STEM Happenings
STEM Happenings
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May 2023
Check out Mrs. O’Neil using her egg Candler for her chicken eggs. What a great way for students to learn about chickens' life cycles!
April 2023
Check out our Project Lead the Way Video Showcase of our natural disaster newscasts. Students were given red carpet treatment to enjoy their videos. Thank you Glenn Jones for NBC Boston for giving our students feedback on their videos.
Video of Newscasts: vimeo.com/809590894
March 2023
Kindergarten at both elementary schools have started their Project Lead the Way unit on Structure and Function. Check out their pipe cleaners designs where they needed to create the tallest free-standing structure with ten pipe cleaners. They also built houses to withstand the wolf's force.
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Thank you Nicole from Space X for joining 3rd graders at AES! You were inspiring and it was amazing to hear about the all-female space recovery. Thank you to Ms. Kate and Mrs. Elliott for organizing! "Dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation..”
https://gcaptain.com/all-female-spacex-crew-makes-space-recovery-history/
February 2023
We loved having Glenn Jones with us this morning from NBC 10 Boston. Students were engaged and excited to get tips for the natural disaster broadcasts they will be starting today. Students then started filming. Thank you Bruce and Russ for doing the filming, kids loved being in front of the camera and green screen. Can’t wait to see the final products. Great end to our Project Lead the Way Earth Science module.
February 2023
ST Math Game Designers
Mrs. Elliott’s class had the opportunity to meet with the ST Math game designers from Mind Research. An amazing time learning how they are fixing a “hack” in the game, giving feedback to students on their games, and learning what’s coming up next for ST!
January 2023
ST Math Bulletin Boards
Students being celebrated on ST Math!
January 2023
Escape Room
We did an escape room today as a bingo reward in 5th grade Mrs.Butlers class. Love when we can combine a reward with academics!
November 2022
Animal Prosthesis Presentations
4th grade presented their Project Lead the Way animal prosthesis to 3rd graders. Students described how they went through the design process to come up with their final prototypes.
Newburyport News Article: https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/aes-fourth-graders-build-model-prosthetics-for-animals/article_753b489c-6cd7-11ed-bd32-bbb2989ac5c6.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
November 2022
Rollercoaster Project
We used velocity and acceleration differently than the Artemis launch today in Mrs. Moore’s 8th grade class. Check out the beginning of their rollercoasters that must have a turn, hill and a loop!
November 2022
Fridge Worthy
Mrs. Ripley put students work from their Project Lead the Way unit about how to reduce the impact of flooding on to her fridge.
October 2022
Pumpkin Catapult
Students in Mrs. Harney’s class did a math relay today where they had to figure out how to knock down the 6 cups using a catapult. Happy Halloween!
October 2022
STEM Week Showcase in Boston
Students presented today at the Boston STEM Showcase. They presented to industry professionals, gave out business cards as they networked with careers they could be one day. Great day!
Learn more here: Amesbury Middle School Students Rock Annual STEM Fair
October 2022
STEM Week Challenge in Action
Our 6th graders have been participating in the Massachusetts STEM Week Challenge through this month. Their students are answering the question, "How can we prepare and inspire people in Massachusetts to pursue STEM careers that have the greatest potential for impact?" Students participating in a Career Fair and presented their persuasive essays and interactive presentations in front of the classmates. We now will have 6 teams present to industry professionals on Friday, October 21st in Boston. Wish them luck!
Learn more here:
Amesbury Middle School getting ready for STEM Week
Amesbury Middle School students learn about careers
October 2022
The Floor is Lava!
Our 5th grade students participated in an escape room where they found out the floor was lava! Students did the escape room to finish up their volume unit.
June 2022
Making heat shields with 1st grade at Amesbury Elementary School.
June 2022
CSI Day with 5th grade
June 2022
Aviation Day with 8th grade
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April 2022
Mrs. Kimball's 1st grade class played math Clue today where they solved problems to find out who stole their cookies. In the end they found out the Superintendent stole their cookies! Mrs. McAndrews did return the cookies :)
March 2022
Started drones and robots with Mr. Cook's CE class.
February 2020
JiJi Day was celebrated in the Amesbury Public Schools for reaching ONE MILLION ST Math puzzles.
December 2021
Look at this hands on lesson in Ms.Varnerin's 8th grade math classroom! She had students graph lines on the classroom sized graph.
December 2021
In 5th grade science students used the design process to create water filters. Students had to reflect on their designs when they reiterated the designs after each test. Engaged students in 5th grade!
November 2021
Mrs. Hawrylciw made a new @STMath bulletin board in her class. Students get to move their JiJi up the number line during the week. They are practicing number line skills as well celebrating their ST Math success!
November 2021
We had an amazing first STEM day at Cashman Elementary School. Students learned about structure and function to build a house that could withstand the wind/tornado. Check out the day below. Here is an article about the day as well.
October 2021
Students at AES and CES started their Project Lead the Way problem of how to reduce the impact of flooding in their 3rd grade weather unit. Here students are planning and coming up with their solutions.
October 2021
Check out these scientists! Students imagined themselves as scientists in Mr. Cook's class.
October 2021
Check out our ST Math summer contest winners at Cashman Elementary School. These students did 350 minutes or 250 puzzles this summer.
October 2021
Check out the JiJi culture happening across the districts with these ST Math bulletin boards!
September 2021
Our Project Lead the Way weather unit is in full swing in 3rd grade. One of our teachers even got her wind sock on the roof for students to see from their classroom!
September 2021
Students did a library escape room today with Mrs. Byman. Students were excited to find clues in the library books with a Harry Potter theme!
September 2021
We have our first @STMath bulletin board done at Amesbury Middle School. Cathy Jackson painted the wall with her students. Great way to show JiJi spirit!
June 2021
Mrs. Moore's class launches rocket.
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Flight Day
The Civil Air Patrol came and helped out with stations for Flight Day. Students created hot air balloons, rockets and learned from the CAP pilots. We ended the day with a plane overhead as students launched their hot air balloons.
March 2021
STEM Week Winner Celebration
Our 5th grade student Tristan won the STEM Week Challenge. He got to celebrate by presenting his game to the New England Aquarium and getting feedback as well as being able to ask them questions. It was a fun event!
March 2021
One in a Million Day
Amesbury Public School students reached ONE MILLION puzzles on ST Math. They MARCHED to a million. See how we celebrated below.
February 2021
JiJi Day
Students across the district dressed as JiJi the penguin to celebrate taking over ST Math's instagram page for the day!
Wanna watch some of what you missed on ST Math Instagram's page? Look here: https://youtu.be/uMwUZbXRiWc
November 2020
Students from Amesbury Middle School were chosen by industry professionals to be recognized for their submission to the STEM Week Challenge! You all won three separate awards!!
Alice Moulton was chosen as the first place award recipient for the 6-8 grade band challenge.
Thomas Miller was chosen as the third place award recipient for the 6-8 grade band challenge.
Tristan Rimington was chosen as the first place award recipient for the K-5 grade band challenge.
Students in grades 6-8 were challenged to apply what they learned about human-centered design from Dell Technologies and Bionic Project, Inc. to design an adaptive device for individuals with paralysis, using an applied learning curriculum from Project Lead The Way and Innovative Learning Partners. Students in grades K-5 were challenged to design an original math game inspired by the conceptual math games of ST Math and putting into practice the same creative problem solving skills experts from the New England Aquarium use every day.
In recognition of their hard work and standout ideas, your students have earned an exciting industry experiences from our STEM Week Challenge partners:
Alice and Thomas have earned an opportunity to present and discuss the winning adaptive device design with Dell Technologies executives!
Tristan has earned an opportunity to present the winning game design to the New England Aquarium team!
Additionally, because your students were the first place winners for the K-5 and 6-8 grade band challenges, we are awarding your school with a year of ST Math and a year of a year of Project Lead The Way! More details on these prizes to follow.
Alice Moulton is the STEM Week Challenge champion for Project Lead the Way Massachusetts STEM Week. A research scientist said, ""You did a great job of thinking about extra details, such as the door that opens downward and becomes a shelf to temporarily place things on. Very well thought out and clearly presented project."
Thomas Miller came in 3rd place for the Project Lead the Way Massachusetts STEM Week. An engineer said, “The prototype demonstrated the concept well and I can see the added design features that address the user's challenges.” Excited to discuss his design with Dell Technologies executives!
Tristan Rimington won 1st place for the ST Math Massachusetts STEM Week. A Wetland biologist said, "I loved the concept and graphics of this game! You incorporated both math and biology into a game and did an excellent job troubleshooting and making adjustments for improvement."
November 2020
In 6th grade students did a ST Math virtual escape room to review for their unit test. JiJi lost his passport so students solved clues to help JiJi to travel. Students had fun being detectives looking for clues.
November 2020
AMS CARE Assembly
October 2020
Check out the Virtual STEM Week Challenge Showcase here: https://sites.google.com/amesburyma.org/stemweekchallengeshowcase2020
September 2020
Mrs. Butler's class played the game 24. This is the start of the Mass STEM Week for them. Students needed to use critical thinking on how to get to the number 24 with the four numbers given. They will introduce the STEM Week Challenge to them on Monday.
September 2020
In Ms. Varnerin's 8th grade math class they continue to do get to know you activities with math integrated. Students worked on Express Yourself yesterday in class and today they solved each other's expressions or equations. Great to see creativity inside a math classroom.
September 2020
Mr. Wesolowski used Desmos today to do some get to know you activities as well as introduce students to the new Desmos pilot program.
September 2020
Ms. Varnerin's 8th Grade Math class did their first activity in Desmos. Students debated over if a hotdog is a sandwich.
September 2020
Meet and Greet at AMS.
March 2020
Students learned about fractional notation today in 5th grade. Students used their knowledge of number lines and were actively engaged to figure out the best spot for the clothespin based on the problem.
January 2020
7th grade students in Mr. Cook's class worked hard this week coding with Sphero robots to make messages with Morse code.
January 2020
Students working on their division math escape room in 5th grade.
January 2020
Students started working on their design challenge today in Mrs. Bernardoni's class! Representing what it means to be a global collaborator.
October 2019
Students were able to go to the Massachusetts STEM Week Showcase in Boston. Students were given feedback on their projects from industry professionals. They even got to meet Governor Charlie Baker.
October 2019
The first ever AMS STEM Fair was a success! Students projects blew us away. The plastic man, Mr. Foley, was a celebrity today at the STEM fair. He talked to students about the importance of reusable bags. Thank you Mrs. Jackson for getting the donation from Stop and Shop.
October 2019
Students were visited by Mass STEM Hub in Mrs. Kezer's science class today to see their progress on the STEM Week Challenge.
October 2019
Math teacher, Mr. Rinaldi, and science teacher, Mrs. Kezer, came together to teach about micro plastics today in 6th grade. They showed how math and science are connected.
October 2019
Today in Mr.Smith’s class the STEM Week Challenge started early. Students discussed the pros/cons of plastics and also looked at what the numbers mean on plastics. Concerns were brought up when micro-plastics came up in the conversation.
September 2019
Students used the Straw Launcher today in Mrs.Hills and Mrs.Firmes class. Students had to aim the launcher through angles and launch energy. From there they had to find the difference between the two integers they landed on.
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