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Physics classes have recently designed and built water rockets out of 2 liter soda bottles. After studying pressure and the properties of an ideal gas, students started their water rocket design. They used an online drafting program and designed rocket … Continue reading →

French 4 students have been learning about traditional French towns called bastides, which were typically designed with a surrounding wall and a central church and marketplace. With the aim of getting the students to really study the design and layout of … Continue reading →

During Computer Science class for the past two weeks we have been looking at different concepts, styles, techniques and apps for creating video game 3D models. We started off by using Tinkercad to create geometric shape-based space crafts and then … Continue reading →

After a trip to the Body Works exhibition in Portland to research, sketch and find inspiration, sculpture students used the Sculptris 3D modeling software installed in the Art iMac Lab to create 3D body parts. The software gives you a … Continue reading →

For the final part of the Spanish project based around festivals, grade 6/7 students planned out and designed a logo for their festival. We looked at examples, discussed what makes up an eye-catching logo  and students then used the scribble … Continue reading →

A project that Freshmen complete every year during their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating Lego cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance. This year, with the addition of the 3D printer, students … Continue reading →

Spanish 1 students have just started a project based around the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. One important aspect of this festival is creating and decorating calaveras (sugar skulls), which for this project we did using our new … Continue reading →

To wrap-up the academic year here is a compilation video showing off the breadth and depth of technology integration projects completed this year using the iPads, Chromebooks, the two computers labs and the 3D printer. Most of the projects included … Continue reading →