term one

• STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and maths.

• We have three teachers for STEM; Mr.McCarthy, Ms.Coughlan and Mr.Lambe.

• By the end of this module, we hope to have a complete project; a small wind turbine powerful enough to charge our phones.

• Mr.Lambe will do the constructing and physical part, Mr. McCarthy the science behind magnetism/electronics and Ms.Coughlan shows us ways of preserving and caring for our environment.

• We have been collecting rubbish, participating in wiring circuits and playing physics games.

Here are some notes I jotted down in Mr.McCarthy's class from experiments:

term two

• With Ms.Coughlan, we were arranged into groups and asked to come up with ideas to improve the physical environment of our school. Some suggestions that we were open to participating in were:

1. Collecting rubbish

2. Establishing a book donation scheme

3. Colouring competitions for younger years

4. Implementing a strict ban on single-use plastic in the canteen

5. Promoting the usage of reusable lunchboxes, rather than cling film/foil/plastic etc

• We finalised our decision, and we decided to collect rubbish. We also created a poster for Green Schools.

• Lastly, we watched a short documentary on the squalid living conditions in India.

• With regards to the engineering aspect of our project, we are beginning to form the moulds and cut pieces for our wind turbine.

• We also watched short video clips to guide us through the completion of our project.