Diving into the Depths: Middle School Exploration with Prairie STEM
At Prairie STEM, we believe in unlocking the potential of every student through immersive and innovative learning experiences. Our recent venture with a middle school class, focusing on NGSS MS-LS2-4, ELA standards, and ISTE Knowledge Constructor standards, showcased the power of virtual reality in enhancing both scientific understanding and creative expression. Unveiling the NGSS Science […]
Saint Cecilia Students Learn about Rockets and Artemis Fall 2022
NorthStar 8th Grade Students Learn to Fly Drones
Prairie STEM taught the eighth students at Northstar the basics of drones in which many of the students flew them for the first time. The students’ flying experience included obstacles to fly through. They flew them in the gym which was a perfect amount of space. Everyone had a great time.
Drones, VR, and Coding at Waverly Middle School
Students rotated between 3 stations. Their field trip to fly was cancelled and we were called in for a wow factor. Station 1 – Droneblocks, students programmed drones in a simulated environment (city and mars) Station 2 – VR students flew biplanes in a WWI Warfighter simulator, the settings abided by real world aerodynamics. Station […]
Second-grade students at Howard Kennedy had fun in hands-on lessons on pollination and seed dispersal in August and September.
The second graders created their own bees for the pollination lesson and observed how the body and legs of the bee are specially made to attract pollen. They flew their bees from a pollinated flower to another flower. We looked at some real pollen in the digital microscope. In the seed dispersal lesson, the students […]
St. Cecilia Parochial Middle School Students Get Creative with Green Screen
The middle school students at St. Cecilia Parochial School had lots of fun creating movies using Green Screen on February 23, 2022.
Prairie STEM and Springfield Platteview Fifth Grade Students Take Flight
The 5th students at Platteview Elementary learned about Aeronautics today while they flew drones at Do Space.
The Science of Sound
Prairie STEM provided The Science of Sound instruction to middle school students at Cornerstone Christian School on December 17th, 2021. The Doppler Effect was demonstrated using drones and a blindfolded student to perceive sounds as the source moved closer and further away. We used a vacuum chamber to demonstrate how sound waves do not travel […]
Prairie STEM Provides Science and Robotics Instruction to Fort Calhoun Elementary School
During the fall semester of 2021-2022, Prairie STEM came in and taught 10-weeks of Science on Wednesdays and 10-weeks of Robotics on Thursdays. In some of the Science lessons for the primary students, they learned what materials protect from UV rays, animal habitats, landforms, and what reacts with baking soda. Intermediate students learned what materials […]
Chemistry 101 Begins Soon – Registration Has Begun
Chemistry 101 September 11 & 18 Register at: https://prairiestem.mycheddarup.com Elementary Chemistry 101 (Grades 3rd-5th) 8:30-10:00 Intermediate Chemistry 101 (Grades 6th-9th) 11:00-12:30 September 11 & 18 The Mastercraft Building 1111 N 13th St. Suite 307, Omaha, NE A collection of chemistry experiments for the curious chemist. Scientific concepts come to life with fun and engaging experiments. […]
