Happenings for February 19th – 22nd

8th Grade:

Students will begin thier unit on careers. We will look at various careers in technology that are popular among students. Students will then research a career they are interested in and display their knowledge by creating a brochure which displays information about their career.

Students will need to have the follwing information on their brochure:

Name of the career

Why this career is a good choice?

What the basic job skills are of this career?

What is the median pay?

What is th ejob outlook 10 years from now?

Which schools are est for this career and what degree do you need?

Where can someone get more information about the career?

7th Grade:

This week we will be discussing how vehicles are desgined to keep us safe. We will research ways to create an egg crash vehicle which will be rolled down a ramp and hit a barrier.  This activity will take about 3 weeks to complete.

6th Grade:

This week begins our unit on Technology and inventions. Students will be researching inventions and then will be asked to research one they are interested in learning more about. This activity will take three weeks.