Happenings for November 21st and 22nd
8th grade: This short week finishes up the shoe design on google sketchup. Students are continuing to learn about the steps in manufacturing. When we meet again on November 28th we will be making a cardboard model of the shoes we designed. Also, students are asked to take a look at the timeline for this […]
Happenings for November 14th – 18th
8th Grade: This week we are completing our mousetrap vehicles. So far we have some awesome groups who have a vehicle which went over 25 feet. I am so excited with the creative ways students have built these vehicles powered only with a mousetrap. This week begins our introduction into the Engineering Design Process. Students […]
Happenings for Nov 7th – 11th
8th Grade: Students are in the last stages of their mousetrap vehicles and are working on testing them for any needed changes before the final test which is this Friday. Good luck! 7th Grade: We are in our second week of construction of the marble mazes. Testing for time will be on November 18th. […]
Wayne County Regional Enhancement Education Millage Proposal
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.” If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional […]
Wayne County Regional Enhancement Education Millage Proposal
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.” If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional […]
Happenings for October 31st – November 4th
8th grade classes: Students are beginning work on their mousetrap vehicles. We are learning how friction and velocity play a part in how our vehicles will be successful. The vehicles will be tested on Nov. 11th. 7th Grade classes: Students are working on their marble mazes now. They have been doing a great job working […]
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 […]
Happenings for October 17th – 21st
8th Grade Applications of Technology class Students are continuing work on the 7 main energy resources used in the world. Students have been researching the pros, cons, cost to produce and environmental impacts of each of the seven energy sources. Once they have completed that students are creating a foldable document which uses the information […]
Happenings for October 10-14th
8th grade Applications of Technology: We are beginning our energy unit this week with students researching 7 main energy sources, explaining the pros cons and costs required and then focusing on creating their energy folder. Below are some examples of energy sources: Assignment links: Click below to take a look at the assignment […]
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 […]