On Friday November 4, 2016 a group of 15 students in 9th-12th grade attended the SciTech Day at Carnegie Science Center. During their visit they spoke to several colleges and professionals in the science and technology field. They discovered what many new careers were doing on a daily basis as well as some of the engineering and science programs offered at various colleges. In the morning students watched an interesting program called "In the year 2062..." Students got a glimpse of what life could be like in the year 2062. In the afternoon students had an option of workshops they could attend, some attend a video game design workshop while others attended a bio-engineering workshop. The bio-engineering workshop was led by a group of PhD and Masters Degree students from Pittsburgh University on the different paths one can study within bio-engineering. It was very informative! Overall, it was a great day for students to learn more about the different engineering fields available and what several jobs are like. The pictures are below are of students during their bio-engineering workshop.
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At the end of October/beginning of November students receiving STEM enrichment have been working on designing a table that can hold a canned soft drink out of tape and popsicle sticks. Students had to use the least amount of popsicle sticks as possible to create a sturdy enough table. It is my pleasure to announce that the winner of the activity only used 7 popsicle sticks!! This was after a lot of trial and error and problem solving. Check out some ideas.
On Friday October 14th the 6th grade students from all 3 elementary schools came up to the Sr/Jr High for a STEM gifted day. Students discussed the engineering design process and then used the new knowledge to complete a STEM kit. After many attempts, solutions were created and the students worked collaboratively to share their findings with their classmates.
After a relaxed lunch, students learned about the new 3D printer and CAD designing using TinkerCAD. The students created their first design together. Check it out, it is the "Trump Chicken." |
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