{"id":47142,"date":"2013-12-20T15:28:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T23:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=47142"},"modified":"2013-12-24T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-25T00:39:09","slug":"shark-tank-puts-stem-students-in-front-of-superintendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/12\/20\/shark-tank-puts-stem-students-in-front-of-superintendent\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark Tank puts students in front of superintendent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A team of students give their pitch for their tram design to Superintendent Rossall and other Westside Union School District cabinet members.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE- Excitement filled the room as teams of students presented their work in a room full of students, staff and parents.<\/p>\n

The Gregg Andersen Academy\u2019s 6th grade students on Tuesday stood before a panel made up of Westside Union School District Superintendent Regina Rossall, trustees Joan Sodergren and Gwen Farrell, and Acting Principal Laura Duranto to pitch their designs for an aerial tramway to transport people.<\/p>\n

Though no money was awarded in this Shark Tank-like funding competition, each student came away with real world experiences of design, project management, teamwork and a business presentation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presentations today were a fantastic opportunity for our students to show what they\u2019ve been learning to their parents,\u201d said interim Principal Laura Duran. \u201cThe students were so excited to demonstrate their knowledge to the other students, their parents, and our superintendent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Teams of students wait in anticipation or their turn to present.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each team of students presented a well-prepared pitch for a tram system they designed. Each pitch included information on the design, materials used, cost, location and safety of their team\u2019s tramway.<\/p>\n

Proud parents in the audience encouraged each group as they tried to persuade the panel that their design was best. Each pitch began with a demonstration of a model of their tramway car sliding down a line stretched between a ladder and milk crate.<\/p>\n

The presentations were the culmination of a project as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, focus at Gregg Andersen Academy. Other subjects were also reinforced as students participated in the project.<\/p>\n

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A student guides his team\u2019s tramway car model on a test run as part of their pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As part of the project students kept ledgers on costs, selected building materials, developed a company brand and even wrote songs to strengthen their pitch.<\/p>\n

When all aspects of the project were considered, team Summit was declared the winner. Their design demonstrated a perfect, smooth test run. They also scored well for a design that allowed for the maximum number of passengers and a good emergency exit plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very impressed, though not surprised, by the excellence of the presentations this morning,\u201d said Rossall. \u201cOur students are doing an amazing job of rising to the high expectations we set for them. Today was fine example of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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