Carrollton High School participated in The West Georgia STEM festival at the AMP in downtown Carrollton on Saturday, September 28th. The festival held activities aimed towards teaching children about the different career paths that the program can take.
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Students in Mr. Dudley’s Forensic Science Class had a special guest visitor today. Officer Cardell treated the students to a discussion about law enforcement and fingerprinting. It was a great experience for our CHS students.
Mr. Dodson's Honors World History class took a trip to Ancient Egypt via Virtual Reality. His class was able to take a deep dive into the religious rituals, agricultural setup, and burial tombs of Ancient Egypt. The new VR Cardboard Google Goggles allows users to visit ancient civilizations right from their very own classroom with Google Expedition.
The Spanish for native speakers class taught by Ms. Gembe at CHS built Jardines Flotantes' "Floating Gardens." These chinampas took a science spin in Mr. Hawig's Ecology class. Ms. Gembe's students focused on the cultural and historical aspects while Mr. Hawig's students focused on the ecological benefits and needs in huge population centers. All students enjoyed competing at the creek!
Students in Mrs. Bradford Hunt’s Chemistry Class used game play to learn about inter-molecular forces and phase changes. This activity happened in our CHS Computer lab. The students enjoyed being in a new setting and getting the opportunity to learn about inter-molecular forces using a fun game!
Students in Mr. Robby Blakemore's class are creating cool Snapchat Filters for each Trojan Football game this season. The students have had a BLAST downloading these filters on their phones and then seeing themselves in the filter. What a cool assignment for our students to learn and understand how to create filters for so many to enjoy!
Students, and their parents, in this year’s Southwire Engineering Academy were welcomed at Southwire’s corporate campus last night for the annual open house event. CHS alum, Bess Glanton, spoke to the group about her experience in SWEA which led to a career as an engineer at Southwire upon graduation from Auburn University.
Mr. Hawig’s Environmental Science class met real world engineering data collection techniques on Buffalo Creek. Students had to measure, record and then work through unit conversions to upload to an online processing center that generated a profile of their section of the stream.
Students aren't the only ones that get to have fun with STEM!! Teachers at CHS participated in a STEM activity as a Warm-Up for our faculty meeting. The teachers competed against each other to see who could build the tallest tower with the materials provided to them. This activity created a lot of laughter and discussion among the faculty and got our meeting off to a fun start!
Teachers at CHS were invited to participate in a Lunch in Learn where they were updated on what STEM is and how it should look in their classrooms. STEM is more than just a grouping of subject areas. STEM develops a set of thinking, reasoning, teamwork, investigative, and creative skills that students can use in all areas of their lives. STEM isn’t a standalone class— it’s a way to intentionally incorporate different subjects across an existing curriculum. Teachers were also told about six characteristics that make a good STEM lesson:
Six Characteristics of a GREAT STEM Lesson: STEM lessons focus on real-world issues and problems. STEM lessons are guided by the engineering design process. STEM lessons immerse students in hands-on inquiry and open-ended exploration. STEM lessons involve students in productive teamwork. STEM lessons apply rigorous math and science content your students are learning. STEM lessons allow for multiple right answers and reframe failure as a necessary part of learning. This was a great "Lunch and Learn" for our new teachers and a great "refresher" class for our veteran teachers. |
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