Nautilus Middle School Science Dept. Compete in 2017 SECME Olympiad
2017 STEAM EXPO
Science Department works with grades 6-8 promoting S.T.E.M. activities, competitions, and programs.
School website- http://nautilus.dadeschools.net.
Mr. Rene Bellmas, Principal
Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Science Dept Chair, Nautilus Middle School "IB WORLD SCHOOL"
Science Fair Coordinator & STEM /SECME Coach
http://gwenfoote.weebly.com/
School website- http://nautilus.dadeschools.net.
Mr. Rene Bellmas, Principal
Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Science Dept Chair, Nautilus Middle School "IB WORLD SCHOOL"
Science Fair Coordinator & STEM /SECME Coach
http://gwenfoote.weebly.com/
2017 DISTRICT SECME FESTIVAL AND OLYMPIAD COMPETITION
SECME: STEM Superheroes!
Olympiad EVENTS & participants
BANNER
BIONIC/ROBOTIC HAND KIT EXPOSITION: (6-12)
Tomas Dominguez Louis Dryfoos
Zakaria Djahed Troy Campolo,
Franco Husta Rocco Garbotti
BRAIN BOWL: (K-12)
Noah Cohen, Yoshai Friedman, Alexandra Kirzhnev, Jade Hadjerioua
EGG-DROP CONTAINER: (6-12) Chloe Gonzalez, Adriana Mejia, Ysabella Justiz
ESSAY: (K-12)
Isabel Perlman
FPL GENERATOR BUILDING: (K-12)
Diego Marques, Mario Fernandez, Dylan Silla, Josh Tobin,
FRC-STEM CPALMS Perspective STEM Video Competition:
Michele Gaete
MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE: (K-12)
Andre Perlman, Colin Strom, Jade Hadjerioua, Alyssa Rodriguez
MOUSETRAP CAR: (K-12)
Bernie Cohen, Joel Carlos
PATENT PENDING: INNOVATION TO ACTION: (6-12):
Patent Pending: Ryen Rasmussen, Alexander Alocco
VEX IQ ROBOTICS: (K-8)
Teams typically have 5-10 members. Bring robot on day of competition.
(8th Grade) Luke Barcenas (7th Grade) David Tamen,
Cole Vita Jonathan Gaynor
Gustavo Umpierrez Louis Dryfoos
Anthony DelRosario (6th Grade) Tomas Dominguez
WATER-BOTTLE ROCKET COMPETITION:
Matthew Gaynor, Joel Carlos, Jonathan Gaynor
http://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.html
BANNER
BIONIC/ROBOTIC HAND KIT EXPOSITION: (6-12)
Tomas Dominguez Louis Dryfoos
Zakaria Djahed Troy Campolo,
Franco Husta Rocco Garbotti
BRAIN BOWL: (K-12)
Noah Cohen, Yoshai Friedman, Alexandra Kirzhnev, Jade Hadjerioua
EGG-DROP CONTAINER: (6-12) Chloe Gonzalez, Adriana Mejia, Ysabella Justiz
ESSAY: (K-12)
Isabel Perlman
FPL GENERATOR BUILDING: (K-12)
Diego Marques, Mario Fernandez, Dylan Silla, Josh Tobin,
FRC-STEM CPALMS Perspective STEM Video Competition:
Michele Gaete
MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE: (K-12)
Andre Perlman, Colin Strom, Jade Hadjerioua, Alyssa Rodriguez
MOUSETRAP CAR: (K-12)
Bernie Cohen, Joel Carlos
PATENT PENDING: INNOVATION TO ACTION: (6-12):
Patent Pending: Ryen Rasmussen, Alexander Alocco
VEX IQ ROBOTICS: (K-8)
Teams typically have 5-10 members. Bring robot on day of competition.
(8th Grade) Luke Barcenas (7th Grade) David Tamen,
Cole Vita Jonathan Gaynor
Gustavo Umpierrez Louis Dryfoos
Anthony DelRosario (6th Grade) Tomas Dominguez
WATER-BOTTLE ROCKET COMPETITION:
Matthew Gaynor, Joel Carlos, Jonathan Gaynor
http://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.html
Welcome to The 2016-2017 Fairchild Challenge
Dr. Rosa Lemas and Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Science Dept. are coordinating
The Fairchild Challenges with Nautilus Middle School students.
Please see Dr. Lemas for information in competing as a science project for the Science Fair.
The Fairchild Challenge is an award winning, interdisciplinary, environmental science competition designed to engage students of diverse interestes, abilities, talents, and backgrounds to explore the natural world. The program has been recognized as a benchmark for exceptional STEM education and for empowering PreK-12th grade students to become the next generation of scientists, researchers, educated voters, policy makers, and environmentally-minded citizens.
EDUCATOR CHALLENGE Fairchild Challenge Educator Design Wed., Oct. 19 25 bonus points
For Educators: Home to a wide variety of tropical flora and fauna, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has some of the finest collections in the world. From a kaleidoscopic butterfly conservatory to an otherworldly spiny forest, Fairchild’s collections give visitors a chance to experience our planet’s incredible biological diversity. Pick one of these five Fairchild collections – Richard H. Simons Rainforest, Wings of the Tropics Butterfly Conservatory, Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar, Montgomery Palmetum, Pine Rocklands – and create a design that highlights the unique beauty of that collection. T-shirts featuring the winning design will be given to participating teachers at the 2017 Fairchild Teacher’s Celebration Brunch.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 by 5:00 p.m.
Challenge 1 - Exploring Plant Sciences
For individuals; maximum points: 300 (30 per student)
CHALLENGE: Learn what it takes to be a botanist in a program developed by Fairchild scientists and led by high school botanists from Fairchild’s own Botany Magnet High School, Biotech at Richmond Heights 9-12. Students will work in small groups to learn plant-science research techniques and conduct botanical research in Fairchild's collections and laboratories. Using specialized tools, students will learn and practice authentic skills used by Fairchild researchers to systematically monitor plant species and habitats. Students will collect environmental data, employ advanced research techniques, and discuss the significance of their findings.
Due at Fairchild by 5:00 p.m.Wed., Oct. 26 (for Fall)
Challenge 2 - Green Treasures A HERITAGE OF FLAVOR
For individuals or groups; maximum points: 300
CHALLENGE: What we eat and how we prepare food reveals much about our heritages. Across the world, different cultures use plants to enhance the flavor of food and give dishes distinct cultural identities. Ethnobotany – the study of how different cultures use and prepare indigenous plants – can help us identify and record what makes these cultures unique. Be an ethnobotanist for the day and conduct interviews with elders in your community to find out how people with different cultural heritages traditionally prepare and enhance the flavor of their foods.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 by 5:00 p.m
Challenge 3 - Lizards on the Loose
For individuals or groups; maximum points: 250
CHALLENGE: Researchers from Florida International University and University of Rhode Island are asking for your help collecting important information about lizard populations in South Florida. Conduct observation-based species surveys in your backyard and/or schoolyard to help researchers better understand native and non-native lizard communities. Measure, analyze, and interpret your findings and present your results in a video.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2016 by 5:00 p.m.
Electronically submit Maximum one video per school
Data sheets (please contact us for data sheet access)
The Fairchild Challenges with Nautilus Middle School students.
Please see Dr. Lemas for information in competing as a science project for the Science Fair.
The Fairchild Challenge is an award winning, interdisciplinary, environmental science competition designed to engage students of diverse interestes, abilities, talents, and backgrounds to explore the natural world. The program has been recognized as a benchmark for exceptional STEM education and for empowering PreK-12th grade students to become the next generation of scientists, researchers, educated voters, policy makers, and environmentally-minded citizens.
EDUCATOR CHALLENGE Fairchild Challenge Educator Design Wed., Oct. 19 25 bonus points
For Educators: Home to a wide variety of tropical flora and fauna, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has some of the finest collections in the world. From a kaleidoscopic butterfly conservatory to an otherworldly spiny forest, Fairchild’s collections give visitors a chance to experience our planet’s incredible biological diversity. Pick one of these five Fairchild collections – Richard H. Simons Rainforest, Wings of the Tropics Butterfly Conservatory, Lougheed Spiny Forest of Madagascar, Montgomery Palmetum, Pine Rocklands – and create a design that highlights the unique beauty of that collection. T-shirts featuring the winning design will be given to participating teachers at the 2017 Fairchild Teacher’s Celebration Brunch.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 by 5:00 p.m.
Challenge 1 - Exploring Plant Sciences
For individuals; maximum points: 300 (30 per student)
CHALLENGE: Learn what it takes to be a botanist in a program developed by Fairchild scientists and led by high school botanists from Fairchild’s own Botany Magnet High School, Biotech at Richmond Heights 9-12. Students will work in small groups to learn plant-science research techniques and conduct botanical research in Fairchild's collections and laboratories. Using specialized tools, students will learn and practice authentic skills used by Fairchild researchers to systematically monitor plant species and habitats. Students will collect environmental data, employ advanced research techniques, and discuss the significance of their findings.
Due at Fairchild by 5:00 p.m.Wed., Oct. 26 (for Fall)
Challenge 2 - Green Treasures A HERITAGE OF FLAVOR
For individuals or groups; maximum points: 300
CHALLENGE: What we eat and how we prepare food reveals much about our heritages. Across the world, different cultures use plants to enhance the flavor of food and give dishes distinct cultural identities. Ethnobotany – the study of how different cultures use and prepare indigenous plants – can help us identify and record what makes these cultures unique. Be an ethnobotanist for the day and conduct interviews with elders in your community to find out how people with different cultural heritages traditionally prepare and enhance the flavor of their foods.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 by 5:00 p.m
Challenge 3 - Lizards on the Loose
For individuals or groups; maximum points: 250
CHALLENGE: Researchers from Florida International University and University of Rhode Island are asking for your help collecting important information about lizard populations in South Florida. Conduct observation-based species surveys in your backyard and/or schoolyard to help researchers better understand native and non-native lizard communities. Measure, analyze, and interpret your findings and present your results in a video.
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2016 by 5:00 p.m.
Electronically submit Maximum one video per school
Data sheets (please contact us for data sheet access)
e-Cybermission format for Science Environmental / Engineering Fair
https://www.ecybermission.com/
Students will use this website program for their Science Fair Project.
Go to the website to follow links for resources and suggestions.
Choose a Mission Challenge that interests you!
Select one of the Mission Challenges below
· Alternative Sources of Energy
· Environment
· Food, Health & Fitness
· Forces & Motion
· National Security & Safety
· Robotics
· Technology
Identify a specific community problem your team can address
Use the scientific inquiry using scientific practices or the engineering design process to come up with a solution
Submitting Your Entry
Your team will submit a Mission Folder. You can find the questions under the Resources tab under the Teacher Resources section. You’ll answer questions about:
·the Mission Challenge you selected
·the specific problem you identified
·what you learned.
Alternative Energy Sources
The mission of each e-CYBERMISSION Team is to try to solve a problem in its community by using alternative energy sources. The use of alternative energy sources is increasing in the world today in an effort to preserve natural resources and fossil fuels. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem in their community through alternative energy sources.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Going Green
· Energy Conservation
· Hybrid Cars
· Greenhouse Gases
· Renewable Energy
· Geology
· Natural Resources
· Wind Energy
· Geothermal Energy
· Solar Energy
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Friends and family who work with energy
·Local environmental organizations
·People who work at a your local gas or electric company
·The Internet.
Environment
The mission of each eCYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community relating to the environment. Various environmental issues have been in the news recently ranging from natural disasters to natural resources conservation. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve an environmental problem in their community.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Preservation
· Use of Pesticides
· Recycling
· Going Green
· Weather
· Acid Rain
· Littering
· Pollution
· Forest Fires
· Oil Spills
· Landfills
· Floods
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Local gardeners
·People who work at a recycling plant, landfill or a water treatment plant
·Environment experts in your community
·The Internet.
Forces & Motion
The mission of each e-CYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community with speed, velocity, acceleration, vectors and scalars. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem by using forces and motion.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Physics
· Newton’s Laws
· Forms of Energy
· Physical Science
· Aerodynamics
· National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
· Speed
· Force and Power
· Kinematics
· Mechanics
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
· Pilots
· Mechanics
· University and college professors
· Teachers and students at your school
· The Internet.
National Security & Safety
The mission of each eCYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community regarding national security and safety. Keeping our country safe and secure, whether locally, nationally or globally is a top priority. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem in one of these areas.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Cryptology
· Toxicology
· Anthropology
· Archaeology
· DNA Analysis
· Forensic Science
· Technology
· Psychology
· Biometrics
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Active or retired military service men and women in your community
· Your local FBI office
· The Internet.
Robotics
The mission of each eCYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community with robots and robotics. The use of robots and robotics can help get things done quickly, accurately and/or safely. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics STEM) to help solve a problem in your community using robots or robotics.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Actuators
· Cybernetics
· Artificial Intelligence
· Telerobotics
· Machines
· Locomotion
· Robots in Medicine
· Robots in the Military
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Doctors
·A local robotics club
·Teachers and students at your school
·The Internet.
Technology
The mission of each e-CYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community by using different forms of technology. Technology is the creation or modification of a device or tool to solve a problem or improve a preexisting solution to a problem. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem in their community with technology.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Electronics
· Computers
· Tools
· Machines
· Medicine
· Craft
· Engineering
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Computer Scientists
·Mechanical Engineers
·The Internet.
Go to the website to follow links for resources and suggestions.
Choose a Mission Challenge that interests you!
Select one of the Mission Challenges below
· Alternative Sources of Energy
· Environment
· Food, Health & Fitness
· Forces & Motion
· National Security & Safety
· Robotics
· Technology
Identify a specific community problem your team can address
Use the scientific inquiry using scientific practices or the engineering design process to come up with a solution
Submitting Your Entry
Your team will submit a Mission Folder. You can find the questions under the Resources tab under the Teacher Resources section. You’ll answer questions about:
·the Mission Challenge you selected
·the specific problem you identified
·what you learned.
Alternative Energy Sources
The mission of each e-CYBERMISSION Team is to try to solve a problem in its community by using alternative energy sources. The use of alternative energy sources is increasing in the world today in an effort to preserve natural resources and fossil fuels. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem in their community through alternative energy sources.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Going Green
· Energy Conservation
· Hybrid Cars
· Greenhouse Gases
· Renewable Energy
· Geology
· Natural Resources
· Wind Energy
· Geothermal Energy
· Solar Energy
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Friends and family who work with energy
·Local environmental organizations
·People who work at a your local gas or electric company
·The Internet.
Environment
The mission of each eCYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community relating to the environment. Various environmental issues have been in the news recently ranging from natural disasters to natural resources conservation. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve an environmental problem in their community.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Preservation
· Use of Pesticides
· Recycling
· Going Green
· Weather
· Acid Rain
· Littering
· Pollution
· Forest Fires
· Oil Spills
· Landfills
· Floods
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Local gardeners
·People who work at a recycling plant, landfill or a water treatment plant
·Environment experts in your community
·The Internet.
Forces & Motion
The mission of each e-CYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community with speed, velocity, acceleration, vectors and scalars. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem by using forces and motion.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Physics
· Newton’s Laws
· Forms of Energy
· Physical Science
· Aerodynamics
· National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
· Speed
· Force and Power
· Kinematics
· Mechanics
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
· Pilots
· Mechanics
· University and college professors
· Teachers and students at your school
· The Internet.
National Security & Safety
The mission of each eCYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community regarding national security and safety. Keeping our country safe and secure, whether locally, nationally or globally is a top priority. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem in one of these areas.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Cryptology
· Toxicology
· Anthropology
· Archaeology
· DNA Analysis
· Forensic Science
· Technology
· Psychology
· Biometrics
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Active or retired military service men and women in your community
· Your local FBI office
· The Internet.
Robotics
The mission of each eCYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community with robots and robotics. The use of robots and robotics can help get things done quickly, accurately and/or safely. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics STEM) to help solve a problem in your community using robots or robotics.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Actuators
· Cybernetics
· Artificial Intelligence
· Telerobotics
· Machines
· Locomotion
· Robots in Medicine
· Robots in the Military
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Doctors
·A local robotics club
·Teachers and students at your school
·The Internet.
Technology
The mission of each e-CYBERMISSION Team is to solve a problem in its community by using different forms of technology. Technology is the creation or modification of a device or tool to solve a problem or improve a preexisting solution to a problem. Teams must research, hypothesize, experiment and use Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) to help solve a problem in their community with technology.
What topics are you most interested in?
· Electronics
· Computers
· Tools
· Machines
· Medicine
· Craft
· Engineering
Investigate the mission.
Some possible resources are:
·Teachers and students at your school
·Computer Scientists
·Mechanical Engineers
·The Internet.
Science Fair & Engineering Projects for
Nautilus Science Fair &
2017 Regional STEM EXPO!
Science Fair & SECME are S.T.E.M. projects students will be working on this fall, due in October 2016. The "How to Prepare a Science Project" will be able to be downloaded from the Nautilus Middle School website by September 2016.
http://nautilus.dadeschools.net.
http://nautilus.dadeschools.net.
How to Prepare a Science Project
This year, Miami Dade County Public Schools are partners with other science STEM competitions so students may use one project and enter it in other competitions online.
http://stem.dadeschools.net/Initiatives.html
https://www.ecybermission.com/MissionChallenges
http://science.dadeschools.net/scienceFair/default.html
http://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.html
Go to the Nautilus Middle School website to download a How to Prepare a Science Project booklet with resources and guidelines.
http://nautilus.dadeschools.net/
http://stem.dadeschools.net/Initiatives.html
https://www.ecybermission.com/MissionChallenges
http://science.dadeschools.net/scienceFair/default.html
http://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.html
Go to the Nautilus Middle School website to download a How to Prepare a Science Project booklet with resources and guidelines.
http://nautilus.dadeschools.net/
Nautilus M.S. Science Dept has websites for their classes and programs.
Working collaboratively, science teachers work with students to improve critical thinking, reasoning, & student perofrmance. Student achievement is a priority through empowering student abilities and promoting S.T.E.M. acitivities. (Science / Technology / Engineering / Mathematics)