DOVER — North Dover Elementary proudly celebrated National STEAM Day on November 14, giving every student—from Kindergarten through Grade 6—the opportunity to participate in engaging, hands-on activities across Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
Throughout the day, classrooms buzzed with creativity, problem-solving, and exploration as students rotated through age-appropriate design challenges that encouraged critical thinking and teamwork.
Kindergarten students kicked off the excitement by building scarecrows, engineering standing field goals, and designing inventive turkey traps. Each project encouraged creativity, early engineering concepts, and fine-motor development.
First Grade students constructed turkey hideouts using flexible building materials, learning foundational lessons in structure and stability.
In Second Grade, students assembled three-dimensional pumpkins, practicing sequencing, spatial reasoning, and precision.
Third Grade classrooms transformed into engineering labs as students explored robotic hand construction, marble mazes, and fast-paced paper-building challenges designed to strengthen problem-solving skills.
Fourth Grade focused on collaboration through the beloved “Save Fred” STEM challenge, requiring students to work together, communicate effectively, and think critically under pressure.
Fifth Grade took STEAM learning to new heights—literally—by launching balloon rockets, testing paper airplane designs, building ramps, engineering spaghetti-and-marshmallow towers, and experimenting with buoyancy through cranberry raft construction.
Sixth Grade students explored structural engineering by constructing towers made of toothpicks and play dough, discovering firsthand how height impacts stability and how design choices influence strength.
National STEAM Day at North Dover Elementary served as a powerful reminder of the excitement of inquiry-based learning. Students demonstrated curiosity, collaboration, and perseverance—core skills that inspire future innovators and leaders.
