Burke County Students Build Robots as Part of Project Lead the Way

Wayne Whaley recently purchased eight VEX Robotics kits for his “Project Lead the Way” class at the STEAM Academy in Morganton with a $12,560 grant from the Community Foundation of Burke County.

Students began with building simple machines like levers and pulley systems. Then they progressed to learning about complex machines and programming. They put that knowledge to use in completing their final design projects using the kits to build a full autonomous sorting machine.

The VEX Robotics Design System provides a starter kit to expose students to robotics and get them interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

The STEAM Academy, which just completed its inaugural year, is located on the campus of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Jeter Hall with the purpose of providing both advanced placement and honors courses for students who are interested in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture & Math) careers.

The academy is a partnership between Burke County Public Schools, the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Western Piedmont Community College and the N.C. School of Science and Math.

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