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Y1 - 7 STEM Teacher, IBPYP/MYP, PYPX fun. FLL addict. Just playing with toys and gadgets all day. Hawthorn and NUFC.

Perth, WA
Joined May 2011
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Praying for the robot Gods today! 3.... 2... 1.... LEGO! #FLL #FLLSuperpowered
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Y4s looking exploration led us to look at the stars and navigation. So, after documenting our learning and picking a constellation students started to paint, tinker and create an LED circuit to light up a star in their constellation. Sadly, we didn't finish. #WATechTalk #STEM
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After designing our inclusive playgrounds for all, we now need to decide where to put them. Students used AR to explore and place their equipment. Gather photos from various angles in preparation to present their idea. #tinkercad #WAEdconnect #WATechTalk
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Testing the strength of different materials for armour with our Y2s. Battle boys style! Paper, cling film and aluminium foil are being tested. #STEM #waedconnect #WATechTalk
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You know you’re a STEM teacher when you walk out of school and still have 3 Micro:Bits in your pocket!
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Testing the strength of shapes for our hurricane building challenge. #STEM
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The boys just testing out the Codey Rocky.We have 3D printed the base of a frame to go over them.When we add the rest of the frame, the boys will test the materials out in a battle bots style war.Leading up to designing an impenetrable barrier with a range of materials #STEM
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Did you know that the #numbers app allows you to pre-fill text in cells so that you can guide/prompt/direct your students to specific thinking? Great way to encourage process and deeper thinking. Format cell - Pop-Up menu (or other) @Usingtechbetter @AppleEDU #stem #steam
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Used Menti to gather my Y5 students thoughts on the use of Swift Playgrounds so far. I love that they have identified the problem solving, the challenging puzzles, completing it after hard work and all different types of codes that they enjoyed. #Coding #Swift
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The excitement of my Y6 student who designed this in Shapr as a flood defence barrier, 3D printed it and then made the hinge mechanism work. He was so proud of it! #STEMeducation #STEMed #STEM
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This is it working. 3D printing filament needs to be fixed.
Using LEGO to understand gear ratios and torque. Helps students visually understand. Then apply to their dragster designs. #STEM #STEMeducation #LEGO
After designing our rocket transporters, we are now building them out of LEGO. They need to be built to hold a water rocket. Once built, they need to code the transporter to transport the rocket through a course to the launch pad. #STEM #STEMeducation #LEGO #LEGOeducation – at Perth, Western Australia
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How could I forget our Nationals West Division final competition. Our boys had an awesome innovation project and finished overall runner-up. In early March we were invited to the Asia - Pacific Open Championship to compete against other teams across the globe. #FLL #FIRST #STEMed
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Loved testing our solar powered boats today. Students created them with a variety of materials - high density foam, 3D printing, laser cutting. Looked at hull designs but found the outrigger format the best for stability. Weight distribution critical! Lots of fun! #STEMeducation
Y4 boys getting creative by creating wearable gadget using @Makeblock Neuron. 3D printed a headband to connect to his head. Using funny touch sensors and LEDs to show emotions without asking! #STEMeducation
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Another day of building towns and programming our mTiny to capture the robbers and bring them to justice! Great unplugged activity. Boys adding photos and videos to Keynote as part of their learning journal. #STEMeducation #makeblock #mtiny @Makeblock
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