Happenings for March 12th-16th

8th Grade:

This week we finish our first design using Sketchup for students. Here’s an example below:

We move into our manufacturing unit on Tuesday where students will be learning how manufacturing effects their lives.  This unit will last approximately four weeks and in that time students will create a shoe manufacturing company, design a logo to represent their company, draw some design ideas for their shoe, create the shoe using sketchup and then create a model of the shoe using cardboard. The model will be of actual size. Once the model is completed students will take pictures of their shoes to be imported into a commercial they will create using powerpoint.

7th Grade:

Students have just completed their egg crash vehicle tests with three egg fatalities and two minor injuries. All in all the egg vehicles were creative and well constructed. Next up is our next unit on advertising and animation. This unit should take us around three weeks (until Easter break). We will create commercials based on public service announcements. To find some ideas take a look at this link:

www.psacentral.org/home

6th Grade:

Students have started working on their unit for Technology and Inventions. This week they finish their technology ABC sheet and begin their technology Pict-o-word posters. By the end of the week students should have chose an invention they would like to learn more about. Here are some websites to help you with your research:

www.history.com/topics/inventions

www.explainthatstuff.com/timeline.html

interestingengineering.com/35-inventions-that-changed-the-world