On November 17, The Students of Mrs. Steiniger’s Biology class from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic arrived at the brand new Pittsburgh office of Bohler Engineering for a STEM Career tour all about sustainability. Bohler has been consulting on land development projects for a few decades now, and while not always demanded, they do consistently attempt …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/12/08/bohler-the-people-that-make-sustainable-happen/
Dec 06
Greenest Space in the City
On Friday, November 17th Mrs. Steiniger’s Biology class from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School toured the Center For Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory, as part of Sustainability Stem Career Tour. The Center For Sustainable Landscapes is one of the greenest buildings in the world, meeting the requirements of the Living Building Challenge the strictest classification …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/12/06/greenest-space-in-the-city/
Dec 04
Fresh Fish in a Desert
My name is Tim Roos, I’m a sophomore at North Catholic, and I recently went on the sustainability field trip at North. On the field trip, we stopped at the Oasis Farm Fishery in Homewood. The main topic of the tour as sustainability, and how Oasis has incorporated it into its function. Homewood is what is …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/12/04/fresh-fish-in-a-desert/
Dec 02
Multidisciplinary Super-team: CMU Sustainability
Fifteen students from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic got the incredible opportunity to travel around the Pittsburgh area and learn first-hand about sustainability and engineering. We heard from many great minds in the fields of engineering and conservation. I was one of these students, and the whole day was eye-opening and I learned an incredible amount …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/12/02/multidisciplinary-super-team-cmu-sustainability/
Apr 17
CADD Connections: Local Companies Inspire Future Engineers
One of the most gratifying moments for a teacher is to see students engaged in purposeful wonder. David Yackuboskey and his students from the Intro to Computer Aided Design and Drafting class at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School experienced a day of purposeful wonder with a STEM Careers Tour. The first stop of the …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/04/17/cadd-connections-local-companies-inspire-future-engineers/
Apr 02
CADD Connections: Cadnetics
One of the most gratifying moments for a teacher is to see students engaged in purposeful wonder. I saw this in my students’ interaction with James Mauler and Travis Johnson, the president and vice president of Cadnetics respectively. Facilitated by STEM Career Tours, students enrolled in the Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) course …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/04/02/cadd-connections-cadnetics/
Mar 22
CADD Connections: Robert Morris University’s Department of Engineering
One of the most rewarding challenges for a classroom teacher is to use curriculum as a means to connect students to their desired end, to stimulate their thinking and illuminate possible career paths. Facilitated by STEM Career Tours, students enrolled in the Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting course at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/03/22/cadd-connections-robert-morris-universitys-department-of-engineering/
Jan 17
Good Luck Baden Academy Future City Competition Team
This Saturday, January 21, from 9 am to 12 noon, the Future City competition will be underway at the Carnegie Music Hall (this is the far right hand side of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Forbes Avenue). Baden Academy fellows David Denkovich, John Ake, Blair McCombs, with classmates Logan Zutter, Devin Nairn, Angel …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/01/17/good-luck-baden-academy-future-city-competition-team/
Dec 23
DESIGN A MEDICAL 3D PRINT FOR THE JOURNEY TO MARS
The Future Engineers Challenge is the ideal skill building free fun project for over the holidays! K-12 kids are challenged to create a digital 3D model of an object that could be used by an astronaut to maintain physical health on a 3-year mission to Mars. The design must be intended to be 3D printed …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2016/12/23/design-a-medical-3d-print-for-the-journey-to-mars/
Sep 26
Summer STEM Camp Future Engineer Winner Announced!
Students were challenged to design a useful object for astronauts that expands or assembles to be printed on the 3-D printers at the International Space Station. Anastasia’s entry… Congratulations to Anastasia Davis, a 5th grader at Saint Teresa of Avila in Perrysville, for receiving honorable mention in the Future Engineers Think Outside the Box competition. …
Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2016/09/26/summer-stem-camp-future-engineer-winner-announced/
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