STEM Grade 7
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)
ALIEN INVADERS
AT CAMP
Description: Students will research, photograph, and document invasive plant species harmful to local communities.
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Interdisciplinary: Science, Math, ELA
Bacteria in
Stark County Schools
Description: Students are recruited to help develop a plan to decrease the number of student absences.
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Interdisciplinary: Science, Math
CONCESSION STAND OVERTHROW
Description: Students run their own concession stand to help fund programs and/or a field trip.
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Interdisciplinary: Science, ELA
Crusades
and Catapults
Description: Students design a machine that would have the capability to hurl objects from long distances.
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Interdisciplinary: Science
Designing a
Horse Farm
Description: Students will design a layout for the grounds of a horse farm and the requirements based on the owners recommendations.
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Interdisciplinary: Math
Effects of Air Pollution and Traffic
Description: Learners study the increase in oil and gas industry traffic in Malvern and what effect it has on air quality.
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Interdisciplinary: Science
Encouraging
the Wildlife
Description: Students work to get the school courtyards certified by the National Wildlife Federation.
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Interdisciplinary: Science
Improving Recycling Containers
Description: Students investigate the volume of each proposed recycling container and the total surface area of each container.
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Interdisciplinary: Math
Invention
Competition
Description: Students are posed with the problem of designing and creating an invention and submitting to a national competition for possible recognition and awards.
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Interdisciplinary: Science, Math, Technology, Social Studies
Long Walk
To Water
Description: Expand students' view on world issues such as the Sudan in Africa; and how water accessibility is priceless to a community and/or village.
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Interdisciplinary: Science, Math, ELA
Oatmeal
Cylinders
Description: The Research and Development Department of Quaker Oats wants to save capital by decreasing the surface area of their packaging by maintaining and/or increasing volume of their product for shipping.
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Interdisciplinary: Math
Ocean Tides and the Sinking Island
Description: Students are presented with the issue that Tuvalu and its inhabitants are facing flooding from ocean tides, loss of crops, contaminated ground water, and possible evacuation.
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Interdisciplinary: Science
Outdoor
Learning Space
Description: Students take their learning to the outdoors by creating innovative labs areas.
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Interdisciplinary: Science, Math
Problem at the
ZOAR Wetlands
Description: Students will understand that invasive species can affect an ecosystem both positively and negatively.
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Interdisciplinary: Science
PUMPKIN
SEEDS
Description: Learners examine a variety of pumpkins to tell if the size of the pumpkin will yield more seeds.
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Interdisciplinary: Math
REPAIRING THE
CITY BUDGET
Description: The mayor or other city, representative launches the problem to the students requesting their help in balancing the budget.
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Interdisciplinary: Math
VANDALISM IN
SCHOOL BATHROOMS
Description: Students are asked to come up with solutions to stop the vandalism the restrooms.
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Interdisciplinary: Math, Social Studies, ELA