BOSCH is passionate about STEM education, and the company has decided to partner with Gwinnett County Public Schools to support STEM initiatives. A Mill Creek High School representative was invited to join an informational session about BOSCH and their educational program for supporting STEM. At this same meeting, our Mill Creek representative Carly Cantrell explained the EPIC program and our goal of becoming the STEM certified program at Mill Creek High School. Due to the common initiatives and goals, Mill Creek EPIC was invited to complete the BOSCH grant application. The application consisted of a summary of the EPIC program and how the funds would be allocated. Mill Creek requested that the majority of the funds be used towards hands-on STEM supplies for the classroom. For example, in Geometry, kite kits were requested. Students will have to learn kite and quadrilateral properties through the building of a kite using the engineering design process. The hands-on STEM kits will cover all three sciences included in the program as well as math and engineering. The EPIC program was awarded the grant and given $11,000. Through this generous grant our program will continue to grow and soar to EPIC heights. We are excited to show BOSCH and our Mill Creek community how we are putting these funds to use
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EPIC Students in Algebra II were challenged to measure the feasibility of filling water bottles up in water fountains. Using quadratic functions, students had to determine which variables had an impact on filling success. Students recorded their findings, created posters, and made a poster gallery. Students walked through the poster gallery giving and receiving valuable feedback on sticky notes.
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