Fourth-grade students build a cup tower during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. In this project, students were assigned specific roles to build a tower that matches an example tower, an activity that requires a high level of collaboration and problem solving. Only one group member was allowed to actually see the example tower, so students are forced to focus on observation and communication skills.
Teacher Heather Black-Miley reads “If I Built a School” to first-graders during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
Fifth-grader Landon Chung puts on a glove before getting his hands dirty in a project involving worms during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The students in this class used a variety of materials to design their own tea bags and worm castings to make worm tea. This tea will be used to water the ivies in the room from last year’s hydroponics system.
From left, fifth-graders Joey Van Dyke and Jett Brasseaux put dirt into a container during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The students in this class used a variety of materials to design their own tea bags and worm castings to make worm tea. This tea will be used to water the ivies in the room from last year’s hydroponics system.
From left, Kendall Van Dyke and Mia Guy examine a worm during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The students in this class used a variety of materials to design their own tea bags and worm castings to make worm tea. This tea will be used to water the ivies in the room from last year’s hydroponics system.
Kyleigh Litty examines a worm during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The students in this class used a variety of materials to design their own tea bags and worm castings to make worm tea. This tea will be used to water the ivies in the room from last year’s hydroponics system.
From left, Andrew Hernandez and Braylon Surtain use their knowledge of volume to design and assemble a container that will hold almost 300 pieces of popcorn during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
From left, Myles Marino, Derek Parker, and Carter Price use their knowledge of volume to design and assemble a container that will hold almost 300 pieces of popcorn during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
Audrey N., a student in Journey Ballard’s class, tests how a washable marker reacts on an absorbent paper towel when placed in water during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
From left, Cali J. And Westin B., students in Journey Ballard’s class, test how a washable marker reacts on an absorbent paper towel when placed in water during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
From left, Lily B. and Christian D., students in Journey Ballard’s class, test how a washable marker reacts on an absorbent paper towel when placed in water during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
From left, Bentley S. and Evelyn V., students in Journey Ballard’s class, test how a washable marker reacts on an absorbent paper towel when placed in water during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
Students in Kayla Andrews’ first grade class make a monster trap during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. After reading the book "How to Catch a Monster," the students discussed the problem in the story and in response, built a trap for a monster using given materials. A recording sheet was used for students to write about the process of building the trap.
First-grader Jacob Ewing makes a monster trap during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. After reading the book "How to Catch a Monster," students in Kayla Andrews' class discussed the problem in the story and in response, built a trap for a monster using given materials. A recording sheet was used for students to write about the process of building the trap.
A first-grader in Candy Feucht’s class explains the game he invented during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Each group collaborated together to invent a board game for short or long vowels. Students determined how to organize their board game, as well as created the player pieces and the way the pieces moved. When completed, groups rotated to play the games their peers invented.
A student works with LEGO blocks during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. In this project, students solved equations of sums to 10, then used their sum to guide them on how tall to build a LEGO building in their city.
Emery Williams holds up a LEGO block during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. In this project, students solved equations of sums to 10, then used their sum to guide them on how tall to build a LEGO building in their city.
Students in Michelle Booth’s class complete a project during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. In this activity, students learned how blubber keeps animals warm. They placed their hands in a bucket of ice water for 15 seconds to see how the cold water feels and then created "insulation" using two Ziplock bags and shortening.
Students work on an assignment during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The students built different systems that the Cat Bandit could use to get the food he wants. After creating a simple machine, the students wrote informative paragraphs about their contraptions.
Students work on an assignment during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The students built different systems that the Cat Bandit could use to get the food he wants. After creating a simple machine, the students wrote informative paragraphs about their contraptions.
Students work on an assignment during Juban Parc Elementary’s STEM Day on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. In this project, students used a variety of everyday materials to engineer and design a maze. They tested their design by guiding a ball through the maze with a magnet.
