STEM at Evoline C. West Elementary
The First South Fulton County State STEM Certified Elementary School
Related STEM Careers
Checkout the videos below to learn more about these STEM caeers.
3rd Grade Partnerships
Thanks to all of our partners!
Students had a learning session with the Fulton County Publics Works.
Mayor Mario Avery
Students will submit letters to the major of Fairburn partitioning for recycling in Fairburn, Georgia.
Students had a learning session with FCS Teaching Museum.
Interdisciplinary Connection
Students explore the impact of pollution by discussing its effects on the environment and brainstorming descriptive language. Then create haiku poems, combining their knowledge of syllable structure in literacy with environmental science concepts to express the importance of protecting natural resources.
Students create 3 facts, 2 pictures, and 1 summary from the pollution video to connect their understanding of the topic inwritten form.
Students will use the Code and Go Robot Mouse to navigate a grid, coding it to reach locations with answers about pollution-related questions. This activity integrates STEM concepts of coding and robotics with environmental science, as students document their findings in their STEM notebooks.
Students will collect and sort trash from the playground, categorizing items such as plastic, paper, and metal. They will then create a line plot to represent the data, integrating math skills with an environmental science discussion about pollution and ways to reduce waste.
Research and Build Background Knowledge
Students use books to research air pollution.
Students use online resources to prepare for experiment.
Math Integration Samples
Students create science focused line plots.
Students created bar graphs.
Community Impact
Community Impact Summary
Our 3rd-grade STEM PBL project focused on the question, "How can we, as environmental scientists, be the solution to pollution in our community?" Students explored the problem of pollution through a local news article detailing Naeem Gilyard's concerns about illegal landfills and rising air pollution in Fairburn. Partnering with the South Fulton Watershed, students gained valuable insights into the effects of pollution on water systems and the environment. They conducted hands-on investigations by testing the quality of their school’s water, deepening their understanding of how pollution impacts their immediate community.
As part of their advocacy efforts, students wrote letters to the Mayor of Fairburn, urging the introduction of recycling programs to address waste management challenges. They also developed actionable solutions to combat pollution, such as creating awareness materials and proposing strategies to reduce illegal dumping and improve air and water quality.
Pretest data indicated a low initial understanding of pollution and environmental science, but post-test results are expected to show significant improvement, reflecting students' mastery of these concepts.
Standards Addressed:
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Science Standards: Understanding human impact on the environment and exploring solutions to reduce pollution (S3L2).
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Math Standards: Representing and interpreting data from water testing experiments (MGSE3.MD.3) and using measurement and estimation to support scientific findings (MGSE3.MD.2).
This project empowered students to apply environmental science concepts to real-world challenges, encouraging them to take active roles as problem solvers and advocates for a cleaner, healthier community. By connecting STEM learning to local issues, students developed critical thinking, collaboration, and civic engagement skills while making a meaningful impact.