Kangaloon Public School students have fun with STEM

Kangaloon Public School students delved into the area of STEM through a Mini Maker Challenge on Thursday, August 6.

Staff from the Stem Industry School Partnership Program (SISP), came to the school to help out with the session.

Funded by the NSW Department of Education, SISP lines up both primary and high schools with region-specific industry partners and provides industry-specific technology programs to make classroom learning relevant and engaging.

The program provides primary and high school students in regional areas with age appropriate STEM skills and pathways to STEM jobs.

Students said they had a lot of fun doing the activities on the day.

"In small groups, our task was to design and make a floating house as you would see in countries like Cambodia," the students said.

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"We were given a bag of limited supplies that included straws, rubber bands, paddlepop sticks, a cup, a balloon, sticky tape, foil, gladwrap and a paper bag.

"We were given a set time to complete the task which was to make a house that would hold marble people.

"The criteria included good use of materials, stability, features of a house and it had to float.

"Each group was allocated 10 points to start with and if you wanted to use additional resources, you had to buy them by using your points.

"Most groups did not want to spend too many points because the aim was to collect the most points.

"Once your design was made, it was important to test it.

"Some groups needed to revaluate their design and make changes.

"The final test was to see which design would float, provide shelter and hold the most marbles."

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