(S)CIENCE
SUPERSTEM (3rd - 5th)
3rd - 5th graders will enjoy this monthly Scholastic magazine filled with current, non-fiction articles that bring science and math concepts to life and motivate students to think like scientists and engineers. Students complete monthly worksheets to earn points.
If your child is a GATE-identified student, they will automatically receive copies of SuperSTEM. All other 3rd - 5th graders can still partake in SuperSTEM for a small subscription fee (<$8 for the year).
Students earn 1 SLAM point for each issue completed (6 issues per year).
2023-2024 SuperSTEM DUE DATES:
Sept, Oct/Nov issues due Thursday, November 30
Dec/Jan issue due Wednesday, January 31
Feb issue due TBD
Click links below to download the skills sheets:
Sept 2023 // Oct/Nov 2023 // Dec 2023/Jan 2024 // Feb 2024 //
Mar/Apr 2024 // May/Jun 2024
Click links below to download the answer keys:
Sept 2023 // Oct/Nov 2023 // Dec 2023/Jan 2024 // Feb 2024 //
Mar/Apr 2024 // May/Jun 2024
SuperSTEM Online Access
Click the link https://superstem.scholastic.com
Login as a Student and enter the classroom code: gosharks2023
Once logged in you can explore the monthly issues
Download and print the skill sheets for each issue posted on this page
Complete the skill sheets by the due date and return to the SLAM bin in the front office
Each completed issue will earn 1 point
** Students can earn 6 points by completing all the issues
SCIENCE BUILDERS CHALLENGE (3rd - 5th)
An exciting event for those budding scientists and engineers who like to build! Each year is a different building challenge, from a Rube Goldberg inspired Goldberg's Garage, to building a trebuchet in Storm the Castle, to building a battery powered vehicle in Battery Buggy.
Students who participate will earn 3 SLAM points.
The Spring 2024 Project is a trebuchet (catapult)!
SCIENCE FAIR (1st - 5th)
Open to all 1st - 5th graders, students will answer scientific questions using The Scientific Method and present their experiment and findings in a tri-fold poster board presentation at a Science Fair held in the Spring. Prizes will be awarded!
Students who participate will earn 2 SLAM points.
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (1st - 5th)
*1 VOLUNTEER NEEDED or 1 COACH PER TEAM*
Science Olympiad is designed to explore the scientific field of education and provide recognition for outstanding achievement in team events. It combines knowledge based science and hands-on science in a competition format. Students work in teams of 6 to compete in events surrounding scientific processes, knowledge and application. Competition will take place during a weekend in mid-late March.
Students who participate will earn 3 SLAM points.
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND (1st - 5th)
Odyssey of the Mind teaches students how to develop and use their natural creativity to become problem-solvers. The competition consists of two parts: a long-term problem and a spontaneous problem. Students work in teams to develop the long-term problem and skills for the spontaneous problem over the span of several months. Students must advance first at the district level and then at regional/state level to be able to ultimately compete at World Finals. Each team can have a max of 7 students and each team must have at least one coach.
Students who participate will earn 3 SLAM points.