STEM

Our STEM sessions have taken off lately as students explored the science of flight and electricity.

While investigating flight, students experimented with aerodynamics by designing and refining paper airplanes. They explored how wing shape, weight distribution and throwing technique influence distance and accuracy. There was great excitement during our target challenge, with students attempting to engineer a plane-launching device capable of hitting the “teacher target.” A special congratulations to Ava, who successfully created a machine that struck the target — a fantastic example of persistence, creativity and clever problem-solving in action.

Our study of electricity focused on static electricity and how electrical charges build up and transfer. Students quickly discovered an important scientific truth: sometimes experiments don’t work as planned! After some troubleshooting, we realised that damp, wet weather conditions were preventing static charge from building effectively. It was a valuable lesson about how outside environmental factors can influence scientific results and why scientists must consider variables beyond their control.