STEM Class

The STEM class in our school is taught by Mr.Roth and is a class where students get to decide what they want to make,fix or understand and in this blog we will go over the STEM process and how kids use it,the tools,challenges,and goals of a student,and my and other student’s overall opinion of the class.

The STEM process consists of ASK: where students define the problem or want to know about something.IMAGINE: this is the step where they pick how they want to achieve their goals whether that be by YouTube videos,research,or trial and error.PLAN:once the student has an idea of how they want to achieve their goal they plan what the best way to do that is.CREATE:Create is the phase where you put everything together ASK,IMAGINE,and PLAN all mush together to create,fix or understand the plan but then comes the hardest part.TEST:in this step you put your creation or knowledge to the test to see if it works and this can be tested in many ways such as seeing if it does what you wanted it to do or going to someone who does know about what you want to understand and checking if what learned is correct.

The tools in the STEM class range from ordinary saws to drills that can go through wood like it’s butter. This is very good because if a student wants to do an ambitious project they have all the tools so the only limit is your imagination and other people's safety. There are a lot of different challenges people might run into but all projects have different challenges but a problem I think all students can run into is it’s an independent project meaning Mr.Roth may not know how to solve a problem and the internet isn't always correct.I think the goal of every student is to be satisfied with what they have accomplished.

All the machines in Mr.Roth’s room

     

Overall I think this class is perfect for middle schoolers because this is when students get to find what they like and this class gives students the perfect opportunity to find what they are interested in whether that be fixing machines,building drones,or just discovering something new. But if my opinion isn’t enough to convince you then maybe these people’s opinions will. “It’s one of my favorite classes. It’s just really fun,” said an 8th grader and “Mr.Roth is a great teacher and the class he teaches is also pretty great,” said another 8th grader . If that doesn’t convince you I don’t know what will. Thanks for reading.