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  • Lynhurst 7 & 8 Grade Center
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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All of the supplies we are asking for have been chosen by my students as they researched, tested, and discovered what makes science fun! Some of their experiments include making a homemade lava lamp using the alka-seltzer tablets and water bottles requested. Another group of students wants to teach participants a creative spin on a night light using the glow sticks asked for in the project. Slime is all the crazy these days, so another group of students wants to make fluffy magnetic slime with participants, which requires lots of glue. One group wants to master flying drones and be able to explain the science and technology behind how they work. This group also wants to allow participants in the event to extend this knowledge to simple planes, which will be made at the event using the Design and Play STEAM Plane Kits. To show how art is embedded into culture, students will be helping participants to make and take their own origami art projects. These are just a few stations we have planned for our S.T.E.A.M Community Night. The purpose of this event to engage students in STEAM challenges and empower them to think about their futures. We will also have guests from S.T.E.A.M. related careers at the event to talk with our students about the importance of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Students must be able to articulate the science and math behind their experiments to unfamiliar faces. The process of selecting a project, organizing materials, collaborating with others, practicing presentation skills, and working on communicating effectively to all age groups is an invaluable experience that our students need to be productive members of our society. Please help their vision come alive.

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All of the supplies we are asking for have been chosen by my students as they researched, tested, and discovered what makes science fun! Some of their experiments include making a homemade lava lamp using the alka-seltzer tablets and water bottles requested. Another group of students wants to teach participants a creative spin on a night light using the glow sticks asked for in the project. Slime is all the crazy these days, so another group of students wants to make fluffy magnetic slime with participants, which requires lots of glue. One group wants to master flying drones and be able to explain the science and technology behind how they work. This group also wants to allow participants in the event to extend this knowledge to simple planes, which will be made at the event using the Design and Play STEAM Plane Kits. To show how art is embedded into culture, students will be helping participants to make and take their own origami art projects. These are just a few stations we have planned for our S.T.E.A.M Community Night. The purpose of this event to engage students in STEAM challenges and empower them to think about their futures. We will also have guests from S.T.E.A.M. related careers at the event to talk with our students about the importance of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Students must be able to articulate the science and math behind their experiments to unfamiliar faces. The process of selecting a project, organizing materials, collaborating with others, practicing presentation skills, and working on communicating effectively to all age groups is an invaluable experience that our students need to be productive members of our society. Please help their vision come alive.

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