STEM with STACY

The students will be introduced to Iggy Peck, Architect through a story map and character traits ditto. They will begin to explore what an architect does and look at bridge design, focusing on geometry. The students will have 3 hands-on labs to complete this unit: "Which paper column can hold the most books?", "Build a truss bridge using craft sticks" and "Bridge building STEM challenge using EDP." The unit has 3 videos that will help the students better understand the key concepts of archit

This PowerPoint introduces students to the concept of ethics and current issues related to drones. The PowerPoint has links to an introduction video and the FAA website on the regulations of drones.

This PowerPoint presentation goes with the K'NEX Education Renewable Energy kit. It focuses on the solar energy portion of the kit. It includes an introduction on fossil fuels, along with TED Talks that address real world issues in dealing with solar power.