Atlantic Ave Magazine - June 2019
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Former Unity School student Joseph Rubsamen was the keynote speaker<br />
at the school’s annual Future Scientists and Engineers Conference<br />
“Students worked on upright peg boards to design Rube<br />
Goldberg machines that use levers, ramps, gates, magnets, and<br />
wire. The machine has to accurately perform its function. One<br />
group’s project featured a machine that would pop a glitter<br />
balloon based on the movement of marbles down chutes, adding<br />
a little sparkle to the conference,” said Unity School fifth<br />
grade teacher Katie DiPietro.<br />
Middle school students presented their research projects at<br />
the FSEC, and a panel of selected students gave breakout session<br />
speeches presenting their work, which included a study<br />
on cell phones and distraction and a prototype for an electromagnetic<br />
propulsion device. Student speakers included eighth<br />
graders Lola Plasencia, Ella Robbins and Liam White and sixth<br />
grader Aidan Smith.<br />
Another highlight of the FSEC is the 8th grade presentation<br />
of their carbon dioxide dragster race car designs. In an interdisciplinary<br />
project between science and technology, students<br />
learn about Newton’s Laws and basic mechanical principles,<br />
then use a CAD (computer-assisted 3D design) program to<br />
envision and create their own race cars. Student cars are 3D<br />
printed in our technology labs, and then raced on a special<br />
track in front of a live audience.<br />
“From the CO2 dragsters to the individual and group student<br />
projects, I was proud to witness such growth of student interest<br />
in science,” said Unity Middle School science teacher Nathalie<br />
Charles. “Students took such agency of the research and design<br />
process for their experiments. It was a pleasure to observe the<br />
excitement and creativity and overall enthusiasm shine through,<br />
and sharing it with our families and community strengthens our<br />
commitment to this kind of innovation,” said Ms. Charles.<br />
The <strong>2019</strong> FSEC also featured Unity School’s Lego First Robotics<br />
Team sharing their robot obstacle course. The team was<br />
recognized with a Lego First League trophy at a regional qualifying<br />
robotics match this season for excellence in robot design.<br />
“When you look around at FSEC, you catch a glimpse of the<br />
future researchers, inventors, scientists and thinkers. We get<br />
to see applied creativity, and celebrate the endless curiosity at<br />
the heart of science,” said Carlie Partridge, an Innovation Specialist<br />
at Unity School. “An event like FSEC makes the learning<br />
visible and memorable!”<br />
Unity School<br />
101 NW 22nd Street<br />
Delray Beach<br />
561-276-4414<br />
unityschool.com<br />
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