Latest
-
Skills Exploration Day
On December 3, 2024 the STEMIA junior high Skills Club participated in the province-wide Skills Exploration Day where the challenge was to design and build a prototype for an “Alternative Dwelling”. Students have been meeting on Wednesdays during the lunch hour in the Maker Space to learn new skills using the tools and materials provided… Read more
-
STEMIA Scoop November Edition
Our junior high newspaper club has been working through the fall to capture some of the stories from our school. We are proud to present the latest edition of this student newspaper, The STEMIA Scoop: Read more
-
Creative Computing Automata
Students in our grade 8 and 9 Creative Computing option are wrapping up their Physical Computing unit with the design and creation of their kinetic sculptures, or Automata. Automata refers to self-propelled computing devices that follow set commands from a programmer. Students began by brainstorming a variety of solutions to the “Creative Computing Challenge” and… Read more
-
Silver for Sparkans at Senior Cross Country Provincials
Morgan Andrew – STEMIA High School The Sparkans senior cross country runners have wrapped up their most successful season to date, with over 40 athletes across grades 10-12 competing for STEM IA. Athletes participated in two “regular season” races, which included a 4 km race hosted by Calgary Academy and a 5 km race hosted… Read more
-
BioMedical Engineering Trip to UofC
By Connor ButlerSTEM Innovation Junior High Physical Education and Options On Thursday, November 14th, the biomedical engineering students participated in an exciting field trip to the University of Calgary. The day’s focus was to introduce the students to nanoscience, preparing them for the upcoming unit on nanoscience and nanotechnologies in our course. During the visit,… Read more
-
3D Printing
3D printing is a technology that lets you create real, three-dimensional objects from a digital design. First, you create a model using computer software, like TinkerCad, Blender or Fusion360. Our students begin with TinkerCad in our grade 7 Introduction to Design and Engineering course and continue in their options and core courses with more sophisticated… Read more
STEMIA Journal 