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Grade 8 Hydraulic Systems Challenge
By Connor Butler, Grade 8 Science and Phys Ed. Our grade 8’s were challenged to design and build a hydraulic system that would transport a golf ball 10 centimeters vertically and into a bucket. Students used our Design Process to identify the problem, research, design, build, iterate, and showcase their final solutions. We were amazed Read more
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STEM PD With Mr. MacDougall
In a school surrounded with laser cutters, 3D printers, Phidgets, Hummingbird Robotics, Microbits, and more it can be intimidating and tough to know where to start. We are fortunate to have our own Nelson MacDougall on staff and available to work at the elbow with teachers to not only learn about the tech tools and Read more
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InnovationWeekYYC
November 21-25, 2022 saw Calgary host Innovation Week at Platform Calgary, and a variety of inspiring venues around Calgary. STEM IA was represented at the event by attending several of the events and sessions. Ben Wood and Dan McWilliam were fortunate to attend the IndigiTech Destiny session on November 23. The immersive virtual reality experience Read more
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MakerSpaces Teacher Tour
On November 21 some teachers from STEM Innovation Academy Junior High had the opportunity to tour some of Calgary’s Maker Spaces. The first stop was FUSE33, where we toured the front of house gallery, wood shop, textiles and electrical areas, as well as the office commons area upstairs. FUSE33 is a public Maker Space where Read more
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Charlie Chaplin Shorts
By Rod Kennedy STEM Innovation Academy students from our 2D Content Creation complementary course created Foley sound effects for a silent movie and edited them in to score a Charlie Chaplin silent video clip. Using microphones, student groups collected the sounds from around our school. Once they had collected the sound effects they needed, they Read more
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Grade 8 Gamified
By our Grade 8 Humanities Team: Anna Maria Donaldson, Rebecca Ochitwa, Evan Acheson, and Stephen Manuel-Jones. For the past 2 school years, our grade 8 team has been teaching the grade 8 social studies Japan unit through a sophisticated game where teams of students compete to conquer or survive. The game was created by The Read more
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