Happenings for the week of October 3rd-7th

6th Grade: This week classes will begin the unit on Technology and History. We will begin with a “show and tell” of my antiques which include an 1880’s iron, a 1960’s curling iron, an instant Kodak camera from 1972, a 1960’s typewriter, a 1950’s 8mm motion camera and many others. The goal is to learn about technology used in the past to better appreciate the technology used today. Students will be able to define technology and give examples found in everyday life and then create a pict-o-word poster to demonstrate items representing technology.

7th Grade: This week students are completing their bottle labels and continuing the unit on advertising by creating a public service announcement using power point slides. Take a look at some public service announcement posters:

  Public service announcements do not sell you a product but provide information and, in some cases, try to persuade you to change your behavior.

Extra credit (due on October 5th): List three issues you feel need to be addressed to change the behavior of kids your age. Explain why these behaviors are important to you. Example: Bullying is an issue in our district because sometimes I do not like the way someone talks mean to me our my friends.

8th Grade: Students are completing their unit on Careers in Technology this week and then will begin a unit on Biotechnology. We will learn about how the medical field works with technology to produce medicines which prolong lives and to help us live more complete lives.

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