Integration of Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking: Learning integrates the 4C's - Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking as well as developing soft skills and teamwork.
Research or Engineering Design Process: Learners engage in investigative research and/or apply the Engineering Design Process to develop solutions to real-world problems.
Mountain View students experience the 4C's daily along with the connection to the Engineering Design Process through critical collaboration and analyzation of problems. In order to ensure the students can "see" and "feel" the connections, all grade levels and specialists utilize the PBL Chart to set up their overall unit which includes all content areas, current events, engineering design principles, and technology integration. The result is an engaging and immersive learning experience for the students.
Research or Engineering Design Process: Learners engage in investigative research and/or apply the Engineering Design Process to develop solutions to real-world problems.
Mountain View students experience the 4C's daily along with the connection to the Engineering Design Process through critical collaboration and analyzation of problems. In order to ensure the students can "see" and "feel" the connections, all grade levels and specialists utilize the PBL Chart to set up their overall unit which includes all content areas, current events, engineering design principles, and technology integration. The result is an engaging and immersive learning experience for the students.
STEM Days: LAUNCHAPALOOZA (March through April 2022)
Students were tasked with creating their own water rocket made out of 2 liter bottles, duct tape, cardboard, string, a tennis ball, and plastic bags. Their water was limited to under 500 ml, they had to have at least three fins. The design, test, and implementation was all student generated. The students were also tasked with creating a schoolwide mission patch. In both events, all 800+ students, over a period of three weeks, went through a continual competition to see which groups could perform at the highest level. Trophies and prizes were awarded, the media was invited, and special guests of the Cobb County School District were in attendance. In the end over 300 mission patches and over 250 water rockets were tested and only one winner was chosen for both the mission patch contest and the water rocket contest.
STEM Days: Monarch Butterfly Migration (September 2022) - Citizen Science
Students in Kindergarten and First Grade learned about the Monarch Butterfly. They research where they are from and the migration pattern they fly every year to Mexico. They designed a card for students in Mexico at school located in butterfly sanctuaries. Their cards travel the same path as the actual Monarch Butterfly, and once received, the students in Mexico will return cards to MVES. This is student collaboration of data and information through multiple countries.
On April 1, 2023, the students received over 250 paper butterflies from students across three countries (Mexico, Canada, United States). In the United States, the students are from 31 different states. Students at MVES will now begin the process of logging each monarch butterfly they see in their community so that we can track migratory progress for scientists.
On April 1, 2023, the students received over 250 paper butterflies from students across three countries (Mexico, Canada, United States). In the United States, the students are from 31 different states. Students at MVES will now begin the process of logging each monarch butterfly they see in their community so that we can track migratory progress for scientists.
STEM Days: World Space Week (August through October 2022) - CHAMPIONS!
Students competed in a world event with 23 other schools and universities from around the world. The goal was to develop a space station that kept astronauts safe and comfortable while living on another planet. This was in direction relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #3 Good Health and Well-Being. Students had to complete climate graphs of their school, their state, design a space station, then used Minecraft to develop a working space station. They developed a 5 minute video with voice overs to showcase their work as their final submission.
STEM Days: Balloons Over Mountain View (November 2022)
Students from Kindergarten through fifth grade participated in a schoolwide event called "Balloons Over MVES". Students learned about the history of the Macy's Day Parade and were then tasked with designing a balloon that fit their grade level theme. The balloon also had to withstand wind gusts if taken outside. The Civil Air Patrol were the guest judges for the event. In total, there were over 350 teams.
STEM Days: bluShift Aerospace Engine Test (November 2022)
The students were able to assemble and connect two SDG sensor cores and ship them to do a hot, and cold, rocket engine test. The data that was returned assisted in the environment and vibrational data collection for bluShift and NASA. The United Nations SDG Goals were kept in the forefront of discussion.
STEM Days: The Phoenix Trans-Atlantic Low Orbit Rocket Launch (March 2023)
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN’s) Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) Space Propulsion Programme has successfully test-launched its Phoenix 1C and 1D rockets from the Overberg Test Range, on the east coast of South Africa. The hybrid test rocket took off from the Western Cape facility on Monday 13 March, carrying experimental sensors and cameras as part of the mission. The Phoenix-1D reached an altitude of 25 km.
The second and final test for the campaign, that of the Phoenix 1C, a low-altitude rocket, was launched with experimental payloads. The five payloads were contributed by five schools:
The schools provided their hardware configurations and code, and all the payloads were assembled by the team in Cape Town, South Africa. The integrated payloads were sent through to the ASRI team for integration into the payload bay. On the day of launch the team struggled with high winds that made it very difficult to predict the impact point of the rocket in the event of separation of the nose cone from the 1C booster. Recovery was not guaranteed, it is predicted that the payload was destroyed when the rocket hit the Indian Ocean at over 200 meter/second.
The second and final test for the campaign, that of the Phoenix 1C, a low-altitude rocket, was launched with experimental payloads. The five payloads were contributed by five schools:
- Parklands College from Cape Town, South Africa
- Montgomery High School from Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Mountain View Elementary School, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Nipmuc Regional High School from Upton, Massachusetts USA
- Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School from Stockton, Michigan USA
The schools provided their hardware configurations and code, and all the payloads were assembled by the team in Cape Town, South Africa. The integrated payloads were sent through to the ASRI team for integration into the payload bay. On the day of launch the team struggled with high winds that made it very difficult to predict the impact point of the rocket in the event of separation of the nose cone from the 1C booster. Recovery was not guaranteed, it is predicted that the payload was destroyed when the rocket hit the Indian Ocean at over 200 meter/second.
STEM Days: STEM and Skittles Night at MVES (March 2023)
MVES Foundation had a STEM night that included the K-9 Unit from Cobb County, Safety Village, Local Businesses, and more!
This was a FREE event to attend! The evening included a performance by our Honors Chorus, a display of fabulous artwork by our 3rd-5th grade students, dinner with the Patty Wagon food truck, Skittle prizes, and multiple FREE STEM stations for all ages - including:
This was a FREE event to attend! The evening included a performance by our Honors Chorus, a display of fabulous artwork by our 3rd-5th grade students, dinner with the Patty Wagon food truck, Skittle prizes, and multiple FREE STEM stations for all ages - including:
- Georgia Fossils & Minerals with the Cobb County Gem & Mineral Society
- Instrument Exploration with Bach 2 Rock East Marietta
- Ultraviolet Light Detecting Beads with Club SciKids
- Georgia Snakes and Their Adaptations with the Cobb County Watershed
- The Science of Fingerprints with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office CSI Unit
- Georgia Mammals with the Georgia DNR
- Dig'n the Dirt with Keep Cobb Beautiful
- K-9 Science with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit
- Mathematics of Chess with Kids Chess
- Slime Chemistry with Kumon
- Self-Inflating Balloons with the Lassiter Science National Honor Society
- Coding Skills with the Pope Computing Club
- Soap Making Chemistry with the STEAM Club
- Space Art Installation
- Science Fair Project Display
- Challenge Station: Cup Stacking
- Challenge Station: Marshmallow 2D & 3D Shapes
- Challenge Station: Catapult Building
- Challenge Station: Tower Building
- Marker Chromatography
- Binary Code Bracelets
- AND MORE!!
Clubs and Teams: Students have the opportunity to participate in: Robotics teams, Science Olympiad, Recycling Clubs, Gardening Clubs, Tech Team, Math Team, Math Olympiad, Science & Engineering Fair, STEM Club, Regional Technology Competition, or other locally developed clubs, teams, and competitions.
Mountain View students have several options when it comes to locally developed clubs. We offer Girls Who Game, Star Clusters Space Club, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, Math Olympiad, Chorus, and Robotics.
Mountain View students have several options when it comes to locally developed clubs. We offer Girls Who Game, Star Clusters Space Club, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, Math Olympiad, Chorus, and Robotics.