Past projects 4
If you BUILD it, they will LEARN!
Funded Aug 9, 2023We are immensely grateful for your generous contributions of tools and building materials, which have significantly enriched our elementary students' STEAM education. Your support has enabled us to provide hands-on learning experiences that ignite curiosity and foster a love for making and tinkering.
With the resources you've provided, our students have engaged in exciting projects, from building simple circuits and wood projects to creating vibrant art pieces, all while developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Your generosity is laying the foundation for a brighter future for our young learners, and we cannot thank you enough.
We cannot thank you enough for your giving!”
With gratitude,
Dr. Nykamp
This classroom project was brought to life by State Farm and 4 other donors.Put a SPIKE in Coding!
Funded Aug 3, 2023Once again, I would like to THANK YOU for your generous donation to our students at Indian Creek Elementary School. We are thrilled to share with you the impact of the robotics kits you helped us to get. The students were so excited when they saw the kits as we only had one in the past and not as many students would have access to it. Now, many more kids are able to imagine, plan, build, engineer, and code with these Spike kits, setting them up for future success in STEM fields.
Students are able to use the kits regularly for STEM projects, coding lessons, and robotics activities. The students are able to complete premade lessons within the Lego Spike app or created their own project to support a project they are doing in their own classroom.
As the year continues, kids will find new and innovative ways to code and use the Spike kits in their projects and complete the wonderful lessons/activities provided by LEGO! Huge thanks for your generosity!”
With gratitude,
Dr. Nykamp
This classroom project was brought to life by State Farm and 5 other donors.SPIKE-ing Our Coding Interest!!!
Funded Aug 2, 2023Once again I would like to THANK YOU for your generous donation to our students at Indian Creek Elementary School. We are thrilled to share with you the impact of the robotics kits you helped us to get. The students were so excited when they saw the kits as we only had one in the past and not as many students would have access to it. Now, many more kids are able to imagine, plan, build, engineer, and code with these Spike kits, setting them up for future success in STEM fields.
Students are able to use the kits regularly for STEM projects, coding lessons, and robotics activities. The students are able to complete premade lessons within the LEGO Spike app or created their own project to support a project they are doing in their own classroom.
As the year continues, kids will find new and innovative ways to code and use the Spike kits in their projects and complete the wonderful lessons/activities provided by LEGO! Huge thanks for your generosity!”
With gratitude,
Dr. Nykamp
This classroom project was brought to life by State Farm and 5 other donors.First LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Kits for Diverse Learners
Funded Sep 20, 2022I cannot express enough gratitude for your generosity in supporting our robotics project this year. We are clearly off and running as we head into the 2nd semester of the school year and our kids are having a blast with the LEGO robotics kits you contributed. Many students thus far have had the opportunity to visit our awesome Robotics room and created programming to run the robots and complete tasks. The looks on their face when they create a program for the first time is priceless!
The kits were, as shared, selected as a means to expand our robotics offerings beyond our normal robotics team (7-10 students) to included students across other grade levels as well. So far, we have had about 40-50 students who have created various programs and designed different robots (see pictures). The focus has been mainly on 4th and 5th grade to date, but February and March bring the chance for the older kids to "pass on the skills" to the younger generation (2nd/3rd graders).
The first to see the kits on their arrival, of course, was our robotics team and they were so excited to have more than one kit in the school. I am quite sure the cheers could be heard throughout the school. The team did amazingly well at its last competition finishing in 1st place! Their next tournament is this weekend. We are thrilled that our robotics team AND students who experience the kits are a balance of boys and girls. The robotics team consists of 4 girls and 3 boys from 4th/5th grade.
With our school's move toward all things STEAM/STEM and the hope to grow our technology offerings, especially in the area of robotics/programming since these are the careers of now and the future.”
With gratitude,
Dr. Nykamp