Index STEM 1A STEM 1B STEM 2A STEM 2B Additional Studies
| Hello, my name is
Prabhnoor Kaur. I am currently a junior at Roland Park Country School
located in Baltimore, Maryland. I completed four courses of STEM over my
freshman and sophomore years. These courses included science and
technology in the first semester of each year, and math and engineering in the
second semster of each year. I am particularly interested in science. Therefore,
I have tried to take advantage of many opportunities to further these
interests in the Baltimore Area. For example, in the summer between my
sophmore and junior year, I completed an internship at the Environmental
Science Summer Research Experience for Young Woman. Moreover, I am
interested in the human brain and memory. In addition, in the summer
before my senior year, I will be participating in an internship in the
neurology department at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Below are links and descriptions
to some of the studies I conducted
throughout my STEM career. |
STEM 1A: 1st semester, 9th grade
In this course, different applications of programming were explored. These
lessons included basic programming for a short-term memory test and a seasonal
change exploration. Large graded assignments included a peer review paper and a
poster presentation.
STEM 1B: 9th
grade, Semester 2
The main focus of this course was to combine programming skills learned from the
previous semester with engineering applications. The majority of the semester
was dedicated to programming a ___ robot while engineering different parts
needed to traverse a simulated Mars terrain. The culminating project included a
graded assessment of how efficiently the robot traversed different terrain.
STEM 2A: 10th
grade, Semester 1
In this course, technology and mathematics were weaved together through
non-traditional topics that demanded a visual understanding. Euclidian,
Spherical, Hyperbolic, and 3D geometries were studied with the help of different
computer programs such as Scratch and MATLAB. The final part of the semester
culminated this application of technology with in-depth experience with 3D
printing where each student chose a useful application of this technology.
STEM 2B: 10th
grade, Semester 2
This semester focused on sharpening problem solving and presentational skills,
as well as building a strong teamwork ethic: skills essential to a STEM career.
Specifically, students combined skills for science and engineering to develop
sunscreen formulas and their package to minimize environmental and retail
damage. The final project included learning how to develop an engineering
research proposal in order to build a prototype for a sustainable design project
relevant to problems in the Baltimore Area.
Other STEM related studies:
9th grade Biology: The Effect of Pesticides on Soil Bacteria
10th grade Chemistry: The Effect of Road Salt on Concrete
E.S.S.R.E Research: The Effect of a Dominant Species on Iron Levels in Soil