STEM Parent Newsletter
November 2018
Teacher Spotlight
Erin Hartley - Fourth Grade
Writing contest for students in grades 3-5. To enter this year’s contest, write an original, fictional story in which the main character is a female who uses engineering skills to solve a problem.
There are three basic rules:
- Your main character must be female.
- Your main character must use engineering design principles to solve a problem - she cannot use or rely on magic or supernatural powers.
- Your story must be under the word limit for your grade level, which is listed below. Elementary (grades 3-5): 800 words.
All stories must be original work. Any evidence of plagiarism will immediately disqualify an entry.
Submission Entry: https://www.engineergirl.org/112743/2019-submission-form
The Competition will close at 11:59 PM, February 1, 2019, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be received prior to this date and time in order to be considered.
Here is a link to more information https://www.engineergirl.org/108327/2019
NC Zoo Endangered Species Awareness Poster Contest
For more information visit their website at https://www.nczoo.org/education/family-group-programs/endangered-species-awareness-poster
First place winners for each age group gets a special painting by one of our animal ambassadors. Entries due by December 15th. Last year's winners look great on our poster!
Kindergarten
Froggy Gets Dressed Breakout EDU
Designing a Shelter: Engineering is Elementary
Dash Robots: Number Identification - Number Dash!
First Grade
Tom Turkey Breakout EDU
Second Grade
STEM Matter Grade Activity with Ms. Fristoe's Class
Freckle Coming to Second Grade
Third Grade
States of Matter STEM Activity
Fourth Grade
Dash Robots: Place Value Game
Fourth grade students used the Dash Robots to compete against each other to create the biggest or smallest numbers possible. In pairs, students programmed their Dash Robots using Blockly code to move around a grid taped on the floor and obtain numbers on the grid. As they moved the Dash Robot around the grid, they needed to avoid obstacles. Once they got five numbers, the students had put them in place value order to create the largest or smallest numbers from 0 to 99,999 based on the game objective.
Fifth grade
Human Body Labs
Dash Robots: Coordinate Moves with Dash
STEM Twitter Accounts
- Ms. Dozier: @stemrootelem
- Mr. Peterson: @RootITF