Welcome Outschool Engineers!

Have your engineers ever wondered and asked how different items around us work? 

In this class, students will uncover various facts and simplified information that go along with each weeks S.T.E.M. challenge. Some examples of connecting our challenge to simplified information is, how constructing a "Pom Pom Popper" uses force, direction, and potential/kinetic energy! The activities we complete are hands-on, and apply to the world around us. 

S.T.E.M. for students develops creators, thinkers, problem solvers, doers, innovators, and inventors! 

Each week we will learn and discover together the amazing abbreviation of S.T.E.M. 

S - Science
T - Technology
E - Engineering
M - Mathematics 

Another great opportunity with this class will be the discussion with other students! Everyone has the opportunity to converse with peers, and to listen to shared experiences. 

Students are able to join class at anytime as each meeting we cover new subjects and S.T.E.M. challenges! 


———————OCTOBER S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Sept. 30th - Oct. 4th) - Roller Coaster

(Oct. 7th - 11th) - Balance the Broom

(Oct. 14th - 18th) - Slimy Science

(Oct. 21st - 25th) - Pumpkin Launcher

(Oct. 28th - Nov. 1st) - Dancing Popcorn

———————NOVEMBER S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Nov. 4th - 8th) - If I Built a House

(Nov. 11th - 15th) - Marble Run

(Nov. 18th - 22nd) - Sink or Float: Building a Boat

**No classes Nov. 25th - 29th in observation of Thanksgiving break.**

———————DECEMBER S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Dec. 2nd - 6th) - Make a Reindeer Fly

(Dec. 9th - 13th) - Dissolving Candy Canes

(Dec. 16th - 20th) - Gumdrop Christmas Tree

*No classes Dec. 23rd - Jan. 3rd in observation of Winter break.**

———————JANUARY S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Jan. 6th - 10th) - Snowball Structure

(Jan. 13th - 17th) - Melting Snowman

(Jan. 20th - 24th) - What Melts Ice the Fastest?

(Jan. 27th - 31st) - Hover Car

———————FEBRUARY S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Feb. 3rd - 7th) - Cardiovascular: Heart Pump Model

(Feb. 10th - 14th) - Balloon Cars 

(Feb. 17th - 21st) - Egg Drop

(Feb. 24th - 28th) - Craft Stick Launchers 

———————MARCH S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Mar. 3rd - 7th) - Measure The Wind

(Mar. 10th - 14th) - Fastest Paper Airplane

(Mar. 17th - 21st) - March Madness Basketball

(Mar. 24th - 28th) - Muscular System: Robot Hand

———————APRIL S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(Mar. 31st - Apr. 4th) - Design a Bird Nest

(April 7th - 11th) - How Strong Is Spaghetti?

(April 14th - 18th) - Catapult Cannon

(April 21st - 25th) - Bottle Rocket Blast Off

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*Every Sunday I will post the supplies needed for class. Please note that if you don't have something on the list, feel free to improvise. This class is about doing and testing to achieve either the same or alternate results (comparing and contrasting with peers too).

**Every four weeks, I will update the 'Supply List' found under the class description (which will also be posted in class everyone four weeks with currently enrolled learners.