STEAM Team Competes at Renaissance School

A Middle School team comprised of 8th graders Kaia Caduff, Josie Fischman, Solly Goluboff-Schragger, Charlie Kalnite, Emi Murphy and Maisie Whiting (and mentored by science teacher Christine Putnam) competed in the Renaissance School STEAM Challenge on November 1. The STEAM challenge for area Middle School students was to create a campaign to reduce waste through better recycling and composting practices at their school. Tandem's team, six members of Tandem Earth, spent the morning doing science experiments to learn how to distinguish various types of plastics. Next, they brainstormed ideas for a campaign logo. Then they looked at statistics and crunched numbers to determine the cost of transporting recyclable materials to the recycling center. Finally, they enjoyed a pizza lunch and made plans to implement their campaign. Students have an opportunity to win $100 and to showcase their work at the Art and Science Show in May. Results are yet TBD.
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