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STEM Projects in Action Katy Weber Maggie McHugh kweber@lacrossesd.org mmchugh@lacrossesd.org @mlmchugh HELLO! What famous STEM professional would you want to spend the day with? A day in the life of La Crosse Design Institute Any

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STEM Projects in Action

Katy Weber kweber@lacrossesd.org Maggie McHugh mmchugh@lacrossesd.org @mlmchugh

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HELLO!

What famous STEM professional would you want to spend the day with?

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A day in the life of La Crosse Design Institute

Any Questions?

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1.

SPHERO ART

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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND LINES OF CODE.

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STEM Concepts included:

SCIENCE Laws of Motion MATH Angles Rates Geometric Figures TECHNOLOGY Coding

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2.

Ideal Soccer Player

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STEM Concepts included:

SCIENCE The Scientific Method Force Velocity Speed Acceleration Mass vs Weight Momentum Precision vs Accuracy TECHNOLOGY PocketLab Intro Various Options within PocketLab Interpret Graphs in Real Time Bluetooth Pairing MATH Bivariate Data Numerical vs Categorical Data Correlations Rate (using d = rt) Graphing Linear Modeling ENGINEERING Experimental Design

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3.

Balloon Powered Cars

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Design balloon- powered car out

f recycled

materials. Revise design as needed. Measure the mass of car & PocketLab using triple beam balances. Conduct several trials

f vehicle

being powered by balloon. Record acceleration data as measured by the PocketLab. Determine average acceleration of car. Find force of balloon.

1. 2. 3. 4.

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STEM Concepts included:

SCIENCE Force Acceleration Mass vs Weight Data Collection TECHNOLOGY PocketLab Intro Various Options within PocketLab Interpret Graphs in Real Time Bluetooth Pairing MATH Simple Equations ( F = M * A) Variables Average ENGINEERING Wheel Size & Number Structure of Car Material Type & Construction

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4.

Eggstronaut Rockets

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PLAN

» Students will design and build rockets out

f 2 liter plastic bottles

» The rockets will be water powered using pressurized air » Their rockets must protect an egg astronaut

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STEM Concepts included:

SCIENCE Newton’s Laws of Motion Forces-Gravity & Air Resistance F=MA Pressure Projectile Motion Scientific Method TECHNOLOGY iPads MATH Functions Graphing ENGINEERING Experimental Design Material Design

protective materials

Rocket Design

wing size
wing location

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5.

CRASH CAR CUSHIONS

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STEM Concepts included:

SCIENCE Newton’s Laws of Motion Forces-Friction/Gravity Interia Momentum F=MA Mass vs Weight TECHNOLOGY iPads PocketLabs Bluetooth MATH Interpreting graphs Measuring Angles using a protractor ENGINEERING Experimental Design Paper Configurations

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THANKS!

Any questions?

You can contact Maggie: Katy: » mmchugh@lacrossesd.org kweber@lacrossesd.org » @mlmchugh