STUDENT WORK
2022-2023
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Student Work
Year two of STEAM at York Prep brought about a whole new era: the era of the Makerspace! During the summer of 2022, Ms. Young was able to get her plans for the new classroom completed, and we were fortunate enough to start the school year with a lab of our own. Students were able to use 2 new 3D printers, have a standing heatproof worktable for soldering and gluing, and have the luxury of making noise without disturbing the Library patrons (thanks to our sound-proof sliding glass doors).
TRUSS BRIDGES (9TH)
STACKED
Students are always supprised to see just how much weight a simple balsa wood bridge can hold. The power of physics!
DYNAMIC DUO
9th grade builders Brooke Thomas and Talia Rhodes show off their winning structure. In total, this bridge supported 29 textbooks!
TRUSS BRIDGES (10TH)
BRIDGE BESTIES
10 graders Aviv Herzig and Henry Chandler worked to make the most economic bridge: it held the most weight for the least amount of materials.
GOING THE DISTANCE
Gavin Alder and Kai Hong were the overall winners for most textbooks supported. Thirty five to be exact!
MODEL HOMES (10TH)
MOVING UP
This dynamic bungalow by 10th grader Ron Kullashi features a moving sunshade.
MIDCENTURY MODERN
10th grade architect Kai Hong crafted this modern ranch style abode entirely out of wood.
ROBOTIC BUG (11TH & 12TH)
LIAM-PEDE
Senior electrical engineer Liam Benten created his robot bug with elevated front legs to boost speed.
BUG RAVE
11th grade STEAMers celebrated the end of their first robotics project with a bug rave! Dance buggy, dance.
MECHATRONICS BOOTCAMP (11TH & 12TH)
SMART SOLDERING
Senior Zachary Sternchos tries out soldering for the first time. He's a natural!
SUPER WIRE
Home-soldered super wires and breadboards: a recipe for fun.
RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE (9TH)
SET IT UP
9th grade maker August Hubner impressively incorporates dominoes, a rolling cylinder, a marble, and a target into his Goldberg Machine.
TRANSITIONS
Tasked with making a machine with a minimum of 5 transitions of energy, 9th grade duo Kyle Schwartz and Jeremy Ciment test out their marble run.
USER DESIGN - THE IDEAL BEDROOM (9TH)
SUZY'S ROOM
9th grade architect Maor Pollak designed a bedroom concept for his user "Suzy", a fictional 5 year old who needed a storage solution for her toys. Maor delivered!
MODERN LIVING
Designer Cleo Neubert was assigned "Sally" as her user; Sally is a 25 year old living in a big city who seeks a sound-insulating, modern abode. Cleo gave her a calming, neutral aesthetic with plenty of sound buffering walls- awesome!
THE FIVE CHAIRS CHALLENGE (9TH & 10TH)
2D VIEWS
Given a purposely short time of 3 minutes to draw 3 sketches of a chair, 9th graders were challenged to design rapidly.
MIXED MEDIA MODELS
Every round of the 5 chairs challenge asks designers to create a chair out of a different material. Here are the 10th grade's favorite renderings.
3D PRINTED SUNGLASSES (10TH)
WEARABLE ART
Dylan Hansen, Jacob Palmer, and Henry Chandler designed and fabricated these wearable works of art. While they may not provide UV protection, they sure look good.
EN VOGUE
Myles Acker and Luca de Cardenas strike a pose in their new sunglasses.
3D PRINTED CARS (11TH)
"BURGER CAR"
Aidan Laurence and Grey Golus designed "Burger Car". Its cylindrical shape was inspired by the all-American sandwich.
RACE DAY
11th grade STEAM ventured to Central Park to race their 3D printed cars. Students worked through many iterations before their final designs were approved.
CODE SELF PORTRAIT (11TH)
SHAPE UP
Max Rosenstein is an organized coder, marking his lines with descriptive comments. This makes it much easier to go back and change something!
OTHERWORLDLY
Grey Golus takes his self portrait to the next level, adding hypnotic spiral eyes and a pointed hairdo.
SHARK TANK (9TH, 10TH, 11TH)
THE SHARKS
Shark panelists Mr. Ward, Mrs. Singh, Mr. Morgan, and Ms. Luparello offer their attention and constructive criticism. The Sharks grade the designers on product execution, showmanship, and knowledge of the engineering design cycle. An audience of mixed grade levels cheers on their peers.
ITS IN THE CARDS
9th grade engineers Kyle Schwartz and Gur Arie Pollack explain the rules to their original card game: Myths of The World. Kyle and Gur came up with their own gameplay and did the graphic design for each card.
THE CHAMPIONS
Shark panelists filled out score sheets for each team that competed, and scores were tallied. Each grade level (9th, 10th, and 11th) had a winner, and the overall winner was selected from among them. This year, our overall winners were 10th graders Luca and Daniel. They got to take home 3D printed shark trophies, medals, and a Chipotle gift card. Congrats, designers!
11TH GRADE CHAMPS
Maeve O-Brien McKevitt and August Kruse-Templer snagged the top spot with their "Icky"-- a small, handheld toilet cleaning device that allows the user to cleanse and dispose of cleaning tools without ever having to touch anything... icky! Their well-rehearsed presentation put them over the edge of their competition.
10TH GRADE CHAMPS
Luca de Cardenas and Daniel Chernobelsky impressed the Sharks with their "Kup Kooler"-- a device that hovers over a hot beverage to cool it down rapidly. This team designed a 3D printed stand that mounts a small iphone-powered fan over a mug.
9TH GRADE CHAMP
Jordan Birmbaum soared to the top spot of 9th grade by inventing a microcontroller powered boat security system. The system integrates a water sensor, temperature sensor, a GPS, and can even sense if doors are open!
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