Michelle Steger

I am an 8 grade science teacher at Wentzville Middle School in Wentzville, Missouri. More importantly, I am beyond blessed to have 2 amazing children.

[Michelle Steger @Ms_Steger]

Learning about seismic waves! They had to build a skyscraper using straws, while incorporating various techniques, such as shock absorbers & tapered geometry, to see if it could withstand the shaker table.

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We built paper Rockets for our performance event over Newton's Laws. As students launched their rockets (using an angle they chose), teammates helped record the time & measured the distance, so they could calculate the speed of their rockets.

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After learning about Newton's First Law, we test/observe it through some hands-on activities.

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Introduction into Newton's Laws activities...

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@teachergoals Kool-aid

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Parachute Engineering Design
Student's learned that surface area was an important part of how they designed their parachutes. This groups had the longest drop time of all classes. Good designing, Team!

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Did a walk-about last week looking at data & discussing with our tablemates which primary Crosscutting Concept it would fall under.

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Back to school! Completed a science activity to get them back into the swing of things. They made a collage of something science or engineering. They had to cut the shape out, then fill it in with pictures & adjectives that they could connect back to SorE.

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Building vaults for our 'diamonds' using refraction, reflection, & transmission.

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Flight & Space: they learned about airfoils & how they affect lift & drag on a plane. Then they chose a style of airfoil to build & put them on their fuselage. They launched them with a straw, took measurements & recorded the data, then made adjustments for the next trial. #STEM

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Our first Flight & Space distance learning project- paper airplanes. #STEM #PLTW @SCJHTIGERS @SEDALIASCHOOLS

[Girls Who Code @GirlsWhoCode]

🚨 ATTN: EVERYONE 🚨

GIRLS WHO CODE IS GOING TO #SuperBowlLIV!

Our commercial ft. @Astro_Nicole @katiecouric @TherealTaraji @lilly @BusyPhilipps is officially live!

And the best part? @OlaySkin is donating 💰 for every tweet using #MakeSpaceForWomen, so get tweeting fam!!

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End of the semester & last day with this group! They were challenged with some Brain Game activities.

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Thank you for the 12 Days of Twitter. #SSD12Days

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Here are a few of my PLTW classes STEM challenge to build a Christmas tree. Love this challenge, some were very creative! @dailystem #PLTW #STEM

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#SSD12DAYS

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@cultofpedagogy @geekyteach @kjarrett @bcrosby
Added some additional great STEM educators to follow.
#SSD12DAYS #FF

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Thank you @RushWalters for thinking of the JH PLTW teachers with lesson ideas and events that are happening at SCHS! Looking forward to the helicopter visit this spring. #SEDALIASCHOOLS #SSD12Days

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👏GIRLS👏ARE👏CHANGING👏THE🌎👏

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Started our space unit today. Students asked me to wear my astronaut flight suit for the hour. #SSD #SSD12DAYS #PLTW