STEAM Spotlight: Eduardo Murillo Ramirez and Amelia Thaxton

STEAM Spotlight: recognizing the spectacular stars of STEAM, chosen by Mr. Young. This edition we are showcasing STEAM II students Eduardo Murillo Ramirez (11) and Amelia Thaxton (10) and their fun, educational lower school display experiments!

Interview: Conducted over Email

MB: Describe your project in your own words.

AT: This project is a fun way to show the young kids what static electricity is and so they can learn more and different things that are a part of daily life.

MB:  What inspired you to create this project?

AT: Something that inspired us to do this project was being able to teach the lower school class what static electricity is and show them fun examples of what all it can do.

MB: What materials/methods did you use and how do they relate to STEAM? (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math)

AT: Some of the materials we used for this project was a balloon with a paper towel, this items relate to steam because it was a good idea for the little kids .

MB: What were some problems/setbacks you came across during your project and how did you overcome them?

AT: The main problem was thinking ideas to what to show the little kids something fun and the can do at home.

MB: How did you divide responsibilities between the two of you?

AT: We divided up the project into sections and when one by one so we don’t lose track of what we did and don’t repeat the same thing on accident.

MB: What are some ways you would improve your project if you had more time/resources?

AT:  Some ways we could have improved the project is having more resources for more examples to show the kids.

MB: What’s the next step? Are you going to continue developing this project or move on to another?

AT: For are next project we are doing cards for some of the soccer players

MB: What did you enjoy most about this project?

AT: The most fun that we had was when we went to de lower school and showed the kids the experiments that we had for them.

Congratulations to Amelia and Eduardo and thank you for working to benefit your school’s community through STEAM! Y’all are great!