Burwood Goes Ballistic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgB-Diy8imo Year 7 and STEM

What is STEM? Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Click on the robot image to launch the STEM video

How is STEM education different? It’s integrated – science, technology, engineering and maths are all taught and used together.

Why is STEM important? Students need an education with a solid foundation in STEM so that they are prepared to both work and live in the 21st Century

STEM at BGHS Support from all teachers Provide constructive input and feedback Have fun!

Problem Solving

Your Design Brief Design Construct Calibrate – change settings Test A device which can accurately deliver a projectile to a target

Teams Work in teams from your Science and Maths classes Build a design e-folio on Googledocs shared with your team and your teachers

Competition Teams will compete in their classes to represent their class in an interclass competition Competition: Hit a target at 5 m Hit a target at 10 m Furthest distance Click on the image to start the video of competition example

TODAY - The Jaffa Challenge Build a model to test ideas and features of projectiles: Rubber bands Paddle pop sticks Plastic spoons Jaffas

Innovation Original ideas Investigation

Inventions Creative design Implementation Collaboration Evaluation

Evaluation Positives Minuses Improvements