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Cherokee Charter Students Participate in Georgia STEM Day

To celebrate Georgia STEM Day, Cherokee Charter students were engaged in project-based science, technology, engineering and math activities.

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CCA teachers designed STEM challenges to encourage the school’s kindergarten—8th grade students to utilize 21st Century skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity.

Check out the photo gallery to see what Georgia STEM day looked like at Cherokee Charter Academy:

Photo One: Tristan Dial and Kensi Giles in 5th Grade Social Studies learning about WWI trench warfare by designing trenches.

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Photo Two: 4th Graders Madison Mejice, Rhiannon Crisante and Aeisha Lofton create skyscraper mockups.

Photo Three: CCA 7th Graders adopted a portion of the Etowah River Stream. Jeremy Maoronatidis and Adam Palmer check oxygen levels in the water.

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Photo Four: 3rd Graders Madeline Maxey and Abigail Humphries put the finishing touches on the birdhouse they designed and built before hanging it in CCA’s outdoor classroom.

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