E3 STEM Field Trip to Stratasys

Very cool field trip to Stratasys 

for our E3 STEM grant students

AVHS Fab Lab Holiday Additions!

Cool new additions to the AVHS Fab Lab 

right in time for the Holidays!  

New shelf with 4 new 3D printers courtesy of UTC Aerospace.

Follow all STEM developments at AVHS

AVHS STEM Facebook page & AVHS STEM Twitter feed

 There will be 2 more Makerbots coming thanks to a 2-1 deal!

New display shelves from Cubic Visual Systems

AVHS Iron Maidens FTC robotics team wins Inspire Award

AVHS Iron Maidens FTC 9205 wins Inspire award!!!! 

This is the highest award a robotics team can earn at a competition.

This formally judged award is given to the team that truly embodied the ‘challenge’ of the FTC program. The team that receives this award is chosen by the judges as having best represented a role model FTC Team. This Team is a top contender for all other judging categories and is a strong competitor on the field. The Inspire Award Winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism both on and off the playing field. This team understands how to communicate their experiences and knowledge to other teams, sponsors, and the judges. This team advances to the FTC State Championships.

Good Luck to the Iron Maidens FIRST Tech Challenge team 

at their competition this weekend.

Thank you to Dakota Electric, Uponor, Genisys Credit Union, Frontier Business Edge, Land O' Lakes  and PTC for supporting this amazing group of young ladies!

This Week in STEM @ AVHS!

STEM Education all over AVHS and Beyond this week....

Follow STEM at AVHS on Twitter and Facebook

STEM IN PE!

 STEM Outreach by AVHS robotics team at Southview Elementary.

 Second graders enjoying STEM demo at Southview!

AVHS Hour of Code event sponsored by Uponor.

STEM in P.E? Absolutely!

The core of STEM is what we call the 3 C's - Creativity, Critical thinking and Collaboration in order to solve problem.  

STEM education is beginning to happen EVERYWHERE at AVHS including Physical Education.  Check out these photos from one of our freshman physical education classes. 

 Students have to deliver a ball into the bucket using the device shown in photo.

 Difficult challenge to have group get across gym without touching the floor using tires and board.

 Students have to try and pass a marble through these tubes until they get it across the gym.

2015 AVHS Hour of Code Event

A whole host of AVHS students participated in the the Uponor Hour of Code event after school on Dec. 9.  

Thank you to the many adult mentors who volunteered to help tutor at the event!

AVHS FTC robotics team - "Attack on Robot" doing a demo at Southview Elementary School.  Great job A.O.R!