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STEM

STEM Courses at North Arvada

Introduction to STEM

In STEM, students will explore a wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and math-related topics, including computer science, technical design, and engineering. Students will learn about career options in STEM and options for learning more in middle school and beyond. 

STEM Exploration II

Make cool things! Build and crush stick towers that hold hundreds of pounds! Learn to program video games! Make Photoshop and video projects! Learn to use power tools safely!  In STEM Exploration II, students will explore a wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and math-related topics, including computer science, technical design, and engineering. Students will learn about career options in STEM and options for learning more in middle school and beyond.

STEM Exploration III

Prerequisite: Students must have taken STEM Exploration II before taking this course.

Make more cool things! Build wood CO2-powered dragsters that go 50 miles per hour. Create beautiful wood pens using a lathe! Design and build complex 3D models with professional software. Learn about catapults, programming in Python and JavaScript, advanced video and audio editing, and more. STEM Exploration 2 allows students to deeply explore STEM pathways.  Students will apply STEM skills as they engage in sustained STEM-related projects related to computer science, technical design, and engineering. Students will learn about career options in STEM and options for learning more in middle school and beyond. 

STEM Exploration IV - STEM Cornerstone

Prerequisite: Students must have taken STEM Exploration III before taking this course.

If you like designing and making cool things, and you are ready to challenge yourself to create high-level, complex projects, this is the class for you. STEM Cornerstone is a student-driven culminating project related to a STEM discipline of their choosing.  Students will research, develop, and carry out an investigation or design solution that demonstrates STEM-specific skills such as problem/question identification, valid investigation and data collection/analysis, and communication of technical results.

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