Friday, April 7, 2017

Second Graders Make Wooden Cars (Materials Study)

In this project, Second Graders learn to drill, saw, hammer, and sand. This project does not use nails, but instead uses glued "rub joints" to add the seats and other elements to the chassis.




Thursday, April 6, 2017

First Grade Students Come To The STEM Lab for Tinkertime

Using STEM Stix-N-Bitz, they built a Ferris Wheel and a "robot."  We 3D printed the seats for the Ferris Wheel.


Sunday, April 2, 2017

Third Grade Conducts Magnet Strength Tests

How many paperclips can you add to a magnetic hook before it falls off or "fails?"

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Popsicle Bridge Competition Team

For a second year, we are participating in the VT Technical College Popsicle Bridge Competition.  This year we have a team of six students participating, and we have decided to make a suspension bridge.




Thanks to Mr. Fisher - our engineer extraordinaire!






this design demanded a tremendous amount of braiding


our main cables are 27 strands, and our support cables are 9



sandwiching the deck between our towers