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Blast off!
Blast off!
Keen on STEM had a blast working with the Yvonne Richardson Center! We helped about 75 kids learn about space. Professor Barth from the University of Arkansas set up an inflatable planetarium and walked the students through constellations. Cypress did rocket demonstrations (we won’t mention that two of them are now in trees). Gracie and Justin helped with mentos/Diet Coke rocket fuel explosions and galaxy slime. Jane helped them do DIY pop rockets. Then, everyone got to eat astronaut ice cream. Thank you to the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation for funding experiences like these! #CloseTheGap #KeenOnSTEM #stemeducation
Shine Bright!
Shine Bright!
Keen on STEM had a blast teaching about circuitry and light today at the Boys and Girls Club! 75 students created and decorated light-up wands and Cypress even taught some of the older students how to solder on circuit boards! Thanks to the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation for funding another cool project to help #CloseTheGap.
We started Keen on STEM to help offer hands on learning opportunities to students who chose the virtual learning option during COVID. Our first project was light-up pop-up Valentines. We made kits for students to pick up and then sat up a zoom with them to show them how to create circuits and pop-up cards.
Virtual STEM Lesson: Junk Bots
Students picked up kits and then zoomed with us to turn their junk into a robot!
This kit was designed to help students gain a better understanding of how engineers solve
engineering problems and design a system to improve the quality of life for those with
disabilities and/or perform complex medical procedures. It further explains how engineers must
analyze and acquire data from a biological system in order to design and fabricate a
biomechanical product. The main focus of this kit is the design and fabrication of the hand and
fingers, engineering problem solving, engineering team work, and practical applications.
See the lessons below...
Bravo to Professor Keen!
Bravo to Professor Keen!
Cypress Keen... or should we say, “Professor Keen”, taught TWO college level STEM education classes (to BOTH in person and virtual students) at the University of Arkansas! He talked about ‘Keen on STEM’ and did a great job promoting STEM education!
This guy has been working hard to bring hands-on learning to virtual students and he deserves a shout-out! Woot!
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