Westside STEM Lab

Been busy over Spring Break making new Nerds for this final quarter. They were such a big hit last year - I hope these continue to motivate students to work hard these last few weeks!

Halloween Stem Store VIP goodie bags are on their way home today!

The hermit crabs have moved in to the Stem Lab!

Help me pick the new hermit crab names while we wait for them to arrive in the lab!

Pick your favorite hermit crab names! We will be having 6-7 crabs in our Crabitat, so I need several names! Pick your FAVORITE names from this list.

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Westside’s Stem Lab will be getting its first CLASS PET this year!

Any guesses as to what it might be?

Sneak peek at the first two new flexi critters for the Stem Store!

Week 3 of Vex Go Robotics Camp. New theme - Mars Math! Students continued their robotics skills with new scenarios. They were also treated to a guest presentation from an actual underwater robotics engineer, who helped them make stem career connections.

Vex Go Competition - Mars Math - Summer Enrichment Camp @WestsideElem Recap of this week’s summer enrichment camp. Students built the competition field pieces, then built robots to complete a variety of tasks on the field. This...

Week 2 of Vex Robotics. This week students focused on competition scenarios. They build a competition field with an underwater science theme, and controlled their robots to perform a variety of tasks.

Vex Go Competition Camp Week 2 of BPS Vex Go Camp. This week focuses on the ocean science competition scenario. Students built their robots on Monday and spent the next few days pra...

Week 1 is a wrap!

Vex Go Boot Camp Summer 2025 Week 1 summary of Westside’s Vex Go Robotics Boot Camp.Students learned how to build and program a variety of bots and sensors, including a car and a robotic...

When we return I will begin accepting applications for two new Robotics Clubs that will start in January. We can thank our previous Boosterthon, a recent grant I received, and proceeds from our Stem Store for supplying the robotic kits we’ll be using.

The goal is to progress students through the VEX curriculum over the course of several years, with the goal of forming competition teams of 5th/6th graders in a year or two. These robotic kits will also be introduced in Stem Class later next semester. I can’t wait to get started!

Here are a couple videos showcasing the two robotics sets we’ll be using:

VEX 123: https://youtu.be/I_nk7gqjt5k?si=YwFk_DibZ8YpJqVy

VEX GO: https://youtu.be/hAHQpznnzZE?si=LFXp3eBq3W6u9mNO