Wednesday, October 5, 2016

EUREKA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL families learn STEM

Eureka Heights Elementary School families are learning to STEM together.  

On September 29, the families participated in a STEM Family Learning Night.  The evening began with sign-in and a pizza dinner.  

After pizza, the families were welcomed by Nannette Kuhn, the Taylor School District's Title I Parent Facilitator, who thanked them for taking time out of their busy schedules to participate with their child in hands-on STEM activities.  

During the remainder of the evening, families were able to rotate through a variety of activities including the learning and playing math games; creating the longest paper chain using just one piece of construction paper; constructing a 1-foot high tower to rescue their stuffed animal from drowning using only a few index cards and tape; learning about states of matter by using a solid and a liquid to make a zip-loc bag expand with a gas; making and testing a hypothesis about which 3D shape could support the most books, and how using that knowledge that can help architects and builders design and build buildings; solving the challenge of how to cut a single index card so that the human body can fit through it; and more.  

“Arts & Scraps” was also on site so the students could create an artistic robot and learn about the different types of robots and how they help society.  Each child was able to take home a robot kit from Arts & Scraps so they could continue the learning fun at home.


Even though it was a chilly, rainy evening, 30 families were represented with over 80 participants in attendance.




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