All students are enrolled in a Design class. They are learning about and using the design cycle–Research and Design; Designing; Realizing the Solution; and Evaluating.
6th Graders
Marshmallow Challenge
The 6th grade students researched and built free standing marshmallow towers. They received 20 pieces of spaghetti, 1 meter of tape, 1 meter of string and 1 marshmallow. Their task was to build the tallest tower that supported the marshmallow on the top.
Solar Ovens–we made s’mores and used the sun to melt the chocolate in our re-cycled pizza boxes
7th and 8th grade
INTERIOR DESIGN the winning Finding Nemo design used to decorate the back of Ms. Whilhelmi’s van for her son on Halloween.
ROLLER COASTERS
ROLLER COASTERS