{"id":9626,"date":"2022-11-24T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T23:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9626"},"modified":"2022-11-24T10:50:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T23:50:34","slug":"primary-school-stem-focus-day","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/primary-school-stem-focus-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary School STEM Focus Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday 16 November, the Primary School took part in a STEM Focus Day. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, fields that are becoming increasingly more prevalent in society today. In fact, 65% of primary school children will work in jobs that don\u2019t exist yet! (Future of Jobs 2016, World Economic Forum).<\/p>\n<p>During the day, the girls learnt about the engineering design process. Each year group first defined a problem which presented as their main challenge for the day. They then brainstormed resources which would be able to be used to construct their design. After deliberating and planning their solution, it was time to construct their design! Through iteration, they evaluated and improved their prototypes before presenting their designs together.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9626 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_001400875_iOS.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_001400875_iOS-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_1378.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_1378-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Kindergarten and Year 2 worked on a solution to design a new chair for Goldilocks and the Three Bears using recycled materials with Makedo Kits. Year 1 helped the Gingerbread Man escape the fox and designed a boat for him to get across the river. Year 3 incorporated their class text of <em>James and the Giant Peach <\/em>to design a catapult or slingshot to throw hailstones back to the Cloud-Men. Incorporating their Science focus for the term \u2013 forces, Year 4, used Robotic Lego to design and code pull-robots and Years 5 and 6 used recycled materials to design a robotic which could be used to pick up objects of a table. All students used the engineering process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test and improve their designs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cSTEM Day was such a fun day. Things that I never thought that I could achieve, I did. Thank you so much teachers for planning this amazing day as it was such a fun learning experience.\u201d Coco Shelmerdine \u2013 6P.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Each year group also participated in a rotational STEM Bins workshop. During this time, the girls moved through a range of activities. These included building the tallest structure to withstand the weight of books using only paper and tape, building some sort of tool or trap with limited materials, and building the tallest structure with three separate levels. The girls were tasked to problem solve, think creatively, and work collaboratively with their peers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cThe STEM bins gave me a good experience of learning how to think on the spot and solve problems. I loved getting to work with friends on problem solving tasks.\u201d Lilly Zadgan &#8211; 6T.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.15rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">All teachers and students across the Primary School engaged with the activities and were beyond impressed with the girls&#8217; persistence, flexibility and collaborative skills when working on a variety of tasks. During the afternoon sharing assembly many of the girls remarked: \u201cIt was really challenging at first. However, we kept trying and, in the end, it was worth it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9626 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_1387.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_1387-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_1412.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/11\/Primary-School-STEM-Focus-Day_1412-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Katherine Lock and Ella Stanzel-Witts<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Primary Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday 16 November, the Primary School took part in a STEM Focus Day. 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