Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center Brochure - 2020

THE
INNOVATOR
EXPERIENCE
BC STEM students
experience STEM
throughout the day,
not just in science or
math class.
The STEM model encourages
students to constantly draw
from prior experiences to
apply that knowledge in new,
innovative ways. BC STEM
students create — they take
apart and build motors and
machines, they code and
create games and apps, and
explore the world around
them through innovation.
STEM is not a special
class or club; it is the key
aspect of student learning
every day.
Our innovators learn traditional middle
school subjects like social sciences and
English in the context of STEM projects,
to encourage innovation in every
subject. These projects allow students to:
• Build reflective inquiry and
problem solving skills.
• Use innovation and creative
thinking to envision, design and
test solutions.
• Gain hands-on experience through
activities like designing bridges,
building communication devices and
programming LEGO taskbots.
• Learn everything from
programming to physical
computing to
HTML/CSS as they build their
own websites, devices, and so
much more.
• Develop their understanding of
engineering and design, as they
take apart objects to learn how they
function and begin to build their
own models.