Dear STEM Academy Parent,            

This email is being delivered exclusively to parents of 8th grade students who are participants in the 2015-2016 PCMS 8th Grade STEM Academy.

We have outlined the school supply needs for your student below.  If you would like a printable version of this list in the format provided by the teachers then use this link

STEM Academy Highlights

YOU helped us raise over $4,000 for the SeaPERCH project, which exceeded our goal!  THANK YOU for your assistance!  Excess funds will be used for another STEM project this school year.

STEM Academy Teachers

Language Arts - Ms. Moss ([email protected])

Math - Ms. Bussert ([email protected])

Engineering - Mr. Constant ([email protected])

Science - Mr. Daniell ([email protected])

Social Studies - Ms. Hollander ([email protected])


STEM School Supply List


Supply
Language
Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Engin
-eering

3-ring binder 
(consider a different colored binder for each class, labeled with name and subject) 
1" D Ring
1" with pocket (must be exclusively for math)
1"
(must be exclusively for science)

1" D ring
1" D ring
Dividers
1 set of 5

1 set of 5
1 set of 5

Notebook Paper
#2 Pencils
Pens

blue/black

and one red

blue/black
blue/black
blue/black
Highlighter
Ruler



Composition book

(not spiral)


graph preferred

1st semester book
(see below for easy online links from Amazon) 

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

Flatland

Edwin Abbott*

Alchemy of Air

            Thomas Hager


Other
book cover
see below for additional requirements

TI-30x IIS calculator

 

book cover

thin, black "Sharpie"
sketch pads, scissors, aluminum foil (75ft)
STEM School Supply List, continued...

The following will be needed for use in all classes:

  • Colored pencils
  • Pencil pouch                                       
  • Individual pencil sharpener

The following will be needed for your homeroom teacher:  

  • 1 box of tissues
  • 1 roll of paper towels

(extras are always appreciated!)

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED MATH SUPPLIES

  • glue stick  
  • graph paper - purchase or download and print
  • 3-prong, 2-pocket folder (PAPER kind only - not poly or plastic)
  • protractor and compass (Acc. Math only) - Do not get a plastic compass which simply requires you to pull the two "legs" apart to adjust the width - they are inaccurate and break easily.   These will not be needed until later in the semester.
  • * Flatland can be read for free online, printed for free, or downloaded for free to be read on your e-reader at http://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/201-h/201-h.htm
TEAM WISH LIST

  • Colored Copy Paper
  • Whiteboard Cleaner
  • Construction Paper
SCIENCE WISH LIST

  • "D" batteries
  • Extra paper towel rolls
  • Sticks of clay
  • Balloons (any size)     
  • String and rope
  • Band-Aids      
EASY AMAZON ORDER LINKS FOR
BOOKS NEEDED FOR FIRST SEMESTER
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
List Price: $16.99
Amazon Price: $6.99
The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
by Thomas Hager
List Price: $15.00
Amazon Price: $7.61

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions 
by Edwin A. Abbott
List Price: $3.00
Amazon Price: $0.07

OR
Flatland
can be read for free online, printed for free, or downloaded for free to be read on your e-reader at

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