Cans for a Cause

We collected a lot of cans! Green STEM Club members went around the school this morning and collected all the cans around the school. We will keep you posted on how much money we earn for the 25th Anniversary Tree!

It's Electric!

Today, Sara Szeliga from Talquin Electric came to speak to our club. She taught us how coal is turned into electricity, and shared some very important safety tips with us. We learned when Ms. Sara was little, she was actually electrocuted while sitting on a transformer! Luckily she survived and was able to share what she learned from that experience with us. She also showed us examples of how the energy from the power lines can be conducted into humans accidentally. We learned what types of things can be conductors (metal and water being the main two) and why humans are at such a risk for being electrocuted (most of our body is made from water!) We learned about insulators as well, specifically rubber that helps protect us in many ways. Check out the pictures from Ms. Sara's visit!

Cans for Cause

Please collect your aluminum cans and bring them to school! Green S.T.E.M. Club is sponsoring a can drive to purchase a tree for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Springwood. The tree will be dedicated to our "Silver Owls" (those teachers who have been teaching at Springwood for 20+ years.)

Springwood Recycles

At our last STEM Club meeting, Carole Gentry from Waste Management came to talk to our members about recycling. We learned the difference between the terms "reuse" and "recycle." Reuse means I can take an item and make something new out of it (such as rinsing out a container, decorating it, and making a pencil holder out of it.) She showed us several crafts we could do like cutting a chip bag and sewing it to make a pencil case, or cutting up aluminum cans to make flowers for decoration.

Recycle, however, is a chemical process that takes place to convert materials into other products. We learned a great deal about how the recycling center operates. It's a pretty high-tech process, and sounds like it would be super cool to watch!

At the end, we got to take home some reusable bags to take to the stores with us in place of plastic bags. Our club members found they also make good hats!

We are super excited to take over our recycling program here at school, especially now that we know how important it is!

 Aluminum cans reused to make flower decorations.

 Answering questions about recycling.

 Listening to an interesting presentation.

Ms. Gentry shows us our cool new bags we are getting.

 Our new bags!

 Reusable bags=Awesome hats!

April STEM Club Meeting

We are excited for our April 9th meeting! Carole Gentry from the Leon County Waste Management Facility will be visiting Springwood to talk to all of our club members about recycling. The second and third grade members will soon be in charge of our school's recycling program, and we are excited to learn more about what happens to recycled items. Stay tuned to see what we learn!