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Full Steam Ahead: Ironing Up Science at a Title 1 Elementary School in Southern California Cover

Full Steam Ahead: Ironing Up Science at a Title 1 Elementary School in Southern California

Open Access
|Dec 2025

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Figure 1

a, b, c: (left) Students holding the iron core device, (middle) students test out the iron core with graduate student Justin Gaffney, (right) a student stirs the iron water concoction to see where the pieces gravitate towards. Photos by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 2

University students like Naomi helped lead the stations including the iron core station that simulated realistic collection devices. Photo by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 3

3D Printed CTD. Photo by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 4

3D printed glacial model with iron filled ice cube representing glacial melt. Photo by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 5

Lego research ship with 3D printed CTD attached. Photo by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 6

Tangram of the Research ship. Created by Jessica Stellmann.

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Figure 7

Final depiction of the origami glacial model with iron represented in orange. Photo by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 8

Example of a completed iron core kit. Photo by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 9

a) Student holding the 3D printed CTD b) Dr. James Moffett holding one of the actual collecting vessels in a CTD c) University student teaches about the various components of a research ship. d) Student working on tangram and tangram worksheet. Photos by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 10

a, b: Students with varying iron concentrations cups. Photos by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 11

a, b: Students making the origami glaciers and observing the shifts in the glacial goo on the 3D printed glaciers. Photos by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 12

a) Graduate student Justin Gaffney holding the DIY Iron core. b) Student testing out the syringes that collect samples from the iron core. Photos by Dieuwertje Kast.

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Figure 13

Word cloud of the post-workshop survey.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.136 | Journal eISSN: 2632-850X
Language: English
Submitted on: May 17, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 12, 2025
Published on: Dec 8, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Dieuwertje J. Kast, Jessica Stellmann, Alexis Floback, Justin Gaffney, Kyeong Pil, James Moffett, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.