STEM at San Marin
The San Marin High School’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math program seeks to educate students in a project-based environment. The main subjects they teach are Physics and Engineering.
Physics:
This ninth grade course is offered as part of the STEM program at San Marin High School. This course emphasizes a firm conceptual understanding of the laws of physics through the fundamental themes of motion and forces, energy and momentum, heat and thermodynamics, waves, and electricity and magnetism.Through Project-Based Learning, students will apply their physics knowledge in concert with their “Principles of Engineering” class.
The purpose of this course is to develop students’ skills of scientific exploration and discovery, problem solving, and communication and collaboration skills through theoretical and experiential learning, especially through the method of Project-Based and Inquiry-Based Learning. At the end of the course, students will have a firm conceptual understanding of motion and forces, energy and momentum, heat and thermodynamics, waves, and electricity and magnetism and will be able to apply this knowledge to real-world problem solving. This course will help students become able to solve their own problems and be successful in subsequent science courses such as chemistry, biology, and advanced engineering
Engineering:
This is a big part of the STEM program at San Marin. In this course, students will apply scientific knowledge in the creation of a variety of products using the engineering design cycle. This will involve conceptualization, design, building, and debugging a product in collaboration with other students. This course is centered on communication, collaboration, critical, and creative thinking.
Students will become familiar with the engineering design process including problem definition, research, creation of alternative solutions, development, prototyping, and testing and redesign to improve the design. In addition, students will work in teams and develop problem-solving and collaborative skills while developing products replicating real-world engineering processes. The course will involve the application of scientific knowledge to solve problems.
In addition, students will be exposed to different careers in the STEM fields through classroom presentations and other means. This course will prepare students to be successful in subsequent engineering courses in the STEM program as well as preparing for a career in the field of engineering, science, or allied fields.
Physics:
This ninth grade course is offered as part of the STEM program at San Marin High School. This course emphasizes a firm conceptual understanding of the laws of physics through the fundamental themes of motion and forces, energy and momentum, heat and thermodynamics, waves, and electricity and magnetism.Through Project-Based Learning, students will apply their physics knowledge in concert with their “Principles of Engineering” class.
The purpose of this course is to develop students’ skills of scientific exploration and discovery, problem solving, and communication and collaboration skills through theoretical and experiential learning, especially through the method of Project-Based and Inquiry-Based Learning. At the end of the course, students will have a firm conceptual understanding of motion and forces, energy and momentum, heat and thermodynamics, waves, and electricity and magnetism and will be able to apply this knowledge to real-world problem solving. This course will help students become able to solve their own problems and be successful in subsequent science courses such as chemistry, biology, and advanced engineering
Engineering:
This is a big part of the STEM program at San Marin. In this course, students will apply scientific knowledge in the creation of a variety of products using the engineering design cycle. This will involve conceptualization, design, building, and debugging a product in collaboration with other students. This course is centered on communication, collaboration, critical, and creative thinking.
Students will become familiar with the engineering design process including problem definition, research, creation of alternative solutions, development, prototyping, and testing and redesign to improve the design. In addition, students will work in teams and develop problem-solving and collaborative skills while developing products replicating real-world engineering processes. The course will involve the application of scientific knowledge to solve problems.
In addition, students will be exposed to different careers in the STEM fields through classroom presentations and other means. This course will prepare students to be successful in subsequent engineering courses in the STEM program as well as preparing for a career in the field of engineering, science, or allied fields.