STEAM Education
As a STEAM magnet school, Franklin focuses on the elements of a 21st-century education: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Project-based learning encourages our students to design, create, and evaluate work with real-world implications.
Michael Bratsch
Michael Bratsch is the STEAM Coordinator for Franklin.
Science
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Technology
A robot constructed by a Franklin student.
A student showing off the building model they designed and printed on a 3D printer.
Three students work on a robot in Franklin's STEAM lab.
A computer and controls for a flight simulator in the STEAM Lounge at Franklin middle school.
The podcast recording room at Franklin, equipped with microphones and sound-dampening wall insulation.
Engineering
Using our suite of 3d printers and design software, students are able to design and remix objects that can be printed out in order to test aerodynamics, plan cities, make games, and more.
A student designs a house using a 3D modeling program.
A student designs a character using a 3D modeling program.
A student's model of a house, made in a 3D design program.
A student showing off his 3D model of Spongebob Squarepants.
A student uses a 3D modeling program to design a flower.
A model building made out of cardboard, as part of a model city project.
A student designs an object for 3D printing on a computer.
A student uses a soldering iron to work on a piece of electronics.
A student uses a glue gun to construct a tube out of carboard cylinders.
Arts
A student paints a 3d-printed nametag they designed in class.
A student paints a 3d-printed object they designed in class.
One of the murals in Franklin middle school, designed by teacher Melodee Strong and painted with student assistance.
One of the murals in Franklin middle school, designed by teacher Melodee Strong and painted with student assistance.
One of the murals in Franklin middle school, designed by teacher Melodee Strong and painted with student assistance.
Mathematics
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