For the 12th consecutive year, AT&T is working with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (Consortium) to support hands-on learning opportunities. 19 separate projects organized and funded through Consortium member local education foundations will re-engage students who have gotten behind in academics and/or are in underserved communities through hands-on STEAM enrichment activities, student-led digital divide support or increasing CTE certification completion.
The AT&T Full STEAM Ahead for Florida’s Future $5,000 grant will help fund several innovative Allusions Made From Fusion projects taught by Joseph Kelly, a 9-12 grade teacher at Nova High School. By mastering computer aided design, students will learn how to apply aerodynamics, mechanical and structural design as they create physical models from virtual designs and test prototypes through simulation and real-world experiments.
CO2 Dragster Activity – Students will learn about aerodynamics and the physics of cars as they are applied to their dragsters. Testing their design and simulation skills using Autodesk CFD program, student will create virtual designs which will be transformed into CO2 dragsters from balsa wood blocks, culminating in a classroom competition ranked by the fastest time and most innovated designs.