Mar 15
Finishing touches were made on the cars this past week. The girls figured out how to get steering wheels to turn, head lights to work, and one even did a double motor with all wheel drive! They were designing for two tasks- durability during the obstacle course and speed. They had a blast driving their …
Mar 05
This week, the girls worked with Lego MIndstorm kits to design a car. First they brainstormed and drew a plan, then they selected wheels, and finally they begin building. What I loved about about it was how quickly the girls starting asking questions and trying out different connections to see if they could get their …
Dec 02
For our last two meetings of the Harley School Girl’s STEM Club fall session, I decided to get back to the basics of our club: building. These girls love to build with anything they can get their hands on! It is my hope that with more exposure to building, the girls will develop a passion for STEM. For the …
Mar 05
Due to popularity of the Lego Movie, the girls were presented with the idea of making their own movie – they were thrilled with this task! For our movie, we used the Lego Movie App. It is Lego’s free stop motion movie app and who doesn’t love free!?! The girls watched a video on how …
Feb 13
Today the girls participated in building centers. Their task was to work in pairs at one center. Each center had a different option for building. Before we began, I showed them the options of toys for building. What they saw was a bunch of fun stuff they couldn’t wait to get there hands on. What …
Nov 14
As I thought about what to do this past week for STEM club, I couldn’t help but want to give the pigeon one last adventure. (The pigeon is carried over from our last week’s book Don’t let the Pigeon Ride the Bus ). The girls settled in to hear about the story and new STEM task that …
Oct 09
Legos are great. They are classic and never go out of style. I remember as a child digging through a giant bin of mismatched lego pieces at my grandmother’s house and being entertained for hours. The challenge for girls is to make them more appealing. I have a bin of legos in my classroom, and …
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