STEM Challenge

Challenge Accepted!

Students in Ms. Boyle's Grade 6 classroom really stepped up to the Fall STEM Challenge. The challenge?  Design and build a prototype machine ("The Extractinator") that could syphon micro plastics and material from water. The kicker?  Prototypes had to be built using only items from the recycling bin. The time frame?  One week to design, build, test and submit for feedback. Wow... The hard work these students put into their design and build is outstanding! Check out their pictures, the video and the feedback they got from STEM professionals.

But will it work?

Feedback from STEM Professionals:

Technology/STEM Essential Questions How are science and engineering skills used to solve design problems? How can we use the technology tools available to help us ideate solutions to a problem? How can we use the technology tools available to use to record our findings for further reflection?

2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework:
6-8. CS.b; 6-8.DTC.b; 6-8.DTC.c; 6-8.CT.e