STEM III 4th Quarter Projects
The 4th quarter is almost here! We have an AMAZING lineup of projects and sponsors who cannot wait to work with you. It's also the most challenging quarter of STEM III. Your team will be evaluated on the COLLABORATION, CRITICAL THINKING, and INNOVATION learning targets. Read on to learn more about the PBLs and talk with your team to see what project you want to tackle. This is your final quarter as juniors so make the most of it!
See the submission form in Google Classroom when your team is ready to submit your project preferences.
Working with an amazing group of architects from local firms Franklin Architects, Hefferlin Kronenberg Architects, Cogent Studio, Chattanooga Design Studio, and W.M. Whitaker and Associates, STEM student teams will design architectural solutions to reimagine the site of the former mill in Lupton City. Located only a few miles from the STEM School, Lupton City was the textbook example of a company mill town. However, the mill was demolished in 2009, leaving a 12-acre site of rubble. The City of Chattanooga acquired the property and Mayor Andy Berke announced a plan to clean up the site. Mayor Berke jumped at the opportunity to have STEM students design the future of the Lupton City mill site. Our sponsors will work with each STEM team to help you apply the architectural design process to discover your solution. If you are interested in design, building, and architecture and working on a project to improve the community that is a personal priority for Mayor Berke, then check out this project!
Fire Hydrant Impact Valve
Songbirds Guitar museum is a big deal! They've gained national attention (see this USA Today article) for their amazing collection of 1,700 guitars valued at $200 million dollars (yes, that's $200,000,000.00). Located in the Choo Choo, Songbirds Guitar Museum is a guitar-oriented, pop culture experience for the whole family. To enhance their exhibits of rare and vintage guitars, STEM student teams will develop multimedia content to tell the unique stories behind these instruments and enrich the understanding of museum visitors. To help you out, we've also partnered with Dynamo Studios. They've provided a mobile recording rig so you can mix your tracks to create a professional sound. The team at Songbirds is passionate about guitars and more so, the people and stories behind them. They are truly excited to work with STEM students who share their passion and want to deliver an exceptional product worthy of Songbirds.
The Hunter Museum enriches our city through the arts and benefits all ages. The goal of this project is to improve the museum experience for kids, particularly upper elementary-aged students. The staff at the Hunter Museum would like to better connect these kids with the art exhibits in the museum. Based on their experience working with the STEM School, they reached out to enlist STEM students for help. Ideas might include using digital tablets with info on art pieces, use of Google cardboard to create a virtual experience with places and people depicted in pieces of art, to hands-on activities to encourage kids to create their own artwork. If you lean towards the arts or want to grow in your creative skills, this might be the project for you!
If you haven't heard about the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, it is awesome! They have a new facility located near the Baylor School on the Tennessee River. Its mission is to support conservation and education--and that's where you come in. TNACI would like a creative way to show the effects of how different terrain types affect water runoff and subsequently impact the water quality of the Tennessee River. What they need is a rainfall simulator. These table-sized devices use a motorized sprinkler to simulate rainfall and water runoff for various types of terrain. TNACI would like one rainfall simulator to use at their facility and a smaller, mobile rainfall simulator to take to schools. It's the perfect project to take advantage of FabLab capabilities so if making is your thing, check out this project!
