Steppingstone Family Blast
Monday May 4, 2020
Need help with your District-issued Chromebook? Or haven’t picked one up yet?
Updated days and hours for our two Technology Support Centers are as follows:
Education Center, Philadelphia School District
440 N. Broad Street, 1st Floor Lobby, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Fitzpatrick Annex Building
(rear of Fitzpatrick Elementary School) 4101 Chalfont Drive, Philadelphia PA 19154
What’s an Engineer?
Who's Who in History - Human Computers: The Women of NASA
--Mr.WIll, Bethune Elementary
Mother's Day Card!
--Ms.Daniel, Dunbar Elementary
The Engineering Process
So, how do we go about being engineers? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about the Engineering Process and why we should do things in order, as well as many of the questions we should ask along the way.
When Engineering Goes Wrong
--Ms.Naomi, Duckrey Elementary
What Makes a Bridge So Strong?
A SciShow Kids viewer wrote to us to ask how bridges are strong enough to carry cars and trucks! Jessi and Squeaks can explain -- with blocks!
Learn to Code!
--Ms.Julia, Duckrey Elementary
Think Like An Engineer
--Ms. Lexi, Dunbar Elementary
Engineering Activity
Build a Parachute Activity
Rubber Band Helicopter
Extending Grabber Project
Joke of the Day 😂
Previous joke: Why could the computer not take his hat off?
Answer: He had his caps lock on!
Do you have a joke suggestion? Email it to ksuzuki@steppingstoneacholars.org and you might see your joke featured in the newsletter!
Student Spotlight
Steppingstone Scholars Inc.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have!
Director -Hannah Clements,
hclements@steppingstonescholars.org
Bethune Coordinator - Chris Bulman,
cbulman@steppingstonescholars.org
Duckrey Coordinator- Jhanae Mahoney,
jmahoney@steppingstonescholars.org
Dunbar Coordinator- Rasheeda Williams,
rwilliams@steppingstonescholars.org
McMichael Coordinator- Robin Eli,
reli@steppingstonescholars.org
Email: ksuzuki@steppingstonescholars.org
Website: https://www.steppingstonescholars.org
Location: 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone: 215-204-3909