STEMulating ASES

We welcome our new STEM teacher, Nathan Hoffman, to his virtual reality class! We discuss his expectations and challenges for the first year of teaching and all of the amazing opportunities that are coming to All Saints through his class.

Unreal Engine
History View
Oculus Quest 2
CodeHS

Cindy discusses her plans for the upcoming year in Early Learning and Lower School. Merging together her first year and the two corresponding COVID-interrupted years.

The 8th grade students got to explore deeper into the different fields that STEM has to offer. They got the opportunity to taste different STEM classes in the Upper (High) School and see what they might be interested in beyond Middle School. 

Sailcars & More is all about what is so joyful in the Upper School for Patty and her students. Listen as the joy pours out thinking back on the year and all the projects that came from it. 

Rachel's students took a pause on a very special day in May near and dear to her heart. Listen to her talk about what her students did and what she even got other teachers to do.
Trinket.io A free resource for coding and watching it happen.

Cindy gives us a visual of what engineering looks like for grades 3K through Fourth Grade. Challenges are key. 

Patty takes us through the process of two upper school students building an arcade machine for other studnets to get to enjoy in a new lounge space for next year.
Rachel talks about makey makey and a one class project for her fifth graders.
https://makeymakey.com 

Today we take a peek into what the Middle School STEMZone and Early Learning/ Lower School Oasis come equipped with for the students to do their challeges with. After, we talk about an engineering challenge that the Middle Schooler's did for Holi (an Indian celebration of the beginning of spring).
Canary Cardboard Cutter:
https://www.canary-usa.com/dc-190f-1.html
Canary Cardboard Scissors:
https://www.amazon.com/CANARY-Cardboard-Scissors-Blue-PS-6500H/dp/B000EFZKRY/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/139-1635996-9235315?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000EFZKRY&pd_rd_r=df978cb6-01ed-4a16-94f4-c267903e5e57&pd_rd_w=hYFVa&pd_rd_wg=am08A&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=GNCQ2WET3DYR7CKBZT3Q&psc=1&refRID=GNCQ2WET3DYR7CKBZT3Q
Make Do:
https://www.make.do/collections/new
Electric Cardboard Cutter:
https://www.worx.com/4v-cordless-zipsnip-wx081l.html

Patty and Rachel kick off engineering month with Amanda Adair.
Also, check out Amanda's podcast, The Field Tripper!

Cindy takes us through fabrication projects in the lower school and early learning. First and third graders tell us about their favorite project, what happens when mistakes are made, and how important creativity is to them.