Union STEM Stars

These fun fourth graders weren’t afraid to use their imaginations….turning our tables into submarines to test periscopes as we modeled how light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen! 👀

Coding meets creativity! Third graders used sequences and loops to design their own digital art!🖌️💻

Check this out! I was able to see the Artemis launch from 30,000 feet! Thanks to my daughter who said, “Mom, you should probably see this!”

Check out this opportunity presented by the Zionsville STEM Volunteer Association, a group of ZCHS students! Sign up through Eagle Rec!

Our first graders practiced giving and following step-by-step directions, noticing patterns, and even debugging their work just like coders in the real world!

Naval Science and Honorable Mention award winners! Way to go!

Look at these Stars being awesome at the Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair!

First graders used the scientific method during a fun paper chromatography lab to see what colors were hiding inside our markers. Lots of surprises as we watched the results of our experiment!

Second graders put their engineering skills to the test! After building magnet cars with VEX, they made predictions and experimented with different materials to see what their magnets would pick up. So much teamwork!

Our 4th grade scientists have busy! Students built and tested circuits to transform electrical energy into light and motion, powering bulbs and motors while exploring how energy moves through a system.

Our third graders built and tested electromagnets to discover how electricity can create magnetic forces that move objects!

Our first graders used their models of the Big Dipper to prove stars don’t leave! They’re still in the sky during the day — we just can’t see them because the Sun is shining so bright! @MysterySci

So proud of each star who participated in today’s science fair, grateful for the most supportive parents, and so excited for these 4th grade projects to represent Union Elementary!

Fourth graders are making careful observations to learn how heat energy moves from place to place!

Our first graders have these bees buzzing all around to collect sums and differences to 20!

Third graders designed, built and tested their own pan balances to explore balanced and unbalanced forces!

3rd graders built their own pendulums to make observations of an objects motion to prove that patterns can be used to predict future motion!

4th graders started the new year coding what matters to us…favorite teams, where we were born, pets…in binary! Learning how patterns are used to transfer information!

If you’re a teacher hoping to add more STEM in your classroom in 2026, don’t worry about finding time for big projects or expensive curriculum… Just find 5 minutes a day (or 5 minutes a week) to watch a career video, try a simple demo, or read a STEM news story

Hey kids! Look for tracks in the snow! What animal do you think these came from?