In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our students listened to the story, Balloons Over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet and were told that we ran out of helium to keep the balloons in the air, so they were given 3 popsicle sticks, 4 straws, one small cup, tape and an inflated balloon to engineer a device to keep their balloon attached to their Indi robot and code their route in a Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Challenge was a lot of fun and students showcased their clever engineering designs. Here are some pictures to show their creativity:
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We have some very exciting news! This year our school, Ballard Elementary, has been recognized as achieving a Woz Pathway STEM School Status. WOZ ED has developed personalized learning programs to help students reach their potential in STEM education and compete for STEM careers. Mr. Keezer and I were invited to Scottsdale, Arizona to meet Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a very successful engineer. Mr. Wozniak is known for building the Apple II Computer in 1978. We were presented with a certificate and celebrated as a STEM Pathways school. We have received a number of various educational materials and curricula from Woz ED, that will ignite the spark in all our learners to develop an engineering mindset. We are super-excited to continue engaging our students with critical thinking skills and helping them become better problem solvers!
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