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Sparkans Robotics Team Video
The Sparkans are proud to present our recap of the FRC Canadian Pacific Regional Event, and our plans for the future! Read more
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STEMIA Scoop Issue #3
The STEMIA Scoop junior high school news team is pleased to announce that the publication of the third issue is AVAILABLE NOW!!!! You can download and read it on our website here: https://stemiajournal.ca/stem-ia-scoop/ It is also available in an interactive format through the wesite ISSUU here: https://issuu.com/stemiascoop/docs/issue_3_final Read more
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Grade 8 Rube Goldberg Devices
Our grade 8 students have been busy constructing a Rube Goldberg device to pop a balloon. The device, a complex contraption consisting of several simple machines working together, showcased the students’ knowledge of energy transfer and simple machines in their Machanical Systems unit. A Rube Goldberg device performs a simple task in an overly complicated… Read more
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April 28 Schoolwide PD Day
Big Ideas: – Good ideas become great ideas when they’re given the time, space, and collaborative energy to incubate.– Collaborative design for learning requires time, intention and practice. – A school staff functions best with a common vocabulary and reflection. Norms: Driving Questions: – What is a unit, project, outcome or opportunity that we would… Read more
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Makers Making Change
By Caitlin Gillie Recently, students in a grade 8 Biomedical Engineering class got the opportunity to work with Shanelle Waiting from Makers Making Change (MMC), a non-profit organization that creates and distributes adaptive technology for people with disabilities. In our Biomedical Engineering option student explore the application of engineering principles to design and develop medical… Read more
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Grade 8 Renaissance Guest Speaker Marina Fischer
On April 14th, STEM IA welcomed guest speaker Marina Fischer, a numismatics specialist and curator from the Nickle Gallery at the University of Calgary. Marina brought in artifacts from the Medieval times, the Silk Road, the Renaissance, and the Aztec civilization to show students. She helped students to understand how important currency can be to… Read more
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