Nautilus Middle School, IB World School, Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Science Dept. Chair, Science Fair/SECME Coordinator, STEM Coach

 Nautilus Middle School IB World School
Science Department

Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, 
Science Dept. Chair, Science Fair/SECME Coordinator & STEM Coach

Review of last year- a recap of 2015-2016 Science Department, Science STEM Club

Released JUNE 2016       Nautilus Middle School - IB WORLD SCHOOL
                                           Science Department
                       2015-2016   Science Awards Recognition of Achievements
Science STEM Academic Club – Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Sponsor

Dream in Green Challenge / WE-LAB

Competition Coordinators – Students Dream in Green Lead Students
Students assist in Nautilus Environmental & Engineering Science Fair in Media Center.
    
2015 Nautilus Middle School Science Project and & Engineering Fair

We CONGRATULATE our students for outstanding performances and awards at the 2016 STEM EXPO with attendance of over 12,000 participants! 

Nautilus Middle School students were recognized and honored at an Awards Ceremony at Miami Dade College, North Campus.


The 62nd South Florida Regional Science & Engineering Fair Awards -Nautilus MS
Two Students take two 1st Place-Superior; Special Award

Seven students earn – 2nd Place- Excellent
One 6th grade student earns  – 3rd Place with Honorable Mention

Bridges Category –8th Grade student- 3rd Place
                               8th Grade student– Honorable Mention

SPECIAL AWARDS: 
One 6th grade & 7th grade student earns 1st Place – Superior; Special Broadcom Award

2016 SECME OLYMPIAD 2016-Full STEaM AHEAD
Mr. Dane Jaber, SECME District Coordinator & Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, SECME Coordinator,
2016 STEM EXPO Results of Nautilus Middle School
Brain-Bowl (8th Grade) – Finalists (4th Place)
Bridge Building (8th Grade)- (2nd  in competing in this category)
Egg- Drop Container (7th Grade)–

One 7th garde student won first place trophy & medal for her Essay.
She competed in National SECME competition with her Essay.
1st Place Winner: Essay –Isabel Perlman -(7th Grade)
Mousetrap Car, Water Bottle Rocket, 
FPL Generator Build - New 2015-
                                                               2016 Future City Challenge at FIU         
Nautilus Middle School IB World / MDCPS in Miami Beach present their Future City Challenge Project at Regional Competition at FIU with National Engineering Week.
Special Award for the Most Sustainable Environment in a Future City
Award presented by Florida Professional Engineering Government. 
Educator Coach of Nautilus Middle School is Dr. Gwendolyn Foote.
Engineering Mentor Mr. Jose Acosta of Chen-Moore & Associates.
 
                                                                  e-Cybermission
Winning 3rd Place in State of Florida in e-Cybermission

Congratulations to Corrosion Investigators won

3rd Place / Honorable Mention for the State of Florida

National Competition-Nautilus Middle School Science 6th Grade Team- 

Dr. Gwendolyn Foote, Team Advisor
                                                                Exploravision- 6th Grade entries
1. Soldiers of Support
2. Robotic Fish
3. Eco-Friendly Car 
4. Gender for the Best Health
5. Solar Hovercrafts
6. Corrosion Controllers
   
                                                         Literacy in Science
Nautilus Middle School STEM Programs
                The 2015-2016 Fairchild Challenge for Middle Schools
Challenge 1-9 Students receiving awards for submitting and winning points for Nautilus M. S.
Total points: 2010 Points =
Challenge 1: The Million Orchid Mobile Lab —Designs- Dr. Foote& Ms. Burns
Educator Design- Ms. Burns
Challenge 2- Global Challenge: Environmental change- Comic Strip -Dr. Foote
Challenge 3- Green Treasures: Voyages of Plants Newsletters-   Dr. Foote
Challenge 4-Citizen Science: Lizards on the Loose-  Dr. Boundy & Dr. Foote
Challenge 5-Citizen Science: Growing Beyond Earth- Dr Lemas.
Challenge 6-Botanical Illustrations: Plants from Faraway Places— Dr. Foote
Challenge 7- Green Cusine: Meals for Space Exploration- Dr. Foote
Challenge 8-Citizen Science: The Million Orchid Project- Dr. Lemas & Dr. Foote
Challenge 9 – Documentary: New Horizons Video Documentary- Dr. Foote & Mr. Alvarez

                         Fairchild Challenge BRONZE AWARD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzOdUZhtjnM
 
Robotics After  School Program
Contributing to school events, Future City Challenge, competitions, and STEM educational activities, completing the program. Studnets worked with formats of technology and robotics, including
LEGOs Minstorms- NXT / EV3, Maglev, 3-D Printing, Tetrix

Nautilus Middle School in the Dream in Green Program WE-LAB Graduate Academy

Through educational workshops, classroom learning, on-line community forums, and interactive tools, WE-LAB seeks to motivate community water / energy saving behaviors and foster long-term environmental stewardship through money-saving actions.
Programs focus on education and behavior change.http://dreamingreen.org/ 

Nautilus Middle School students prepare and video a review of our 2016 Ecosummit
7th grade student to be a keynote speaker at the Annual Awards Ceremony,
Principal, Mr. Rene Bellmas- Winner for Best, Most Inspiring Principal
7th grade student, Student Leadership Award, as a Green Game Changer
 
Dr. Gwendolyn Foote was nominated for 2016 National SECME Teacher of the Year buy Nautilus Middle School Administration and teachers.

Dr. Gwendolyn Foote was nominated and considered for Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program.

Green School Challenge in Miami Beach-Nautilus Middle School

This year has been an adventure in participating in Green School Challenge Program in Miami Beach. Nautilus Middle School has been meeting monthly challenges and creating eco-friendly conservation projects that are student driven and teacher supported. The basis of these projects are S.T.E.M. activities and inspired by Science Club members.
Gwen Foote served as coordiator and sponsor of the Green School Challenge in Nautilus.
Dream in Green School Challenge Program is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and implement programs to promote energy conservation, efficiency, environmental awareness, and promotion and education of renewable energy.

THE ENERGY WALK THROUGH CHECKLIST TARGETS IMPROVEMENTS

      Turn off lights when leaving empty classrooms

      Unplug electronic devices at the end of the day

      Turn off water faucets tightly

      Ban plastic water bottles, use reusable bottles

      Use both sides of the paper

      Use scrap paper for art projects/practice work

      Recycle aluminum, glass, plastic, paper and cardboard

      Use recycled paper whenever possible

      Use environmentally-safe cleaning supplies

      Area Mapped: Floors 1,2, 3 Classrooms, Offices, Media Center, & Hallways People on the Walk Through: Green Dream Team Students (Council, Club, Science students)

Additional School wide activities promoting conservation- energy, water, alternative resources

      Pacing Guide Lessons in Climate Change & Conservation for the Environment-

      Mousetrap Car seminar & competition (Alternative energy)-

      Recycle Boxes set up & Collections for technology recycling –

      Conservation of energy expenses

      Bionic Robotic Arm Competition with 2 teams- using recycled materials

      Future Green City Competition –

Logo contest- Essay writing –  For Climate Change

October Challenge –  Board Game, Essay writing, Energy Saving assignment

November- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

   

Gwen Foote receives grant awards for Nautilus Middle School

Kristin Hoyer, Language Arts teacher & Gwen Foote , Science Teacher both receive

grant awards for their classes at Nautilus Middle School.

The Education Fund’s 20th Annual Citi Success Fund Awards Ceremony took place October 20 at the Sofitel Hotel Ballroom, Miami Florida. The Citi Success Fund provides funds to educators for innovative projects addressing the drop out problem in our schools. Projects provide opportunities for at risk youth to experience success in their education and lives.
Gwen Foote was awarded a grant for “Icky Ichthyology”. By creating a classroom saltwater tank, students can study and monitor the diversity and relationships of living ocean life through hands on experiments. Students can collect and analyze data to establish criteria for preserving endangered species and creating a healthy ocean environment. Students will integrate technology with active scientific investigations of marine conservation, while studying live specimens in the classroom aquarium.

Nautilus Middle School / Mast Outreach Laboratory Collaboration

Nautilus Middle School science students enjoyed a special experience learning with MAST Academy's Outreach Laboratory - LandSHARC.

Students investigated marine life and ocean environment through virtual interactive computer programs and laboratory examination of marine specimens with activities like radiotelemetry, classification and clinical laboratory procedures.

MAST Academy, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, is a magnet school that hosts this exciting outreach lab visiting and teaching schools in the Miami area.
Gwen Foote, Science Teacher,

Nautilus Middle School "Home of the Sharks"
IB Candidate School

Agroecology Summer Workshop for Teachers at Florida International University

Florida International University Agroecology Program for Teachers

The FIU Agroecology Program is a comprehensive program that integrates education, research and training of university and high school students and teachers on agricultural issues at farm level and regional landscape level. The program focuses on interfacing agriculture, natural ecosystems and urban development and consists of specialized undergraduate agroecology courses, field trips, summer internships, graduate fellowships, and training workshops for university students and high school teachers.

The objective of this workshop fosters a relationship between teachers, FIU instructors, local government, and non-profit institutions. Participants experience practical application of relevant science curricula in agro-ecological sciences with a strong commitment to the future well-being of people and environment.
This workshop has been made possible by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
July 14-18, 2008

"Agroecology: principles, practices and research applications" Dr. Krish Jayachandran

Dr. Mahadev Bhat & Dr. Krish Jayachandran
Agroecology Program at FIU
Florida International University
Department of Environmental Studies
11200 SW 8th StreetMiami, Florida 33199



The five-day workshop covers advancements in agroecological issues facing South Florida and beyond, by experts from FIU, USDA, Archbold Biological Station, other agencies and farmers, in a three-day field trip to USDA Horticultural Research Station, Miami, and MacArthur AgroEcological Research Center, Lake Placid, Florida.This program is funded through a grant from USDA-CSREES.


The focus of these programs is on the triangular interface between agriculture, natural ecosystems, and urban areas. The image below depicts the underlying connection between these three different areas, with some of the positive and negative feedback effects. South Florida presents an ideal setting to study the relationships between natural, agricultural, and urban areas due to the availability of these three different types of environments. The fragile Everglades covers most of south Florida and is impacted by the pressure from the growing population of the nearby urban areas. Productive agricultural lands are necessary to provide for the increasing population, which in turn put more pressure on the natural areas.