Welcome to Investigating with STEM Grade 7!

My name is Mrs. Jane Chung and this is my first year at Liberty Middle School.  Last year, I had the pleasure to teach 6^th grade Discovering STEM course at Edison Middle School which was a huge success!

In Investigating with STEM, students will build upon the foundational STEM skills and concepts learned in the 6th grade Discovering STEM course.  Through the study of more advanced STEM concepts, students will begin to examine the social, economic, and environmental impact technology has on society through hands-on project based learning.  Throughout the course, students develop an “engineering portfolio” detailing the progress of all their projects.  

 I believe it is vital for students to develop analytical and critical thinking skills through hands-on design, open-ended projects and real-world challenges.  In addition, this course provides differentiated opportunities for all student learning levels and abilities to be successful in the creation of functioning prototypes that meets a STEM-based design challenge using science, engineering, and math principles that validate a solution.

 Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  I am looking forward to working with you to ensure a successful new year!

Mrs.  Jane Chung

jchung@westorangeschools.org

973-243-2007 ext. 33777