The second graders were very proud to host Woods Academy's first ever STEM Fair. STEM is a handy acronym for Science Technology Engineering and Math. It is a definite buzzword in professional development circles as it winds its way through our ever-changing curriculum.
The kids were tasked with creating - and presenting - their own projects. No classroom help was offered other than the initial brainstorming of some cool potential projects. The kids had to create a valid hypothesis, observe and analyze their experiment, and then plot any data.
The kids took this and positively ran with it. Projects ran the gamut from chemistry, biology, physics, earth science, and engineering. I was stunned by their mastery of the concepts that they learned about. They did a phenomenal job of reporting their findings to friends, teachers, and real life scientists.
The real life scientists, by the way, were mighty impressed and perhaps a little intimidated by these budding scientists. NIH and NASA, watch out.
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| Sophia demonstrates why wind power is a great and effective source of energy. She even had a log book with all of her observations (she is gesturing with it) |
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| Mariana's stage presence is phenomenal. I can see her future as the co-host of Good Morning America |
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| Charleston shows us that it's physically possible to walk on eggs without breaking them! |
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| Julia created amazing crystals using Borax |
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| James had an amazing project - and the coolest microscopes that the real scientists had ever seen |
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| Jameson demonstrated the ever-cool tornado in a bottle |
As ever, I am stunned by the hard work and creativity of these second graders. They are phenomenal and tenacious with every new learning adventure.
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