What is a Startup Weekend?
Cross posted on Educatoral.com. The weekend of Oct 19 I got to participate in a Startup Weekend, specifically the Startup Weekend Seattle EDU at the Evergreen School! From the About Section of the...
View ArticleWho is ZooCrew pt 1: Pies
Who is ZooCrew? Using some great programs, I can answer that question much more quickly and accurately than ever before. I’ve replaced the dreaded paper and pencil pre/post survey with a fun and...
View ArticleWho is ZooCrew pt 2: Clouds
In my last post, I explained how I’ve replaced the dreaded paper and pencil pre/post survey with a fun and interactive survey that my youth can take on an iPad, without a wireless connection, courtesy...
View ArticleFinal projects from the Gen7 speech recognition class
It’s been several months since our summer class finished, and I finally got around to finishing a video that shows off the kids final projects. Just to remind you, the class was for Native American...
View ArticleIntegrating iPads into STEM Classes
Our eagerly awaited iPads arrived last month to the delight of our STEM classes. It took longer than expected as our district’s technology department made sure the iPads were outfitted properly with...
View ArticleGuest Speaker – Local Inventor Ross Welburn
Local inventor and scientist Ross Welburn visited Bryant this past week to share his passion for science with TEC students. He brought with him quite a set-up, including a mini Tesla coil and a Van...
View ArticlePartnerships
TEC is lucky to have established a relationship with one of the best STEM partners in town – Mobius Science Center – a place intended to spark curiosity and ignite imaginations. Since we have not yet...
View ArticleInvention Convention Here We Come!
TEC students are eagerly preparing for our end of semester Invention Convention. Students in grades 3-8 will participate in the convention divided into three separate grade bands including primary,...
View ArticlePartnering with the Snow Leopard Trust
One of my favorite things about working at the Woodland Park Zoo is bringing amazing partnerships into the classroom. This season, ZooCrew partnered with the Snow Leopard Trust in some very exciting...
View ArticleLa Robonauts Take ROVs to Competition
On Saturday, June 1st, six middle school engineering students made the trip to Bremerton for the Kitsap 2nd Annual ROV tournament. The teams maneuvered their underwater rovers in a pool obstacle course...
View ArticleStudent Design Team Night: STEMfest for Girls
In early November we hosted a first Student Design Team meeting with the intention of having students help us design a STEMfest event for girls. A STEMfest is an event that promotes STEM-related...
View ArticleMy Experience as a Middle Schooler Teaching Scratch Programming at YWCA
I’m Smriti Somasundaram and I am an 8th grader at Tumwater Middle School and the Washington State Chapter Lead for ThinkSTEAM. On December 20th, I held my first ThinkSTEAM workshop in Washington in...
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