STEM Fest is an annual event that celebrates the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is a platform where students can learn about the latest advancements in STEM and participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations. STEM Fest 1.0 was held this year on February 24th and 25th at Cambridge Campus Gulshan. This was the first student-led initiative where students from various campuses took part in different categories be it Creatron or Debatinators.
Day 1 of STEM Fest began with a full swing where all the participants received their ID cards from the front desk and waited in the ground for the event to officially start. The head of the school, Ms. Humaira Shahab shared a welcoming speech on the importance of STEM education.
Throughout the day, there were several interactive activities for attendees to participate in. These included Stemify Games namely My House My Rules, Propel My Way and Feed The Survivors. Creatron included the following modules, Chemflicks, Newton’s Archive, Edward and Alexander’s Diagnosis Dilemma and Mathletics. These modules challenged the participants to complete various tasks and learnt to build their games. All the program directors were taking rounds on each level to ensure all the activities are running smoothly without any glitches.
On Day 2, the Day 1 activities continued. In addition, there was a panel discussion on the future of STEM and how it will shape our world. The panelist’s discussion touched on topics such as AI and the role of STEM education in preparing the next generation of leaders. Our young debaters shared the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence and its overall impact on the world. All modules were judged by an esteemed panel of judges.
Stemify Games were thoroughly enjoyed by the teams. In Propel My Way, students designed and manufactured a self-propelling car using the lightest weighing material and an appropriate non-electrical propulsion and made it to run for 30 seconds on a smooth surface. My House, My Rules challenged the participants to build a structure, with the help of newspapers and scotch-tape that could support a basketball with stability and strength. Last but not the least, Feed the Survivors involved designing a working parachute, that can carry a 100 grams payload when thrown from the top of a designated elevation. The parachute needed to land in a defined area only.
Creatron consisted of 5 modules. One popular exhibit was the Diagnosis Dilemma which was a hospital based setup where participants explored the human body to diagnose the diseases and find the best possible solutions to cure the diseases. Another popular module was Chemflicks where the participants investigated a crime scene to identify suspects. Home Automation, allowed the participants to tap into high tech functionality and luxury that wasn’t possible in the past whereas the Mathelatics module challenged the participants to devise a most feasible transportation route for the case study provided to them. Lastly, Newton’s Archive module required the participants to design experiments.
Winners were announced in the closing ceremony. BSS North Nazimabad Cambridge Campus stood winner of the event by winning the following 3 modules: Mathelatics, Feed the survivors and Debatinators. Jubilee Campus won the Edward and Alexander’s Diagnonsis Dilemma module whereas BSS North Nazimabad Middle School won the Chemflick module. My House, My Rules module was won by BSS PECHS Campus. Last but not the least, CCG won the modules Newton’s Archive, Home Automation and Propel Your Way.
STEM Fest was a huge success, with over 62 teams attending the two-day event and it concluded with the Qawali Night marking it as the major celebration of the year. This event provided a unique opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the latest advancements in STEM and participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations. The keynote speech and panel discussion were particularly inspiring, providing insights into the future of STEM and the impact it will have on our world.
