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David Amir of Class 102

Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School’s Annual STEAM Fair Showcases Students’ Scientific Prowess

Awesome Absorbers, Walking Water, Growing Crystals—these are just a few examples of the engaging projects taken up by students and teachers at Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School as part of its annual STEAM Fair. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics were all covered in creative, educational ways during the event, with students collaborating to design informative experiments and diagrams explaining their topics.

From our project, we learned that if you are racing Hot Wheel cars, it will go fastest on smooth hardwood floors with no additional textures such as sandpaper or carpets,” said teacher Micaela Doutney. Students used the classic toy cars to slide down ramps and see which surface the car went farthest on. The class repeated the experiment five times for each surface and recorded results with a measuring tape.

Our project helped up learn about measuring using the metric system, different floor textures, and how they affect objects with wheels, and depending on angle of the ramp it will affect speed,” Ms. Micaela added.

Two classes undertook projects involving observations of plant growth. Classes 114 and 204 studied how different types of water might affect a plant’s overall health. Students placed stalks of celery into water, oil, red Gatorade, blue Gatorade, and tea to determine if there were any changes to their plant. They then recorded data on which liquids made changes to their plant and which changes occurred.

Obdulio of Class 125

We learned that in order for our terrariums to grow, we needed to water them, give them plenty of sunlight and air to breathe through the holes at the top of the jar.

Timothy Foreman, Brooklyn Blue Feather student

Another student, Kajmire Cox, said “We realized that just like our terrariums we also need food, water and air.”

David Haimovich, the school’s Assistant Principal, came away highly impressed with all of the students’ and faculty’s contributions. “I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to each and every student for their exceptional dedication and creativity at this year’s STEAM Fair,” David said. “Throughout the process of completing your projects, you’ve all gained a deeper understanding of how the natural world operates and gained new skills that will better equip you for real-world challenges of the 21st century. The outstanding quality of your work truly highlights your limitless potential. Job well done and keep up the great work!

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