Empowering Minds: Prairie STEM Integration at St. Cecilia Parochial School on 9-27-2023

Welcome back to a brand new academic year at St. Cecilia Parochial School! As we embark on this journey of learning and discovery, Prairie STEM is thrilled to be an integral part of the educational landscape, bringing innovative and engaging STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) experiences to the students. This Wednesday, the students […]

Embarking on a STEM Adventure: Our First Week at St. Wenceslaus Catholic School Sept. 10-14, 2023

Welcome to St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, where the spirit of learning and innovation thrives! We’re thrilled to share the exciting highlights of our first week, filled with enthusiastic students and the promise of an incredible year ahead, especially with the much-anticipated STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) class on the horizon. At Prairie […]

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 […]

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 […]