Another great day is in the books! The students got a lot of walking today as they were in the beautiful Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building. The building is our newest academic building on campus and the science labs in there are always a treat for our students to do their investigations.
Today the red and blue groups were with Dr. Graham from the Department of Chemistry. He had them explore solar cells and how different materials used in solar cells compare. They also got to investigate how batteries work and made their own battery!
Red team is learning about what chemists do and playing with solar cells! #stem #STEM2018 #stemcamp2018 pic.twitter.com/oLB6XWzbES
— See Blue STEM Camp (@SeeBlueSTEMCamp) June 14, 2018
The green and yellow groups took their turn at flight school, looking at the mathematics and physics of airplanes with Dr. Thomas. They made a variety of different types of airplanes to investigate different effects. They had fun flying the planes and making predications about what was going to happen!
— See Blue STEM Camp (@SeeBlueSTEMCamp) June 14, 2018
In robotics, the students started the FLL challenge today. In the FLL challenge, they take their programming knowledge to the next level by adding more sensors, multiple loops, and sequences to complete a challenge task. The students really enjoy the trial and error and of course the end result when their code works! The yellow and green group had a special treat today; they got to meet a local robot celebratory, Marty!
Green group talking to the creators of Marty (the robot) about the technology used to create him!! #stemcamp2018 #seeblueseestem pic.twitter.com/t8vzn1LBUi
— See Blue STEM Camp (@SeeBlueSTEMCamp) June 14, 2018
In their words…
- we learng that air pockets create drag
- That the position of weight on an airplane effects how it flies
- … I find physics and aerodynamics fascinating
- This is because I solved a problem by building something with my own mind. – This made me feel innovative.
- I learned that all 4 dimensions of a plane equal out.
- I learned that planes need drag, pull, and force to be level in the sky.
- I learned that glliders are designed to go slightly downhill. I was really cool to see how physics has a part in paper airplanes
- I learned more about how voltage works.
- That Hibiscus can create the best solar panel out of pomegranite, Hibiscus and blackberry
- you can use a lemon as a battery.
- …chemistry is combining things to find something new
Conversation Starters…
Red/Blue Groups
- How can you make a battery? What is voltage?
- How do you make a solar cell? What different kinds of materials did you investigate today around making a solar cell?
- What challenges did you complete in robotics today? What did you do to get your robot to go?
Yellow/Green Groups
- What makes an airplane go into the air?
- What did you take into consideration when you created your airplane? How did that work for you? What are some other things you tried?
- What different types of airplanes did you make? How did they work differently?
- What challenges did you complete in robotics today? What did you do to get your robot to go?
Picture of the Day…
