D. We will discuss what makes an object 3D and why it is important to be able to design in this manner. Final Project - Students will design a house.
Homework
There is no assigned homework in STEM...except to keep exploring and questioning the world around us!