Taylor Brewer's STEM Portfolio

 

  Welcome to my STEM portfolio! My name is Taylor Brewer and I am currently a junior at Roland Park Country School where I am heavily involved, interested and successful in the sciences. My love for science first developed in my eighth grade science class during our biology unit. I furthered my involvement by enrolling in the STEM institute offered at my school. This program involves various STEM classes each semester during 9th and 10th grade, a summer internship, culminating in an 11th grade internship, AP level science classes, and an array of engineering and compurer science electives. During my first year in the STEM instute, I designed and performed an experiment testing short term memory. This semester was followed by classes focusing on an 'egg drop' experiment, high level math concepts including Euclidian geometry, and a project attempting to determine an effectice face mask recipe.

My freshmen year STEM classes prompted me to enroll as an intern in Environmental Science Summer Research Experience for Young Women (E.S.S.R.E.). This internship taught me biota surveys, statistical analyses, and individual research experiments. I even got the chance to improve a traditional method of testing for arthropods which will be used in future years. The following summer, I went back to the E.S.S.R.E. internship as a teaching assistant. Furthermore, my honors biology class and the summer internship pursuaded me to double up on my science courses in addition to my required STEM classes during my sophomore year. I ended up taking both honors chemistry and physics that year. This only increased my attachment and interest in the sciences. Now during my junior year, I am eagerly and actively seeking an internship in a science field.

 

Sample of Stem 1A Course Work:
Sample of Stem 2A Course Work:
Short Term Memory Paper

This scientific research paper explains and presents the data collected from a experiment  testing how the volume of classical music affecs the ability to remember a sequence of digits.
Advanced Geometries Paper

This report analyzes and discusses the differences and similarities between Euclidean, spherical, and hyperbolic geometry.
Short Term Memory Presentation

Selected to compete in the Maryland Junoir Science and Humanities Symposium, this presentation gives an overview of our experiment testing how the volume of classical music affecs the ability to remember a sequence of digits.

The History of Topology Presentation

This group project aims to teach others about how topology was discovered and explains briefly what topology represents.













Short Term Memory Test

This scratch program teste the ability to remember a sequence of digits with a low, medium, and high volume of classical background music.

 
Seasonal Data Calculator

This scratch program is based on a collection of environmental data over the course of a year. It can be used to predict the average number of leaves which have completely changed color and the average leaf fall rate per day based on the total daily sunlight.



Sample of Stem 1B Course Work:
Sample of 2B Course Work:
Egg Drop Report and Evaluation

This report outlines how my group researched and experimented to efficiently create a package in which an egg can be placed so that it will not break when dropped a significant distance.
Extracting Aluminum from a Sandwhich Wrapper
Clay Mask Paper and Analysis

The "Clay Mask" projest involved determining a unique recipe which yields an effective and safe clay mask. With research and the given ingredients and materials, our project team tried many different combinations until a cost efficient and favorable mask was created.
Creating Sunscreen Analysis and Explanation
Clay Mask Container Presentation

After creating a fask mask, the next logical step in experiencing a realistic project led us to create an efficient container for the product. After many ideas and attempts, we created a package that was durable, cost efficient, and potentially favorable to customers.