Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School students and their families enjoyed a STREAM/ELA Night at the school on Wednesday, March 26. KLR’s Science Liaison, Kayleigh Bowles, with the help of a group of teachers organized the event, which gave students the opportunity to take ownership in a project that practiced experimentation and problem solving.
At the event, students and families were able to view the student’s creations, and participate in activities that aligned a read aloud book with a STREAM related activity. Some of these activities included “States of Matter: Making Oobleck”, “Tomato Plant Repotting”, “Cardboard Box Creations: Game Edition”, “Breakout Room” and “Coding with the Dash and Dot Robots.”
With STREAM practices becoming more present in the world, particularly in the job force, our educators are determined to help our students develop a strong base for these practices as they move through their school years. The event was an opportunity for students to flex their STREAM skills, learn new ones, and have some fun along the way.
At the end of the evening, the winners of the project contest were announced.
Congratulations to:
4th Grade:
1st place: Linsey Ruston and Veronica Font with Splish Splash Clean Dirty Water AND Ava James with Salty Cave Crystals
2nd place: Sicilia Munoz and Nancy Rivera Torralba with Sink and Float
3rd place: Jiovanna McGinnis and Jewels Williams with The Clouds Above
Honorable Mentions: Hunter Stone with Coke and Mentos and Marissa Leimer with Self Inflating Balloon
5th Grade:
1st place: Marta Aguilar Hernandez and Zania Olivera with Density AND Shea (3rd grade) and Camden VanderMeulen (5th grade) with Got Heat?
2nd place: Karla Castillo with Impact of Social Media
3rd place: Illiana Clarkson and Joana Greco with Got Solar? AND Liliana Rodriguez and Nina Bastogne with Magic Milk
Honorable Mentions:
Arianna Weiss-Rodriguez and Lily Jednacz with Why Do Skittles Turn White in Water? AND Grayson Waterton and Symphany Gibbs with 3D Tornado
Perfect Score Projects:
Yandiel Olivo (5th Grade) with Elephant Toothpaste
Brooke Sipos and Stella Vrancich (5th Grade) with Germ Detectives
Rylee Ahearn, Yadielis Cortes Martinez, and Gabrielle De Faria Miguel (4th grade) with Do Music Affect the Speed of Plant Growth?
Nova Lindsey (4th Grade) with The Bouncing Egg