Full STEAM Ahead
STEAM in Pond Cove: On June 1st, 2016, the Cape Elizabeth Cape-E-Team put on a STEAM appreciation night, called “If I Built A Library” night. This night celebrated STEAM, and the CEEF for giving the Cape Elizabeth Pond Cove Elementary School a $40,000 grant to build a brand new library and maker space. This night was perfect for our new integration with STEAM and was for kindergarten and first grade students. We had many different activities that incorporated each letter of STEAM. For the “S”, “Science”, we had a station to help your mind start cranking. Try and hold a book up with one piece of paper and tape. For the “T”, “Technology”, each grade used an application on the iPad’s to create their very own book called “If I Built a Library”. The “E” for “Engineering” was a lego building station where students designed their own library out of Legos. The “A” for “Arts” brought out student creativity and allowed them to draw and color the library of their dreams. And lastly, “M”, for “Ma...