Mar 19
2019 SeaPerch Competition The STEM Leadership Center is excited to bring you to this years SeaPerch Competition on Saturday March 30th, 2019. SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program. Teams have used limited resources of PVC pipe and underwater motors to create underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) to complete this challenge. The event will be …
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Mar 02
Three research fellows from Baden Academy Charter School wanted to learn more about the legends of silver mines at Economy Park in Beaver County. They read stories on the internet, had heard the ghost stories told about the mines, and were eager to learn if there could be any truth to the rumors about the …
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Feb 17
The MG (Molecular Gastronomy) Kids were busy with two different field trips this week! The 6th grade boys traveled to Beaver to learn all about Panna Cotta and the science of milk products with Chef Jason at Biba. The 3rd grade girls traveled to Geneva College to learn about the chemistry and reactions in the …
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Sep 14
Sixth graders Kaitlyn Desrochers and Kennedi Emery were recently interviewed by The Wildlife Society about their new book, Bats in Danger. The girls are planning to travel to Cleveland in a few weeks to attend their international conference. They will share a table with John Hopkins University Press to make their book available and their mentor, …
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Aug 30
Join Baden Academy authors at the Beaver County BookFest, Saturday, September 8, anytime between 9 am and 4 pm. Come find us in the big tent, but don’t forget to look for the free children’s activities. We are so proud of all of our authors! Come join us. Research Fellow authors create books with leading …
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Aug 16
Five years ago, one of our first research fellows wanted to make the bus ride home even safer on the first days of school as everyone is trying to get to know our youngest, most vulnerable, bus riders. Owen Rossi-Keen sought out a mentor in logistics and partnered with FedEx to create the Baden Academy …
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Jul 21
Bats in Danger tells the story of Brownie the Bat. Her friends are dying. While Brownie is a creation of 5th-grade authors, her plight is not. Kaitlyn Desrochers visited Mammoth Cave when she was in 3rd grade. She learned about the effects of white-nose syndrome on the bats and the images spurred her into action. …
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Jun 30
Carter Catalano and Hoby Schweikert, two 5th graders from Baden Academy, came into their school’s media lab with questions about genetic research using animals and insects. They learned bizarre stories and heard from people afraid of “GMOs,” before they turned to actual scientists engaged in real genetic research. What they discovered inspired them. Dr. Emily …
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