STEAM Expo 2016
Santa Susana High School hosted their first STEAM Family Fair on Tuesday, May 17th, 2016. The night celebrated STEAM education, highlighting interactive booths and speakers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics subjects. Faculty and students presented their different fields of study in over 33 booths, including rocket launching, 3-D printing and a drawn timeline of the Earth. Some unusual booth names from the students included “Got Zika?”, “Would you survive a Zombie Apocalypse?”, and “Who’s your Daddy?”. The vocal and dance departments were also represented with voice modulation and dance exhibits.
Karen Hazlewood is a mathematics teacher at Santa Susana High School and coordinated this highly anticipated event. She explained the transition of the priors science fairs to this year’s event. “Many people are familiar with “STEM” education, but the STEM Academy at Santa Susana High School wanted to highlight all of the talents of our school and put together this STEAM event to showcase Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. We’re so excited of the turnout and response from students and the community and will include a Science Fair competition and larger event next year!”
Mountain View Elementary School and Monte Vista, partnered with Santa Susana to also host fun hands-on booths. Kids enjoyed flying cargo-loaded paper airplanes, playing music on bananas and cheese, and using a green screen to make their own movies.
Since the fair’s format was changed, there was no way to anticipate the community response, but the event was well attended. Santa Susana High School’s principal, Wendy Mayea, was impressed with the great turnout, saying “The first STEAM fair united our students and faculty across the curriculum. This was made possible by a dedicated team of over 150 volunteers, coordinated by Karen Hazelwood. This is also an example of the hearts and minds of our scholars who are making the world a better place through volunteerism and philanthropy. The Santa Susana High School community is a special place, as this represents one of many community service efforts led by our students and Troubadour family.”
The principal, Jerry Block, was also in attendance and said, “Santa Susana's first STEAM event was such a great success! Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math are all such engaging, experiential, and fun areas for exploration. It was great to see so many of our community's young folks so enthralled by the activities. I was also so impressed by the enthusiasm of Santa Su's faculty, staff, students, and parents. I feel so honored to be the next principal of such a wonderful learning center.”
Booths
VEX Robotics
Flat Flashlight
Moths and Mutations
Forensics
Magic Slime
Popsicle Stick Engineering Challenge
Aeuronautics
Glo Germ
Innovation in Medical Space
Hands-Only CPR
Angular Motion
The Neuroscience of Dance
Benefits of Dance
Egg Drop
Art and Animation
GEMS Rocket Launch
Mini Earth: Sustainable Terrariums
Aluminum boats
Naval Architecture/ Marine Engineering
Aerodynamics in Action
Race Car
43a Sound Visualizer/ 43b Voice Modulation
Catapult/Trebuchet
Drones
Water Defying Gravity
Karen Hazlewood is a mathematics teacher at Santa Susana High School and coordinated this highly anticipated event. She explained the transition of the priors science fairs to this year’s event. “Many people are familiar with “STEM” education, but the STEM Academy at Santa Susana High School wanted to highlight all of the talents of our school and put together this STEAM event to showcase Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. We’re so excited of the turnout and response from students and the community and will include a Science Fair competition and larger event next year!”
Mountain View Elementary School and Monte Vista, partnered with Santa Susana to also host fun hands-on booths. Kids enjoyed flying cargo-loaded paper airplanes, playing music on bananas and cheese, and using a green screen to make their own movies.
Since the fair’s format was changed, there was no way to anticipate the community response, but the event was well attended. Santa Susana High School’s principal, Wendy Mayea, was impressed with the great turnout, saying “The first STEAM fair united our students and faculty across the curriculum. This was made possible by a dedicated team of over 150 volunteers, coordinated by Karen Hazelwood. This is also an example of the hearts and minds of our scholars who are making the world a better place through volunteerism and philanthropy. The Santa Susana High School community is a special place, as this represents one of many community service efforts led by our students and Troubadour family.”
The principal, Jerry Block, was also in attendance and said, “Santa Susana's first STEAM event was such a great success! Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math are all such engaging, experiential, and fun areas for exploration. It was great to see so many of our community's young folks so enthralled by the activities. I was also so impressed by the enthusiasm of Santa Su's faculty, staff, students, and parents. I feel so honored to be the next principal of such a wonderful learning center.”
Booths
VEX Robotics
Flat Flashlight
Moths and Mutations
Forensics
Magic Slime
Popsicle Stick Engineering Challenge
Aeuronautics
Glo Germ
Innovation in Medical Space
Hands-Only CPR
Angular Motion
The Neuroscience of Dance
Benefits of Dance
Egg Drop
Art and Animation
GEMS Rocket Launch
Mini Earth: Sustainable Terrariums
Aluminum boats
Naval Architecture/ Marine Engineering
Aerodynamics in Action
Race Car
43a Sound Visualizer/ 43b Voice Modulation
Catapult/Trebuchet
Drones
Water Defying Gravity