Riverbend Community Math Center

Last week, students tackled exciting math projects that challenged their creativity and problem-solving skills! By applying concepts to real-world designs, they’re building confidence and expertise. Help us keep this momentum going—we’re looking for engineers and community supporters.

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Tonight at Riverbend Community Math Center, our students worked through a variety of hands-on projects. One young student started designing a medallion, while the Prototyping Team tackled a challenge with the propeller project. Prototyping Team Members also got valuable training on the laser cutter and managed the snack list to keep everyone energized. We’re excited to see how these experiences help our students build real-world skills!

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Check out what our Prototyping Team has been working on this week! If you want to see them in action, stop by our open house this Saturday at Purdue Polytechnic High School from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Jeremy has begun finalizing edits to our new digital electronics curriculum! He’s using Tinkercad to update the fading light activity.

Atticus is making headway on the temperature sensor for our 3D printer! So far he's cleaned up the code and added a sensor to the breadboard.

We're back at the Lathe and Olive is crushing it! She's finalizing the dimensions on the head of her hammer before assembling the final product.

More on the Microbits! Jeremy is using digital electronics to construct a tiny keyboard.

Prototyping Team member Edward is learning how to use the Lathe! Over the last few weeks, he's been working on designing and manufacturing his own hammer.

Jeremy is rocking the circuits! He's experimenting with a capacitor to create a fading light. He explained how a capacitor is able to store energy so that when you stop supplying electricity to a circuit it can slowly disperse the remaining energy, creating a fading light effect.

Coding is no easy feat but our Prototyping Team member Lee is crushing it! He's creating a game to teach kids about geometry, where they will rotate, translate, and reflect shapes to match each other. So far he's used HTML, JavaScript, and SVG--incredibly impressive for a high schooler!