Franklin students take part in STEAM Tank Challenge
| 09 Nov 2016 | 01:06
Seventh- and eighth-grade students pose with their awards. Standing: Gabriel Mercado, Madison Bowden, Dharmil Bhavsar, Kyle Miller, Dr. Thomas Turner, Rhea Goldy, Ms. Kelly Fedynich, Helen Slater, Shelby Stapel, Caleb Mulvey. Seated: Miss Michelle Minimi, Ayca Kavut, Matthew Dressner, George Rowan
Eighth-grade students Helen Slater, George Rowan, Shelby Stapel, Rhea Goldy participate in the Q&A session.
Seventh-grade students Madison Bowden, Ayca Kavut, Dharmil Bhavsar, Kyle Miller pitch their app that would help dyslexic students.
FRANKLIN — Students in Kelly Fedynich's enrichment class at Franklin Borough School were excited to participate in the STEAM Tank challenge in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Of 46 schools that entered the contest, 17 teams were invited to present at the New Jersey School Boards Association Convention.
For the last two months, the students created pitches and presentations about their different app inventions. The eighth-grade team created the idea for an app to help people who are blind, and the seventh-grade team created the idea for an app that helps dyslexic students read. At the convention, the students pitched their ideas to a panel of judges composed of NASA engineers, military engineers, and educators.