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Stem Research and Design is a course centered around scientific inquiry, research, measurement, and problem solving. This course includes in-depth lectures, seminars, and laboratory experiences to achieve its goal.

“I signed up for this class to improve my problem solving skills and learn how to code. I have always been interested in STEM,” junior Marianna Mendoza said.

Mrs. Rovirosa, the stem teacher, assigned the students a coding test to develop a 30-second dance with a robot during the week of October 25. After weeks of learning how to code, the students were looking forward to this project.

“I was really looking forward to this assignment because it is something I have never done before. This class has taught me many things that I can use in my future” senior Vale Marin-Roger said.

Using the coding program Playground, the students had to choreograph a dance with the robot. Students use this program to learn, develop, and teach code. STEM teacher Mrs. Dania Rovirosa paired each kid with someone who would code using the same song as them, so they could compete in a friendly competition to determine who could do the best dance.

The students worked for a week to come up with a code that would match the beat of the song. Their ultimate goal was to defeat their assigned partner in a dancing battle.

“I was very excited to put my dance code together and see it come to life. I worked really hard, so I couldn’t wait to compete with my partner,” junior Riley Guell said.

After all of their hard work, the students were thrilled to see their code come to life. The students spent the Monday, Nov. 1 A3 class time competing in a dance fight. Following each battle, the students were given the opportunity to vote for the student who, in their opinion, performed the best dance for the assigned song.

“I won the robot dance off. I was so excited because I worked really hard on my coding. I love the class because I have learned problem solving skills and creative design,” said senior Margaux Courtney.