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The STEMIA Scoop New Issue
Our junior high newspaper club is pleased to announce their latest issue of the STEMIA Scoop. In this issue you can read about some hot gossip, some of our STEM options courses, our Valentine’s Dance and more. For previous issues and information about the STEMIA Scoop, please visit: https://stemiajournal.ca/stem-ia-scoop/ Read more
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Biodiversity at the Calgary Zoo
“How might we communicate the importance of biodiversity and what actions can we take to support it?” On February 6 and 8 our grade 9 students visited the Calgary Zoo to learn more about biodiversity to enrich their science curriculum. Students investigated three different levels of biodiversity: genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. As… Read more
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Lasers and Light and Optics
Our grade 8 science classes boarded the buses and travelled to Laser City for a field experience in their Light and Optics unit. While there, the facilitators shared interactive experiences with lasers uncovering many of the curricular objectives for the unit. Students were able to use lasers to observe and experience what happens to light… Read more
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Unlocking Creativity: Students Dive into Adobe Animate for Animated Film Projects
By Ben Wood Our Grade 8 2D Content Creation course recently completed their learning arc in digital animation using Adobe Animate. Students were led through lessons that provided the knowledge and skills for each student to create their own original animated short film. Lessons included camera angles, lighting, sound design, composition, as well as fundamentals… Read more
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STEMIA Junior High Video Announcements
This school year, our junior high has been prototyping Video Announcements, sharing school events, student birthdays, and a daily joke. The co-anchors for the announcements are student council members who work with Ms. Gillie, Ms. Ochitwa, and Mr. Wood. The daily announcements are ‘Live’ every morning during our homeroom standup class. Each announcement is also… Read more
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CO2 Cars in Design and Fabrication 7
Our grade 7 students have been busy in our Maker Space designing, building and testing their CO2 cars. Students used their skills with our hand and power tools to actualize their designs in wood. Students followed the STEMIA Design Process to ideate diverse creative solutions to the challenge. From this brainstorm, students selected the most… Read more
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