BBCS STEM

2019 FTC in Kingsford. This sharp group of "rookies" has much perseverance and resourcefulness. This was a challenging but very good day!😎

From a year ago, FTC competition at Kingsford. Boys overcame many obstacles!

(Grades 5-6) Tallest Tower, Aid Drop Packages; (Grades 7-8) Paper Rockets & Wind Tunnel, Rube Goldberg, Instruments; (Grade 8) Owl Pellet Dissection; (Grades 5-8) FIRST robotics.

A Fun Time: Grade8 dissected owl pellets last marking period. Hunting for bones and puzzling over the skeletons was pretty awesome! This was one of my favorite days this school year with some really special young people!

STEM, Engineering Design Process "INVESTIGATE" continues. Students test how a parachute, canopy and wings can work for packages withstanding damage when dropped.

STEM start up for grades 5&6 in Science this week!
This introductory EIE activity has teams practice productive talk as they plan their design and construct a stable tower.

Problem parameters: Construct a tower "prototype" to help "bear" stay safe when flooding affects his home. Successful towers measure a minimum height of 6 inches and steadily hold the bear for 20 seconds.
Constraints: materials limited to set amount of notecards & tape

We promised some more 3D printed historical buildings. Here they are...

We have been completely blown away by the skills our students have built this year!

They had fun with our Historical Building Challenge. Teams were divided between Paris and Seattle. Wrapping up our earthquake lessons, we explored their similarities through research. Each student chose their own building to design. This is where their true talent started to shine and we saw them rise up! With only two weeks to design, we cannot wait to share pictures as they print. Starbucks is the first building to print from our 7th graders. Notice the little coffee mugs on the shelf! More to come...

14 Books That Connect Students With Valuable Scientists' Struggles

These books would make a wonderful addition to our STEM Library. Allowing students to see the trials and failures of extraordinary scientists, supports our virtue of persistence.

14 Books That Connect Students With Valuable Scientists' Struggles A study found that students who read about famous scientists' personal and intellectual struggles do better in their science classes. Librarians helped us put together a list of books that detail some of those struggles.

Students prepare for First Robotics District Qualifier in Kingsford

Good luck to everyone competing!

Students prepare for First Robotics District Qualifier in Kingsford Teams checked in at Kingsford Middle School and put the final touches on their bots.

The weather was no longer able to hold STEM back! Our STEM Enrichment Day explored the power of natural resources. Specifically, the power of wind!

Through the use of the Engineering Design Process(EDP), our student groups each built a working wind turbine after exploring how energy is created using wind. Each group will continue with their testing to measure exactly how much energy their designs create. They focused specifically on blade design using different materials.

We are excited to continue this process in class and through multiple grade levels. Nothing is more exciting than seeing our students work together as a strong team, building each other up, and solving real world problems.

NMU hosts 32nd annual Science Olympiad

NMU hosts 32nd annual Science Olympiad Each year about 300 middle and high school students from all over the Upper Peninsula come together...

Kindergarten students competing in small classroom "STEM Wars" using our STEM Mats independent stations during Technology class. The buzz in the classroom had everyone giggling with excitement!

Gearing up for second semester and exploring our 3-d printer. The value of Natural Resources and Renewable Energy are going to be our main focus. Here's to an exciting 2nd half!

Can you see him in the background? I wish you could hear his tap, tap, tapping.

We wrapped up our Apple Life Cycle lessons with printmaking and patterns. Full STEAM ahead!

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Thank you to those who have supported my classrooms! Along with our traditional Art and Technology, I am excited to note, I will now be teaching a STEAM class with an emphasis on Nature and Art. This will be an exciting journey. I am excited for school to start next week and cannot wait for the adventure of the 2018 school year to begin!

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Science Camp was a blast!

Machines and More!

Words cannot express the gratitude we have felt for a second year as we completed another summer session of our Trustey STEM Teacher Fellowship at Notre Dame University. We will be forever grateful for all of these opportunities!

Fun STEM Activities To Do At Home With Your Kids This Summer

Fun STEM Activities To Do At Home With Your Kids This Summer How can you help combat your child’s summer learning loss in subjects? By getting their (and your) hands dirty! Talia Milgrom-Elcott highlights some of her favorite fun and easy at-home activities you can do with your children this summer.

Designing our water filter then testing the flow rate and efficiency to remove contaminants.

Effective STEM Instructional Practices-
We were fortunate to have an amazing group of teachers. The room was filled with excitement and each group worked hard to accomplish their goal. The pressure was on!

Trustey STEM Teaching Fellows March Newsletter

BBCS STEM was the feature for Fellows in the Field. Make sure you scroll down!

Trustey STEM Teaching Fellows March Newsletter Dear Trustey Fellows, March Madness is upon us! Whether you enjoy college basketball or not, many of you have filled out a bracket for potential winners in the men's or women's tournament. This is the time of year when we hear a host of clichés like: "Defense wins championships," or "Your attitude ...

More amazing opportunities for our current and future students!
Look at the grant we were just awarded:

GE Additive Education Program: 2018 - 2019

Welcome to the GE Additive Education Program for primary and secondary schools (the "Program"). We congratulate you on being selected into the Program's second year class! We received applications from over 3,000 schools from 41 countries. We are thrilled you were selected from this impressive pool of applicants and look forward to your school's contributions to the success and growth of the Program. Under the stewardship of the GE Additive Education Team, Polar3D will administer the Program.

Your school will receive a 3D printing classroom package consisting of:
Premium Polar Cloud account
Dremel Digilab 3D45, a high performance 3D printer
Filament for the printer (6 rolls)
Curriculum/Lesson Plans from STEAMtrax, Makers Empire, Tinkercad and BlocksCAD

https://www.ge.com/additive/press-releases/ge-additive-education-program-open-entries-schools-and-colleges

Mrs. Benz's 6th grade Physical Science class learned about Pascal's Principal and the multiplication of force in a confined fluid by creating hydraulics machines.

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful women in our lives! Second grade learned about circuits/electricity and made glowing mother's day cards. Paper circuits were a smashing hit!

Negaunee's 'Team Bridge Builders' secures spot in national competition

Great job Negaunee!

Negaunee's 'Team Bridge Builders' secures spot in national competition The team of builders from Negaunee secured a spot in the TRAC Program National Bridge Challenge in mid-May in Franklin, Tennessee as a result of their wins in Grand Rapids

Fun for May the Fourth Be with You Day

May the 4th be with you!

Fun for May the Fourth Be with You Day Check out these crafts and activities for Star Wars Day!

Welcome to Camp Wonderopolis

Looking for a way to squelch your kids' boredom? Here's a great way to challenge their imaginations with STEM activities and explore the wonders of science in the world around them!

Welcome to Camp Wonderopolis Camp Wonderopolis® is the free online summer-learning destination that's full of fun, interactive STEM and literacy-building topics boosted by Maker experiments!