PENOLA High School Year 10 students have been involved in UniSA’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Innovation Experience (STEMIE) from the start of Term 3.
Students were divided into four groups to work on STEM tasks associated with travelling to Mars and traversing its surface.
The program culminated in a showcase held at the UniSA campus in Mount Gambier where six students from each of five schools presented their work.
Penola’s team leaders were Amy Whitehouse, Ruby-Lee Robinson, Connor Murphy and Jacob Robbie.
The school’s first presenters were Amy along with Ryan Zerk, who presented their findings for the catering contract.
Amy returned with Joel Virtanen, Brady Pahl and Connor with their presentation on environmental control systems.
After a short break, the presentations continued with Jacob and Brady presenting their team’s work on astronaut selection.
The last presentation for the day was the model vehicle by Connor and Joel.
Mount Gambier High School won the competition from St Martins Lutheran College, with Penola High School third ahead of Millicent High School and Kingston Community School.
