For our latest STEM activity, students were challenged to create a pipeline. They measured how much of the water they initially put into the pipeline was collected at the end. Students then reflected on how they would change their designs in the future in order to collect a higher percentage of input water.
Diya researched how to make a scented teddy bear out of clay for her genius hour presentation. She used a website that showed the step-by-step directions for making the bear, and then added to her project by turning it into a full scene with a cupcake and a table. Next she researched how to scent the clay to make her scene smell like a cupcake. In her research Diya discovered the scent would not last if she used vanilla extract to scent the clay, and that she instead needed to use the oil used to make scented soaps and candles. For their Genius Hour project, Arron and Eli researched how to design a paper football field, and a paper football to go with it. Their goal was to find the optimal design, where their footballs would easily glide across the field and travel straight through the field goal posts. In the first video below Arron and Eli explain their design ideas, parts of the research process, and changes they made to their design based on their trials. In the second video they demonstrate how to score a field goal on their field. In the latest STEM challenge students were given the task of designing a structure that would hold a tennis ball at least six inches off of the ground. The only materials they could use for their structures were tape, popsicle sticks and straws. Every time we do a STEM challenge students amaze me with their creative ideas and abilities to problem-solve! Check out their structures in the pictures above.
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