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  • Addie R Lewis Elementary School
  • Valparaiso, FL
  • More than a third 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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This STEM Guitar project will be used in the Music Technology course at our school. The STEMM Academy is the only school in the county to offer the Music Technology course. The project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, would be a great asset to our Music Technology program, as it incorporates all components of STEM, as well as math and science standards. Students will be able to put a real world application to all of the individual standards they have been focusing on, through one cumulative project. This project will enhance the math and science curriculum of the students enrolled in the Music Technology course. Students build their own guitar while learning the physics of design and the geometry/math standards associated with building and correct functioning of the guitar. They use CAD software to design different components of their guitar, incorporating technology. The goal is to not only allow strengthening STEM skills, but also exploring possibilities in engineering they may not have previously known about or been interested in. The class is currently short 6 iPads/iMacs to allow them to design and work on this project. Your support will allow each registered student to work their projects. Guitars in the classroom? Absolutely. This National Science Foundation STEM Guitar Building Project provides innovative experience in collaborative design and rapid manufacturing. Students participate in an intense guitar design/build project. Each student builds his/her own custom electric guitar and engages in student centered learning activities that relate the guitar design to specific Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering (STEM) topics. STEM Learning Activities in the following disciplines: Physical Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology include guitar body, neck, fret board selection and preparation, headstock design, fretting, electronic installation, neck Installation and setup, intonation, and final presentations.

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This STEM Guitar project will be used in the Music Technology course at our school. The STEMM Academy is the only school in the county to offer the Music Technology course. The project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, would be a great asset to our Music Technology program, as it incorporates all components of STEM, as well as math and science standards. Students will be able to put a real world application to all of the individual standards they have been focusing on, through one cumulative project. This project will enhance the math and science curriculum of the students enrolled in the Music Technology course. Students build their own guitar while learning the physics of design and the geometry/math standards associated with building and correct functioning of the guitar. They use CAD software to design different components of their guitar, incorporating technology. The goal is to not only allow strengthening STEM skills, but also exploring possibilities in engineering they may not have previously known about or been interested in. The class is currently short 6 iPads/iMacs to allow them to design and work on this project. Your support will allow each registered student to work their projects. Guitars in the classroom? Absolutely. This National Science Foundation STEM Guitar Building Project provides innovative experience in collaborative design and rapid manufacturing. Students participate in an intense guitar design/build project. Each student builds his/her own custom electric guitar and engages in student centered learning activities that relate the guitar design to specific Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering (STEM) topics. STEM Learning Activities in the following disciplines: Physical Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology include guitar body, neck, fret board selection and preparation, headstock design, fretting, electronic installation, neck Installation and setup, intonation, and final presentations.

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