Happenings for January 17th – 20th

8th grade:

4th hour classes are continuing on with building trays out of pallet wood. Students are using the band saw and the miter saw in class. This week students are assembling their boards and preparing to add finishes such as stain, paint and handles. Students can make handles out of wood or purchase handles at Lowes or Home Depot.

7th hour classes are learning how to use gears to create a motor driven toy. We are continuing to use the World in Motion activity sponsored by the SAE.

7th Grade:

Students are in their final week of building the model of their floor plan. Models are due on Friday.

6th Grade:

Students are beginning their architecture activity on designing a small house plan using smalblueprinter.com. This activity is due on January 26th.