Welcome back, GBCH Friends! I hope that you have enjoyed Christmas and New Year with your families and were able to unplug and refresh.
We have come to our annual S.T.E.A.M. month! January’s activities are all about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math! We will integrate these concepts throughout our activities and focus on engineering especially this month. Great speakers and activities are in store and we are excited to see how the students interpret what they are learning into their own projects.
Also this month, we are starting a new Oratorical program. Students 3rd-8th grade will have an opportunity to learn oratory skills by reciting one of the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. culminating in a video presentation that will be part of the Oratory Festival. Don’t forget to sign up by this Friday!
Group Meeting 1/11
At this meeting, all age groups will focus on the Engineering Design Process. Students will be introduced to the STEAM acronym and focus on the “E”, engineering, and discuss what engineers do and the types of projects that involve engineering skills (ex. building bridges, designing robots, recycling systems). Students will learn the 5-step engineering design process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve/Reflect).
Club Day 1/18
Experience:
We will be joined by two engineers, Tamyra L. Paschal and Kiwitta I. Paschal, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas.
We will hear about engineering as a career, the preparation required, their work on airplanes and various opportunities available within the field.
Centuries Club:
Children will learn about African-American architects and civil engineers who have designed various public spaces across the United States.
Maker’s Club:
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday children will reflect on Dr. King’s legacy of peace, justice, and equality, and use what they have learned about the engineering design process to build a monument, museum, park, or other structure in honor of Dr. King. Children may use materials of their choice.
STEAM Fair 1/25
Our month will conclude with our annual GBCH STEAM Fair!
During our virtual science fair, children will present a science topic of their choice or conduct a demonstration to show the group.
Older students should use the scientific method or engineering design process as a guide for presenting their information.
Presentations may be live, pre-recorded, PowerPoint, a project board or other mediums of choice.