小小工程師：每週 STEM 挑戰

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! 

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

(Mar. 31st - Apr. 4th) - Muscular System: Robot Hand

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

(April 7th - 11th) - Design a Bird Nest

(April 14th - 18th) - How Strong Is Spaghetti?

**No classes April 21st - 25th for Spring Break**

(April 28th - May 2nd) - Catapult Cannon

———————MAY S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(May 5th - 9th) - Bottle Rocket Blast Off

(May 12th - 16th) - Spring Color Absorption (flowers & celery)

(May 19th - 23rd) - How Strong is Spaghetti?

(May 27th - 30th) - Crazy Balancing Craft Sticks

**No class May 26th for Memorial Day**

———————JUNE S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(June 2nd - 6th) - Solar S'more Box

(June 9th - 13th) - Balloon Car

(June 16th - 20th) - How Do Lungs Work?

(June 23rd - 27th) - Pom Pom Drop

———————JULY S.T.E.M. CHALLENGES———————

(June 30th - July 4th) - Fireworks In A Jar

(July 7th - 11th) - Exploding Chalk Bags (outdoor activity)

(July 14th - 18th) - 

(July 21st - 25th) -

**July 21st - 25th will be our last week of classes until Fall 2025 begins again in September.**

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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.