Year-Round STEM with Horizons at Georgia Tech

Horizons at Georgia Tech is off to a great school year! Our scholars started the year off by engineering their own marble mazes. With various materials, each scholar created a maze that they then had their fellow scholars try to complete. They then went on to explore the laws of gravity with a paper airplane challenge.  Scholars explored how push and pull are affected by gravity by adding weight to paper airplanes.  Each scholar made their own paper airplane and then tested to see if there were differences in the distance their plane would travel without and with the added weight. Our scholars also discovered chemical reactions by making their own ice cream. Each scholar learned about the reaction that takes place between the rock salt and ice that turned their milk into ice cream.  We dove into the Scientific Method by performing a series of experiments with popcorn.  Our scholars worked their way through the Scientific Method by creating their own hypotheses, testing them, and forming conclusions based on the results of the experiment. Scholars discussed their hypotheses’ and results with their fellow scholars to find similarities and differences.  We ended October with a Halloween Party! Our scholars enjoyed a movie, pizza, and candy to celebrate Halloween. The scholars of Horizons have explored and discovered many topics so far this year through experiments and projects.  We are excited about the upcoming activities planned for our scholars and the great things that they will discover throughout the year!