WFES STEM Program

Mrs. Patterson has our STEM program off and running with a school wide challenge. She gave each classroom balloons and masking tape. The challenge was to build the tallest balloon tower using only these 2 items. Each classroom had to measure the height and width of their creations. Our winning classrooms were: K-1st Mrs. Dockery, 2nd-3rd Mrs. Callihan, and 4th-5th Mrs. Pace. The students created some amazing towers, Great Job!

 

 

1st day STEM : Mrs. Callihan’s 2nd grade class L-R, back to front: Garrett Pittman, Elijah Queen, Cayden Reece  Kaden Majors Will Jones (hands in air).

Can you create a paper bag basket that can hold the most weight?

Mrs. Mitchell’s 5^th grade science classes completed a STEM challenge. The students had to create a paper bag basket that held the most weight. Students were allowed to use 2 paper bags, 8 inches of tape, and scissors. Students followed the process of: Ask, Imagine, Plan (using their STEM journals), Create, Improve, and Present. When in the testing phase they used coins, marbles and bottled water to see which would hold the most weight.