Boys & Girls Club students from Lufkin explored some basics of coding through building their own hopscotch code then later programming a Kubo robot! #SFASU #STEM #Coding #Programming #Robot #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMbuilding

Students from Polk and Hardin Boys & Girls Clubs had a blast building and testing their water rockets! #SFASU #STEM #Engineering #Rockets #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMBuilding

Students from Polk and Hardin Boys & Girls Clubs had the opportunity to dissect owl pellets and identify the bones to determine the owl's diet. #SFASU #STEM #Biology #OwlPellets #Investigation #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMBuilding

Boys and Girls Club students from Nacogdoches developed their problem solving skills through a variety of activities and puzzles. #SFASU #STEM #ComputerScience #Sorting #ProblemSolving #Puzzles #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMBuilding

Elementary students from Nacogdoches Boys & Girls Club learned about pill bugs, and had a blast building and testing their water rockets! #SFASU #STEM #Biology #PillBugs #Engineering #Rockets #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMBuilding

Boys and Girls Club students from Lufkin developed their problem-solving skills, learned about pill bugs, and had a blast building and testing their water rockets! #SFASU #STEM #ComputerScience #Puzzles #Biology #PillBugs #Engineering #Rockets #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMBuilding

Boys & Girls Club students from Nacogdoches explored some basics of coding by programming a Kubo robot and were engineers for the day by designing and creating a Wigglebot! #SFASU #STEM #Coding #Robot #Engineering #Robot #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMbuilding

Boys & Girls Club students from Lufkin explored some basics of coding by programming a Kubo robot and were engineers for the day by designing and creating a Wigglebot! #SFASU #STEM #Coding #Robot #Engineering #Building #BoysandGirlsClub #ColeSTEMbuilding

STEM Academy - Biology In this lab, students developed their own experiment to create algae beads. This allowed them to investigate photosynthesis. #STEMAcademy #SFASU #ColeSTEMBuilding #NISD #Biology #Photosynthesis #Algaebeads

STEM Academy - Biology In this lab students observed cell division by mitosis using garlic root tips! #STEMAcademy #SFASU #ColeSTEMBuilding #NISD #Biology #DNA #Mitosis

STEM Academy - Biology In this lab the students conducted genetic testing on a cancer patient by creating a family pedigree and analyzing the patient's DNA for the p53 gene. #STEMAcademy #SFASU #ColeSTEMBuilding #NISD #Biology #DNA #Electrophoresise

Little STEM Jacks Camp was a huge success last week with just shy of 100 incoming elementary students! Activities ranged from biology to astronomy to geometry, and were primarily designed and led by our pre-service teachers from the JacksTeach program. JacksTeach SFA #SFASU #STEM

In Butterfly Art, the campers used chromatography to create wings for their butterfly. In Magic Pufferfish, the students created a baking soda and vinegar reaction inside their decorated balloon. Finally, in Rocket Stompers, the students learned about and made their own rockets.

Little STEM Jacks Camp - What's Out There? In this activity, students learned about what objects, both natural and man-made, can be found in space. Campers then made their own little universe, with items ranging from stars and planets to rockets and galaxies! #SFASU #STEM #Space

Little STEM Jacks - Create a Flower Students learned about the different plant parts, as well as their function. They then made and decorated their own flowers. #SFASU #STEM #ColeSTEMBuilding #Biology #Flowers #Art

Little STEM Jacks - Seed Balls In this activity, campers learned about native plants and pollinators. They also made seed balls to take home that contain native flowers and grasses. #SFAST #STEM #ColeSTEMBuilding #Biology #Plantnative

Little STEM Jacks - Paper Planes Students learned about the forces involved with flight and what causes them. They then made and decorated their own ring gliders. #SFASU #STEM #ColeSTEMBuilding #Aviation #Flight #Engineering #Summercamp

Little STEM Jacks - Beach Clean-up In this activity, students learned about the dangers relating to pollution in water ways, followed by an introduction to coding. The students then put their skills to practice by programming their "fuzz" character to pick up trash from a beach.

Little STEM Jacks - Balloon Cars Students became engineers for the morning and build balloon powered cars. They chose their building supplies, tested their design, and made improvements to see which car could travel the furthest. #SFASU #STEM #ColeSTEMBuilding #Engineering

Little STEM Jacks - Design a Fish Students explored the concept of adaptations and the traits that enhance an organism’s survival. Then they applied their new knowledge by designing a fish, utilizing the adaptive characteristics they studied. #SFASU #STEM #Biology #Adaptations