Bronx, NY STEM Classroom
We just recently installed a pedal powered indoor high speed STEM water bottle rocket system for the classroom of Green Bronx Machine. It's powered by a 12V DC air compressor which is powered by students on bicycles. This is a horizontal rocket that shoots across the room on a string above kids heads. The StratoLauncher is easy to purchase on the web. Also the 12V Air compressor is easy to install too.
OBJCTIVES:
1.Give students a solid understanding of what alternative / sustainable energy is by allowing them to power up different items such as light bulbs, blenders, television, cell phones, or STEM rocket.
2.Give students a hands an experience where they can “Feel” what generating a WATT of power is like.
3.Integrate lessons of potential energy and kinetic energy into hands on intriguing classroom activity
4.Give learners opportunities to develop programming skills by implementing code to acquire power monitoring sensor data from devices such as the ARDUINO UNO and others.
Spark interest in engineering solutions that involve solar panel energy and wind turbine energy by letting the students power spot lines that shine on a solar panel that drives a fan.
