Michigan City STEM students launch gummies in annual STEM challenge
Two Barker Middle School students prepare to launch a gummy toward a cardboard target during the finals of the “Gummy Bears in Space” STEM Challenge on Feb. 24 at Barker Middle School in Michigan City. Students from different schools competed to see how far and how accurately they could fling the gummies using a catapult they improvised.
- Photos by Donavan Barrier
A student gets his shot lined up before launching a gummy in the Barker gymnasium. In the first round of competition, students tried to fling the candy bear farther than the other groups.
Students watch in anticipation and cheer on the future scientists representing their respective schools. The Barker gym was packed with students from the host school, along with Coolspring, Knapp, Edgewood and Lake Hills elementaries.
Winners in the accuracy competition were Barker seventh-graders from Erin Colvin's class in first, Barker eighth-graders from Thomas Lasky's class in second, and Lake Hills sixth-grader Sam Soller, far right, in third.
Winners of the distance contest step in line to receive awards. Knapp Elementary sixth-graders placed first, averaging 1,094 centimeters – nearly 36 feet – over three tries. Lake Hills sixth-graders took second and and Edgewood sixth-graders finished third.
A student watches as the gummy he launched finds its mark. Using only a spoon, craft sticks, rubber bands, straws and tape, students had to figure out how to make a working launcher that could achieve both accuracy and distance.
Barker Middle School STEM teacher Amy Hamann looks at the scores as she prepares to announce the winners. The STEM Community Challenge was part of National Engineer's Week and was designed to encourages students interested in STEM fields to keep pursuing it as they progress in their education.
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