Happenings the week of October 24th – 28th
8th Grade:
We are continuing our unit on Energy Technology
Extra credit: (10 points formative)
Using the computer, research an energy disaster. Ideas can include the Exxon Valdez oil leak, the Chernobyl disaster, Three mile Island, Coal fire of 1962, Burning Kuwait Oil Fields (1991), Benxi Coal Mining Explosion (1942), BP Deepwater Horizon (2010), the love Canal disaster.
In a one page, double spaced, paper give details about the disaster, in your own words. Include also the environmental impact of the disaster and the cost to clean up or repair the damage. Finally, explain which form of energy may have been a better choice and why.
Starting Thursday we are beginning a unit on using energy with transportation. A mousetrap powered dragster! Instead of an engine to power a vehicle (gas – fossil fuels), we will be using a mousetrap.
Take a look at this website
https://gjhsengineering.weebly.com/mousetrap-dragsters.html
See examples below:
7th Grade:
This week we are continuing our egg crash vehicles. Students should be finishing construction by Wednesday so that they can test their vehicles for any modifications needed. The final testing will be on Friday. Good luck all!
6th Grade:
Students are finishing their research on their invention and using their graphic organizers to organize information into paragraphs. Next students will be typing a one page paper describing their invention. The second part of the activity will begin in about a week. Students should have already chosen if they plan to build a model, create a timeline or make a power point describing their invention.