8th Grade STEM: Rapid Prototyping
(posted by Kristi Doke; 05/07/13)
May 1-21
During the month of May, the eighth grade students are conducting our most exciting STEM unit to date! SolidWorks CAD and 3D printing! We have been fortunate to be one of the few middle schools in the state to purchase a Dimension uPrint SE plus 3D printer which prints plastic objects in 3 dimensions.
The students will be spending a great portion of this unit learning SolidWorks computer aided drafting software. They will be using the engineering design process to create and design an innovative product that they will print on the 3D printer. We are fortunate to have a guest speaker who has been involved in the 3D printing industry since 1991 who will share his insight and knowledge about the industry. Finally, students will test their product, determine areas of improvement and market to their peers and other students.
We will have a marketing fair, as a culminating event, in which the students will present their product to students in other grade levels and classes. We look forward to this exciting event on Tuesday, May 21st.
8th Grade STEM: Costa Rica
May 4 - 11
Leaving on a jet plane.....
Students are learning about the Leatherback Sea Turtles.
Boat ride to research station
I spy
Did you say Siesta
Getting ready for night Patrols
Rain forest hike
Clearing paths in the rain forest
8th Grade STEM: Costa Rica
(posted by Kristi Doke; 05/20/13)
STK Training Video Link
(posted by Laurie Liddick; 08/08/12)