SOMERS POINT
STEM LAB
Re-design the world with a vision for the future
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Before
Daily Update: 11/12/2015
4th Grade Spanish students see their 3D printed Alebrijes for the first time. They painted their creations with bright and colorful patterns just as traditional Mexican folk-artists do.
Daily Update: 11/11/2015
8th Grade STEM engineers test the aerodynamics of their C02 car designs in a virtual wind tunnel. They analyzed the flow lines and identified areas causing drag. Students recorded videos of the test to be included in their online portfolios. Check out Maggie's test, which produced an average drag coefficient of .79!
Daily Update: 10/1/2015
8th Grade brainstorms ideas for aerodynamic C02 cars
Our 8th grade engineers have been working through the design process in order to create 3D printed aerodynamic C02 cars. We asked the question, "What factors determine the acceleration of a C02 car?" We conducted research on acceleration, mass, and drag and began brainstorming ideas on our dry erase tables!
Daily Update: 10/7/2015
2nd Grade begins designing 2nd-Grade-Ville
Daily Update: 10/8/2015
7th Grade designs 3D printed nose cones and fin systems for thier straw rockets as part of the Journey to Mars STEM Challenge.
Daily Update: 10/12/2015
8th Grade moves to the planning stage of the Local Motors STEM Challenge and creates technical drawings of their unique designs.
Daily Update: 10/20/2015
4th Grade Spanish classes begin designing Alebrijes on CAD software.
Daily Update: 10/20/2015
Middle School Venture classes see their rocket designs come to life on the 3D printers
Daily Update: 10/21/2015
2nd Grade prints 3D for the first time. Their unique buildings will become apart of a model town called 2ndgradeville.
Daily Update: 11/09/2015
1st Grade Enrichment classes build math problems out of legos!
Daily Update: 10/27/2015
8th Grade STEM students begin building their C02 cars on CAD software.
Daily Update: 10/272015
Middle school venture students test their 3D printed rockets and calculate average flight distances. So far, 8th grade student Molly M. logged the furthest flight at 17.52 meters!
Daily Update: 10/28/2015
1st Grade enrichment classes engineered squishy spider circuits with light up eyes for Halloween. Click on the image below for more information.
Daily Update: 10/28/2015
8th Grade STEM C02 cars are getting more elaborate. This week students applied Newton's formula A = F/M to their designs and slimmed down their cars. Click on the image below to see some of the designs in progress.
This particular building is a local pet store that this student designed called Bruce's Cutest Pets. Next, students will arrange their buildings in 2ndgradeville and create maps for vistors to navigate the community.
Daily Update: 9/20/2015
Our First STEM Class..
Our 8th Graders were asked the question, "What is STEM?" Originally, most students responded with answers that explained science experiments they had done. After our first class, in which students tackled thier first engineering challenge "Skyscrapers", these were their responses:
STEM is......
"An imaginative class where you need to think outside of the box."
"a learning process."
"a hands-on experience."
"learning from your mistakes."
"building and creating."
"desiging, constructing, and thinking."
STEM LAB DAILY
Daily Update: 5/13/2016
Our LEGO engineer team completes stage 1 of our Golden Gate Bridge replica. The scaled towers stand 28.5 inches tall, nearly 314 times smaller than the towers of the actual bridge.
Daily Update: 5/18/2016
7th Grader Regan mentors younger student Alex on how to program the Sphero 2.0 robot. One of the best ways to learn is to teach!
Daily Update: 5/23/2016
Mrs. Brannigan's class plasters their mini-golf figures for their custom mini-golf holes. Mrs. Thoms was nice enough to lend us the art room and supplies. It was a bit messy! Thanks!
Daily Update: 5/26/2016
3rd grade venture students engineer scaled replicas of the Ocean City Ferris Wheel. The students completed the build under a $250 KNEX budget and calculated the ratio of their replica to the actual ferris wheel.
Daily Update: 6/1/2016
We would like to thank our donors from donorschoose.org and those who donated on gofundme.com for our Sphero robots and tablets. Check out our thank you video below!
Click on the image above to register for the 2016 Somers Point Science Fair. This year's event will feature an interactive STEM Expo for members of the whole family to try out cool hands on activities! Robots, squishy circuits, C02 racing, 3D printing, and more!
This year our 8th graders will be designing aerodynamic C02 dragsters! Students will utilize the engineering design process to create a stylish and fast vehicle. Design teams will use CAD software to build a 3D model, which will be tested in a virtual wind tunnel. Once optimized, students will print their cars on our 3D printer and compete in the Somers Point STEM Lab Race Night! Check the STEM Lab Daily (right) as we will document this project as we complete it, more to come!
Local Motors STEM Challenge
Click on the image below to check out the Local Motors STEM Challenge designed by the Somers Point STEM Lab!
Check out our 3D Printers
Social Studies, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics!
The 2nd grade designs and builds a 3D printed community called 2nd-grade-ville! Clink on the image above to learn more!
STEM Lab goes Spanish
4th grade Spanish classes are visiting the STEM Lab next week as part of a collaborative project to design and create traditional Mexican folk art called Alibrijes.
Check back for updates and photos!
Robots have arrived at the STEM Lab! Our 7th grade STEM students will explore a variety of robotics coding challenges. Click on the image above to try coding...anyone can do it!
Robotics and Programming
Journey to Mars STEM Challenge
Want to design and program your own video game?
CODING CLUB
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Open to all Jordan Road middle school students
Somers Point
3D PRINTING!
Click on the video above to check it out!
Super STEM Student Award
Congratulations to Ariel G. for winning the 8th grade Super STEM Student Award. Ariel has demonstrated excellence in STEM and received a tablet for her hard work and dedication.
"What do you want to learn about?"
A question students are not used to hearing. We asked it...students responded. 8th grade PASSION PROJECTS....coming soon!
LOCAL MOTORS STEM CHALLENGE
Race Tournament Data and Results
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SP STEM in the News!
Atlantic City Press
Secret to coding: Creating lessons students want to do.
The Sentinel
Science Fair, STEM Expo draw dozens to Somers Point School
The Sentinel
STEM lab helps bring real world into school
Robotic Olympics!? Yup! Our 4th and 5th grade Venture class will compete in the 2016 Somers Point STEM Lab Sphero Olympics! Click on the image above for more info!
The NJSBA is hosting a design competition that mimics the popular television series Shark Tank. Our 7th Grade Venture students are working to design products to solve real world problems. Click on the image above for more info.
Daily Update: 11/13/2015
6th Grade Venture students rollout robots in the STEM Lab. Students will learn how to build and program robots in order to solve real world problems.
Daily Update: 11/13/2015
2nd Grade Enrichment classes learn computer programming by creating algorithms for a BB-8 Star Wars Robot!
Daily Update: 11/20/2015
3rd grade teacher Mrs. Rafferty extends her classroom curriculum into the STEM lab by having students design 3D printed totem poles to include in their Native American shoebox dioramas!
Daily Update: 11/24/2015
7th Grade Venture students design robotic arms in order to learn about hydraulic systems, Pascal's law, and the engineering process. The arm must transport a ping-pong ball over a wall 10cm tall. Check out the video below. More to come!
Daily Update: 11/23/2015
Mrs. Bullard's 3rd grade class designs packaging systems to safely transport an egg from NJ to Ohio! Students in Parma, Ohio will send thier designs to the STEM lab and we will host a live video chat to reveal the results!
Daily Update: 11/25/2015
8th grade Venture students launch Passion Projects. Students solve real world problems that interest them by engineering solutions. Dave (pictured below) is designing a pocket skate tool that he will print on our 3D printer.
Daily Update: 12/4/2015
8th Grade STEM classes compete in a coding challenge for Computer Science Education Week! Nathan H. stands at the top of the leader board with 86 lines of code written in just 20 minutes!
Daily Update: 12/8/2015
7th Grade Venture students learn the value of communication, teamwork and cooperation as they attempt to lower the Helium Tape Roll. Great team building exercise for any age group!
Daily Update: 12/9/2015
3rd Grade Venture students check out the lunar phases under our moon table!
Daily Update: 12/10/2015
Coding Club student Ariel learns how to put herself into a video game that she is designing and programming. Super cool!
Daily Update: 4/12/2016
6th Grade Venture students build Rube Goldberg devices to learn about simple machines and physics. Watch the video below
Daily Update: 5/2/2016
4th and 5th grade venture students program robots in preparation for the first ever 2016 Sphero Olympic Programming Games. Students will compete in an array of programming competitions on their quest for a gold medal.
Daily Update: 12/14/2015
6th Grade Venture begins programming robots. Students had to build and program a robot that could inspect dangerous pipes at 3 locations and return to its starting platform. Check out the video below!
Daily Update: 12/15/2015
2nd Grade enrichment classes design and create prototypes of alternative transportation devices for Santa! The group below built a flying dinosaur equipped with a jetpack...a very unique idea!
Daily Update: 12/15/2015
8th Grade Build-a-Business students are creating an online 3-D print shop called "Dimensional Designs." They are currently building their website and creating products to sell. Their first item is an emoji earring. Check out the first test print of the earrings below.
Daily Update: 12/23/2015
6th Grade math classes utilize the STEM lab to design and print 3D game pieces for their math board games.
Daily Update: 1/4/2016
8th Grade STEM students kick off the new year by printing and assembling their C02 cars! Next, students will test their designs, collect data, and fine tune the cars.
Daily Update: 1/12/2016
7th Grade Venture students compete in the hydraulic arm challenge. The team pictured below transported 6 ping pong balls over the wall in 3 minutes and 42 seconds. Arms were built with K'NEX and featured 3D printed claws.
Daily Update: 1/13/2016
5th Grade Venture students present their miniature golf hole designs to their peers as part of the Goofy Golf STEM Challenge.
Daily Update: 2/7/2016
7th Grade STEM students compete in the Skyscraper STEM challenge. The green team set the bar high by designing and building a skyscraper that stood 117cm tall.
Daily Update: 1/13/2016
8th Grade elective students create custom jewelery for their new online 3D print shop "Dimensional Designs." Designed by Kaytleen, these JAG earrings shout school spirit! Go JAGS GO!
Daily Update: 1/14/2016
8th Grade Venture students reverse engineer solar lamps in order to scrap parts to create solar powered cell phone chargers.
Daily Update: 1/20/2016
3rd Grade Venture designs and prints moon phase necklaces.
Daily Update: 1/26/2016
7th Grade Venture builds electric circuits on breadboards in order to learn about resistors and current.
Daily Update: 2/9/2016
7th Grade Venture students create video game controllers with conductive playdough, bananas, and water!
Daily Update: 2/18/2016
6th Grade Venture students design and build Rube Goldberg devices!
Daily Update: 2/23/2016
8th Grader Patrick engineers a small house for the 3 Little Pigs that keeps the wolf out with an electric fence!
Daily Update: 2/24/2016
Is that a monkey!? Yup! 7th Grade STEM students design a mini-golf hole for Goofy Golf in Ocean City. The design must include the 3 foot monkey pictured below.
Daily Update: 2/23/2016
7th Grade Venture students learn about resistance and simple electric circuits by creating a makey makey foot piano!
Daily Update: 2/29/2016
7th grade students Olivia and Madison design a video game that features one of Jordan Road's favorite teachers...Ms. Cellucci. The game, titled Super Cellucci Slam Dunk, highlights her love of basketball and Apple technology. Click on the green flag below to play!
Daily Update: 3/10/2016
3rd Grade Venture designs and builds towers using limited resources.
Daily Update: 3/16/2016
Congrats to our 4th grade team who placed in the finals of the Goofy Golf STEM Challenge. Each student won free miniature golf games.
Daily Update: 3/22/2016
8th Grader Rosa tests out the new Sphero robots that were generously donated by #bestschoolday and News Corp of DonorsChoose.org. These devices will allow students to learn computer programming in a fun and interactive way. We would like to extend a huge thank you to our donors!
Daily Update: 4/19/2016
8th grade math teacher Mrs. Cowley developed an engaging dance activity to accompany her geometry unit called Dance Dance Angles (an extension of the popular Dance Dance Revolution game). She teamed up with the STEM lab and we came up with a specialized version featuring some of our favorite teachers. Check out the video below!
Daily Update: 4/21/2016
7th Grade STEM classes design mini-golf holes for Goofy Golf, located on the Ocean City boardwalk. Goofy Golf will choose one design to build at the course. Below is a jungle themed hole designed by Madison, Kelsi, and Aaliyah.
Daily Update: 4/29/2016
7th Grade Venture designs logos for their unqiue STEAM tank products. The Solis Charge logo below represents a new and improved solar charging cell phone case designed by Olivia and Liam.
Daily Update: 5/2/2016
BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY!
Teachers brought their little ones to visit the STEM Lab. The kids had a blast printing in 3D, building rockets, and programming robots. Oliver, pictured below, is checking out the Sphero!
Daily Update: 5/2/2016
Mrs. Brannigan's class builds figures for their mini-golf holes they designed. Andrew, pictured below, is building a Creeper for his Minecraft themed hole.
