Pathways Through STEM

 

Research indicates that many of the fastest growing occupations require STEM skills and knowledge.

STEM at Melba College embraces the 4 C’s identified as key in 21st Century education: 

  • Creativity
  • Collaboration                                                                                      
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication.

 

Curriculum

 

Year 7 Year 8
  • Introduction to STEM and Rude Goldberg machine (Term 1)
  • Space - Life, travel and colonisation (Term 2)
  • 3D design and printing (Term 3)
  • Coding and Robotics (Term 4)
  • Rubberband powered vehicle (Term 1)
  • Marooned on an Island and Sustainable Housing (Term 2)
  • Staircase to Nowhere and Coding (Term 3)
  • Hovercraft (Term 4)