STEM Fair |
The MPS STEM Fair is held annually at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The event's goal is to bring together all of the great science projects that were done by MPS students over the school year and to honor those who have done exceptional scientific research. Over 500 MPS students across all grade levels participated in this year's STEM fair and Ronald Reagan High School was well represented with five candidates who were all worthy of winning top prize. Among the five that were sent to the 2017 MPS STEM Fair, three Reagan freshmen won the top three prizes. Their projects embodied the methodology used at Reagan High School on how to write formal lab reports and demonstrate the creative thinking that our student-scientist employ in their attempts to understand the many different aspects of the universe.
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SMART TeamSMART (Students Modeling A Research Topic) Team is a program through the Milwaukee School of Engineering Center for Biomolecular Modeling. SMART Teams at high schools across the country spend each year collaborating with a biomolecular scientist to research a question relating to the structure-function relationships of a protein.
Reagan's SMART Team, also known as the Pro-Teens, consists of students pursuing the arts, health sciences, engineering, computer programming, and more. They meet weekly to push their learning to new levels as they work to understand a molecular story and to design and build a physical model of a protein that is the focus of their research project. The Pro-Teens are continuously exposed to opportunities outside of the building including networking through the Milwaukee School Of Engineering and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Additionally, MAPS Team travels to the annual Experimental Biology meeting to present their yearly project, which includes their scientific poster and 3D-printed protein model. |
RoboticsCombining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology, FIRST Robotics is the ultimate sport for the mind. Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week design and build season, the Reagan robotics team FRC 1675 builds and programs an industrial sized robot to play a difficult field game against other teams. It's as close to real-world engineering as a student can get - mentor engineers from local companies such as GE Healthcare, Johnson Controls and Rockwell Automation work alongside students at team meetings.
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Aquaponics |
Reagan is lucky enough to have a fully functioning Aquaponics system in our science wing. The system serves as an educational tool to examine the interconnected relationships that exist in ecosystems. The systems also serves a systems model. We can break the system down into its’ essential inputs and outputs, storages and flows to truly gain an understanding of how ecosystems function. It is a vibrant display of an alternative food production system that will be an essential method as our planet strives to feed a growing population. Furthermore, from an entrepreneurial perspective, the aquaponics system serves as a model that can be improved through innovation, which is something we will strive for in the future as we send more environmentally educated students out into the world!
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Gross Anatomy |
Each spring, students in the IBCP Health Sciences pathway visit the Marquette University gross anatomy lab. This experience allows students the opportunity to see and learn from the donated human bodies. University professors and Marquette biomedical students show and teach important aspects of internal organs and muscle structure. This field trip offers a unique experience and an opportunity see university level work in the field of medicine.
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