Prototyping Team
Our prototyping team meets most Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sibley Center. This group works on developing and refining new projects for the STEM Studio program. This process includes finding and learning to use technology and tools needed for proposed projects, creating initial prototypes, refining designs, formalizing and documenting designs using CAD software and/or a Git repository, sourcing parts and determining unit costs, organizing materials and work stations, manufacturing parts, making samples, and assembling kits for students.
Up to 15 students in 4th through 12th grades who are able to work independently may join the prototyping team. Adult volunteers are also welcome.
Current Projects
The following projects are under development during the 2021 -- 2022 academic year.
- Light-up medallions
- Motorized toy car incorporating 3D printing
- Inkscape vector graphics and board game creation
- Revise/extend digital electronics micro-certification squences
- Revise/extend Entrepreneurship micro-certification sequence
- Revise/extend micro:bit micro-certification sequence
- Revise/extend Lego Mindstorm robots micro-certification sequence
2021--2022 Schedule
The Prototyping Team meets from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Sibley Center on the dates listed below.
- September 7, 9, 14, 23, 30
- October 5, 7, 12, 21, 26
- November 4, 9, 11, 18, 30
- December 2, 7, 9
- January 11, 13, 25, 27
- February 1, 8, 10, 22, 24
- March 1, 3, 8, 17, 22, 29
- April 12, 14, 26, 28
Application and Registration:
Students who are interested in joining the Prototyping Team should first contact Amanda Serenevy at 574-339-9111 or amanda@riverbendmath.org for an interview. After they are admitted, students will need to complete the registration form below:Location:
Sibley Center (122 E. Tutt Street)The Prototyping Team is a joint project of the Sibley Center and Riverbend Community Math Center.
The Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC) generously provided funding for materials needed to launch our prototyping team this year.
