Earning the highest scores in the county on the 5th Grade Science portion of the FCAT last year is not slowing down Rivers Edge from striving to continue their long tradition in the study of science. Recently, one of Rivers Edge Elementary’s 5th grade classes explored how sound energy can be transferred to different objects.

The future is bright! Students in Mr. Fess’ Northstars STEM classes created laser security systems today as part of their Laser and Photonics unit. Students are learning about reflection, refraction and the use of lasers in fiberoptic cable as well as their application in multiple career fields.

The F.K. Sweet and Lincoln Park Academy chapters are excited to announce the STEM & Buds regional fair is fast approaching! Ranging from candy math to the effect of different wind strengths on trees, elementary and middle school students will present projects they have created this school year. The free virtual fair will be held via Zoom on Friday, April 23 from 5:00-6:30pm. For more details or sign-up information, please contact Brian Wu, Kathryn Pinto, or Tyler Daniel via Teams, or email stemandbudsfl@gmail.com.

Students in Mrs. Boham’s STEAM class at SLWK8 designed balloon cars to learn about Newton’s laws of motion, potential and kinetic energy, energy transfer, and alternative fuels. Thanks to our outstanding science teachers, our Sharks already knew all about Newton’s Laws of Motion or Inertia. They saw the car kept rolling after the balloon deflated because objects in motion stay in motion. The cars came to a stop because of drag, friction, or gravity. The mission was to create a well-constructed car that was more aerodynamic with less friction. We applied the engineering design process by spending a lot of … Read More

Students in Mrs. Cooper’s class made balloon cars as part of a STEAM activity. We are proud of their hard work and determination with this tough project.  

At CAST on December 6, students and families had so much fun at our first STEAM night! Everyone enjoyed a spaghetti dinner and created their very own art bot. All the families did a great job problem-solving and improving their design when creating their robots. This was a great night of arts-integrated learning!

Students in Mr. Wilk’s English Class presented on this quarter’s STEAM topic: Invasive Species. Groups researched various invasive species such as moths, ferns, and armadillos and how these species affected our area, our economy, and the environment. Students got creative with their presentations using dramatic performances and technology.

              How the Arts transform STEM to STEAM at Fort Pierce Central High School A classroom is more than four walls with tables, chairs, and learners.  In a STEAM classroom, an art studio merges with a scientific laboratory.  Fort Pierce Central High School Ceramics teacher, Doctoral Candidate, and Medici grant participant, Mrs. Katie Avra and her science collaborator Mrs. Laurie Morales, Honors Biology teacher, use arts-integrated lessons to academically support science achievement and artistic growth.  Successful arts integration into STEM is the focus of the four-year federal PDAE Medici Grant in St. Lucie County. … Read More

Students at Floresta participated in STEAM Day. The students had to work in groups to use all recycled materials to build a car, and the wheels had to roll!

Students at Morningside Elementary enjoy learning during their STEAM resource time. Students in third grade learned about the solar eclipse and drew a picture depicting what was happening in our solar system. There is always so much to learn and do at Morningside Elementary. 

Fifth grade twins Rachel and Carly Bentel at Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition use balloons to demonstrate static electricity in a recent science experiment for their science club.  The club is sponsored by fifth grade teacher Michelle Powers. Students met once a week in the morning before school and did fun and educational experiments.

Julianna Garcia demonstrates electric force from static electricity with a Van de Graaff generator (not shown) in Mr. Kearney’s 6th grade science class.

Mrs. Wolff’s kindergarten class at Mariposa Elementary is learning about the states of matter. Prince Boatswain and Olivia Thrasher were excited to see a cool transformation. The students measured, felt, smelled, observed and discussed the white grainy solid that was placed on their plates. They discussed how it could change shape. Then water was added to their teaspoon amount of grainy powder and “POOF” the powder transformed 100% in size forming snow. They not only discussed how and why this transformation took place but also how it cooled in temperature as well. The class was delighted to make snowballs in … Read More

The Port St. Lucie High School Army JROTC Jaguar Battalion attended the Area 3 Regional State Qualifying Raider meet at Camp Tanah Keeta, hosted by Jupiter High School, on October 29th, for the right to represent Area 3 at the State Raider meet. The Raider competition consisted of 5 events: a 1.7-mile run, 1-mile litter carry, gas can carry, tire flip, as well as constructing and crossing a rope bridge. The Jaguar Battalion Males and Females captured 1st place overall and qualified for the State Raider meet on November 13th, in Lake Wales, Florida.

Students who won medals at the recent Florida SkillsUSA 2012 State Championship were recognized at the May 22, 2012, St. Lucie County School Board meeting. The following students were presented: from Treasure Coast High School, gold medals were earned in Crime Scene Investigation by Jessica Ferrer, Stephanie Gulloso, and Lucero Gutarra, and in Criminal Justice by Vanessa Pierre; from Fort Pierce Central High School, gold medals were earned in Community Service by Peletha Dahn, Sandra Luxama, and Nancy Luxama, in Preschool Teaching by Paola Mitchell, in Chapter Business Procedure by Sarah Brianvil, Guarnata Bourjoully, Aja Brown, Cheyenne Elms, Jessica Tolbert, … Read More