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March 11, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 1

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L.H.S. AND S.T.E.M

Zach Magliaro created the S.T.E.M. Fair Logo. All high school presenters and middle school winners received a t-shirt. Elementary students who were winners of the Wall.E Challenge also received one.

SUCCESS S.T.E.M.s FROM LAWRENCE

Lawrence High School participated in the

district's first annual S.T.E.M. Fair. It was

a day devoted to Science, Technology,

Engineering, Mathematics and provided

an opportunity to motivate and engage

students in the exploration of these fields

and how it affects different aspects of our

lives. This event brought students from

varied academic achievement levels

together to showcase their

accomplishments. While students worked

on their projects, they began working

harder in class; it gave the students a

sense of achievement and a taste of

success that they wanted to continue to

have in their coursework. Students

displayed to the community their projects,

which infused S.T.E.M and various

subjects (Math, Science, English, Life

Skills, Computer Art/Graphics, Baking,

Social Science, ESL, Foreign Language,

and Forensic Science)

"It was well organized. There

were a lot of cool activities. My

little brother and sister enjoyed

it. It was interesting to see

other people's projects"

- Larissa Moscoso, 9th grade

Students' Messages

"It didn't matter what grade you were in or how much you liked math or science; everyone was able to come together and share their projects and learn." ? Natalie Azcona, 9th grade

"We enjoyed participating in the fair and can't wait for next year's fair." Ali Quintero and Ashley Mari ? 11th grade

Cradle of Aviation

Lawrence has created a partnership with the Cradle of Aviation to increase students' awareness of S.T.E.M. and the opportunities and possibilities that are open to them in these fields. A representative from the museum engaged students in an iRobots workshop. Through the partnership, Lawrence High School students will be involved in:

1) S.T.E.M. competitions a. KidWind Challenge b. Verizon Challenge

2) S.T.E.M. Expo a. Connecting the real-world and S.T.E.M.

3) Job Shadowing Opportunities with professionals in the fields of S.T.E.M.

"I actually thought the fair was fun. I learned many ways to use math in the real world. " ? Garrett Pollard, 11th grade

"Thank you to all the participating students and faculty that made contributions to the S.T.E.M. Fair. I am proud of the students' hard work and dedication. Success truly S.T.E.M.s from Lawrence." - Lisa DePaola Chairperson of Mathematics

Interactive Stations

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Students created and facilitated math and science interactive stations with activities for all academic levels (elementary, middle, and high school). During this event, the students wanted to provide opportunities for families to interact with their children in mathematics and science. Visitors were able to:

Watch math music videos and skits Play student-created math games and win prizes:

o Equation Dominoes, Cube Math, Trig-opoly, Geo-monoply, Geometry Candyland, Disney Math Jeopardy, and Locus Candy

o Word searches, crosswords, and Sudokos. o 24 (mental math) o Wrap Ups (practice math skills).

Do Hands-on Activities: o Creating tetrahedron kites o Finding their birthday in "Pi" o Making their own silly putty o String Art designs using linear functions

Read Student Created Math Poems, Stories, Books, and Recipes

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Stations helped families come together and enjoy the world of academia and S.T.E.M.

Technology

Computer App

Video Games

In our evolving world, technology continues to change and enhance our daily lives. Technology is continuously being integrated into education through the Common Core Learning Standards. Technology motivates and enages students to learn. Students used

Jake Bernstein, a senior, created an iPhone app called Inferno Pong by programming in Objective-C in Xcode. It is a simple accelerometer based paddle ball game where you get points for keeping the ball in bounds.

creativity and technological devices to educate their peers in mathematics while having fun.

"Computer programming is an easy to learn skills that can help you bring your ideas to life." ? Jake Bernstein, 12th

Minecraft is a popular computer/video game that uses the imagination to create and build structures using 3-D blocks and

grade

resources in order to survive. Students at

Music

Lawrence High School brought Minecraft to the classroom and had their peers

People can remember

interact with mathematics by partaking in

the lyrics of songs their whole lives; however, they can forget facts

"The Stem Fair was a lot of hard work but it was worth it in the end because we had tons of fun." ? Carol Riley ? 11th grade

the popular hobby of gaming. They created Minecraft video games from scratch on the computer and X-box360.

and concepts they

Anthony Frias and Luis Garcia created a

learned in class the next

world where the students encounter

day. Why? Is it due to

algebraic obstacles, and they have to

the catchy lyrics, the

solve them correctly to survive.

beat of the music, or

Nejat Cigdem, Corey Oliver, and

both? Lawrence High

Samantha Noriega created a world filled

School students

with 3-D geometric shapes and

decided to create and write their own original lyrics that teaches math

"The STEM fair was awesome. It was very educational. My group's music video was the best."- Michael Zabala, 11th grade

formulas. Students have to use tools acquired in their journey to solve related geometric problems.

concepts to the

Songs/Videos

instrumental versions of

Call Me Maybe ? Radical Edition ? Joselyn

popular songs as well as their own original beats to help their peers in their classes.

Mendoza, Carol Riley, Bernice King, Natalie Azcona The Formula Song ? Kyle Singh, Daphne O'Leary, Valerie Khodorkovskiy, and Jessica Solash

Logarithms ? Gizzel George and Amir Mackey

Trigonometry Skit and Log Song ?

Shelby Applebaum, Melissa Melic, Cara

Behar, and Michael Spinelli

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