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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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Nanoscience Lab Field Trip
By Caitlin Gillie and Evan Acheson On Friday March 17, our grade 8 Biomedical Engineering Option classes travelled to the University of Calgary to tour and learn more about the Nanoscience Program in the Science Faculty. The field trip included a short introductory lecture with Max Anikovskiy an Associate Professor from the program followed by… Read more
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Novel Theme Parks
Our grade 9 students hosted an exhibition of the novel study final projects this week. Students in grade 9 have been reading either Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson or Scythe by Neal Shusterman in class. They were tasked with developing a theme park design to share with an audience that would showcase elements from their novels.… Read more
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The Renaissance meets Mechanical Systems
Our grade 8 team has been working together to design and deliver some exciting and engaging learning for the Renaissance and Mechanical Systems units from the Alberta Program of Studies. This week students were challenged to design and built a working prototype of a printing press using tools and supplies from our Maker Space. Using… Read more
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The Return of The Sparkans
The STEM IA Sparkans robotics team has returned from their incredible showing at the First Robotics Canadian Pacific Regional event in Victoria, BC. We are tremendously proud of the students and teachers who worked tirelessly in preparation for the event. Our Rookie Team participated in 14 matches, including 2 playoff matches on their Red Alliance… Read more
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Teachers Teaching Teachers: Internal Professional Development
By Janessa Bretner I will effectively collaborate with colleagues to ensure STEM is infused within our curriculum and will work towards improving my own knowledge of relevant technologies. My Teacher Professional Growth Plan this year is centered on collaboration and learning new skills focused on using the technology at STEM Innovation Academy. I feel very… Read more
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