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Parkway Intermediate Associated Student Body
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Parkway Intermediate sponsors a competitive youth LEGO Robotics program dedicated to engaging 5th and 6th-grade students in hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The program provides upper elementary students with early access to technical engineering and collaborative problem-solving.
Through the program, students collaborate to design, build, and code autonomous robots while developing essential 21st-century skills. The program combines technical engineering challenges with real-world problem-solving. In addition to preparing for robot performance matches, team members research an annual innovation project theme, develop a creative solution to a current global issue, and present their findings to peer groups and professional judges.
Program Focus Areas
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STEM & Engineering: Practical application of mechanical design, structural integrity, and computational thinking using LEGO robotics technology.
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Collaboration & Leadership: Team-based project management that emphasizes peer communication, division of labor, and collective problem-solving among 5th and 6th graders.
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Presentation Skills: Opportunities to practice public speaking and articulate complex technical ideas clearly during judging panels and community showcases.
By fostering a culture of curiosity and perseverance, the Parkway Intermediate Robotics program continues to inspire the next generation of innovators and problem solvers.
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MATH IS COOL
Parkway Intermediate builds upon our elementary programs by offering this opportunity to our currently enrolled 5th and 6th-grade students. Each year, participation is based upon the number of students interested and committed to the success of the entire team.
"Math is Cool" competitions include both individual and team events. Individual events include the completion of open-ended and multiple-choice problem sets. Team events include open-ended problem sets, relays, pressure rounds, mental math, and college bowl rounds.
Math is Cool History:
"Academics are Cool" began in the spring of 1996 when Gregg Sampson, a mathematics teacher at Lewis & Clark High School (LCHS), organized a mathematics competition for sixth grade students in the Spokane area. He and members of the LCHS Math Team organized the events, wrote the competition items and implemented the competition at LCHS. The following school year (1996-1997), the competition was expanded to grades 4-12 with grade level competitions held on six dates throughout the school year at LCHS. During the same school year, Triscia Hochstatter, a mathematics teacher at Moses Lake High School (MLHS), organized a grade four and five combined "Math is Cool" competition in Moses Lake. Subsequently, "Math is Cool" competitions were held in Seattle beginning with the 1998-1999 school year conducted by Gregg Sampson and Sean Ahern, a University of Washington student and LCHS alumnus. In 2002 Tom Tosch took over as the Seattle Regional Director. Starting with the 2005-2006 school year, Wenatchee High School will begin hosting 4-6th grade competitions. -
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