Robotics at St. Thomas the Apostle School Hope to Change the world!

The Robotics/Lego League Team of St. Thomas the Apostle School has been busy this year coming up with new ways to make the world a better place. Team Mega Masters took this as a challenge to research the occurring problem on the high seas of oil spills. They quickly utilized one of the newest resources at St. Thomas the Apostle School their new 3-Dimensional Printer to design a model of a boat. Fifth graders Camille Schiralli and Diana Prisco along with fourth graders Garan Salandy, Devin Andress, Kenneth McGowan, Regina Salandra, and Carter Courtney hope that with the knowledge they have acquired from this project to one day solve the issues of oil spills in the world. Did you know that a pound of hair can soak up a mass amount of oil in seconds? Did you know that it will take a mushroom or fungi days to soak up the same amount? These are just some of the facts the students found while researching issues for their assignment. This project will be presented in the coming months at their annual Lego League tournament which places the students of St. Thomas the Apostle School in Bloomfield against some of New Jersey's brightest and tech savvy students throughout the state.