A group of sixth-graders in the Oceanside School District has earned a spot in a national STEM competition thanks to their invention to help children with prosthetics ride a bike.
A group of sixth-graders on Long Island have created a life-changing device to help other children and are in a national STEM competition where they're now among the finalists!A group of students on Long Island has earned a spot in a national STEM competition thanks to their invention, a potentially life-changing device for kids with prosthetic legs.
It’s a magnetized pedal and sneaker attachment to help children with lower-limb loss safely and easily ride a bike.The first of its kind concept was created by a group of sixth-graders in the Oceanside School District. Together they entered a national competition that challenges students in grades 6 through 12 to use their STEM skills to identify and solve a real-world problem in their community.
So, with help from Rob Schulman, a certified prosthetist and the executive director of the Limb Kind Foundation, the students designed a pedal adaptation. "Every time we’d meet, they couldn’t get their hands up quick enough to come up with different solutions - it was an amazing experience seeing the innovation and creativity from these kids," Schulman said.
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