Bill Arp Stem Program

And number 8 is out the door. Hard to catch our builders last week due to awards, parties, etc but I was able to steal a couple fifth graders to solve a few last minute issues with the controls. This one has a control pad for the child, a smaller one the parents can use, a control selector switch, a reverse cutout, speed control and alignment control. Thanks to everyone who donated and helped us make these vehicles possible.

Mobility device #7 has been delivered to the LEAP program at Douglas County High School, and #8 is almost ready. Just have to install the brain tomorrow.

Our Third graders are in need of Pringles cans. We need short ones and long ones.

Over the past six years the fifth graders at Bill Arp Elementary have modified six ride-on toys into mobility devices for differently abled children through the Go-Baby-Go organization. This has been a wonderful experience for both the recipients of the vehicles and our student engineers. Due to the generosity of several people donating materials and funds we currently have three gently used “Wild Things” and all the equipment we need to turn them into custom mobility devices. We can tailor the seating, controls, and style to fit the driver. The vehicles work well for children under 75 pounds and under 48” tall whose physical or cognitive condition limits their ability to move or operate a traditional ride-on vehicle. Our fifth grade engineers are looking for three children, or educational programs who could benifit from the use of one of our vehicles. If you know someone or if your child or program would like us to design one of these three vehicles for you, contact Mr. Nauman here or at [email protected]

Our second graders have been working on a Gilligan’s island challenge. They used materials to build a wind powered boat to save their seven castaways.

We are starting to find a lot of Monarch caterpillars in the garden. I found another little friend out there today too

Our STEAM lab is in need of small boxes. Shoeboxes, tissue boxes, or small shipping boxes are all needed. Thank you!

Applications for this year’s First Lego League team are available. If you have a Bill Arp third-fifth grade student interested in robotics and engineering, applications have been handed out in their STEAM classes and are due this Friday, August 18. You can also complete an online application here. We will announce team members on August 21.

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Had to share a couple of pictures I found interesting this week. One is a picture taken by NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. If you look in the far right background , the helicopter caught the perseverance river in this shot. The other was a picture Mr. Carruth shared with me of the moment the Starship launched on the Super Heavy booster from Boca Chica Texas this week.