STEM 1

The first half of our year in STEM class has consisted of work on our "Independent Research Project." This project stays true to its name, and allows each and every Mass Academy student to select any problem or idea to research, design or create. My project relates to global warming, and specifically "Carbon Capture," which is any and all methods/technologies for removing CO2 from the environment. I aim to create a filtration device for removing CO2 from automobile exhaust emissions.

Assignments

My STEM Quad Chart

This assignment is one that we completed recently that pretty much sums up our progress on our Independent Research Project so far. The top of the chart shows the title of the project and my name. The top left corner introduces the problem and my objective, as well as a general image representing the main idea of my project, named a "graphical abstract." The bottom left shows an image showing the main testing procedure for my experiments named "methodology." The top right includes two figures of data, showing the results of my experiments. And finally the bottom right includes my general conclusions and future steps for my project.

My STEM Fair Poster

This is a poster from an event called "December Fair" that all Mass Academy students participated in at our school. In december fair, each Mass Academy student must present their work done on their project so far, showing multiple important piece, including the problem and objective, background information, methodology, key data gathered so far (usually referred to as "preliminary data"), and their conclusion and future steps. The creation and presentation of this poster was a good measure for yourself and others to determine where you are at in your project process, and it also acted as good practice for February Fair, which is the "real deal."