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STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. It integrates all of these area with a focus on problem-solving, critical thinking and teamwork to complete challenges and tasks.
The application of STEM skills are limitless and are transferable across a wide range of disciplines. In an ever increasing automated world, many jobs will become redundant, and employers will seek employees with good problem-solving skills, innovative thinking, teamwork and collaboration, resilience and persistence.
Stage 5 STEM develops these skills through over a range of practical challenges and activities.
Course Outline
Course Outline
The Year 9 STEM elective course has 1 Mandatory Core component (Term 1), 2 Optional Modules (Term 2 and Term 3) and a Student Led Project in Term 4. This allows completion of the core component at the start of year 9, and further development of skills throughout the year. In Term 4, students choose their own project, and can utilise a range of different platforms and technologies to address a range of specific, global or local issues.
Some of the practical activities and excursions offered during the course may include:
- Tiny houses
- Mouse trap cars
- Straw towers
- Mars Rover module
- Block Programming
- Python Programming
- Electronics – circuit building and construction
- 3D printing
- Minecraft Projects
- Rocket powered cars
- Electric motor construction
- Go Kart motion excursion
- Microbit programming
- STEM skills
- CAD design
*Please note: Some of the above experiences have additional financial costs associated with them and will only run if we have enough students willing to participate and/or pay the associated cost. Some activities are dependent on availability of resources and may not be run.
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