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Grade 9 World Building Atlases
Our grade 9 students have been learning about setting, characterization, political systems and more. Each student has applied what we’ve been learning to a creative world they are designing. The first activity was to create their maps. Each student cartographer imagined and then created their maps using https://inkarnate.com/. With their maps created, it was time… Read more
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Architectural Technologies Field Trip
By Janessa Bretner and Rebecca Ochitwa Some of our students went on their first field trip in over 2 years! The grade 8 architectural technologies students went on a field trip to downtown Calgary. The goal of the field trip was to look for different designs and ways form follows function. Students were also tasked… Read more
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Announcing the STEM IA Scoop
By Spencer W. Grade 9 STEM IA Scoop Staffer The Stemia Scoop is a newspaper that has been recently started at the STEM IA middle school. This newspaper will document the events happening all throughout the school including important events happening for each grade. The first issue will detail the events of Halloween, Remembrance Day… Read more
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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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