8th Grade Forensics Expo

The eighth graders displayed their knowledge of forensics and the mystery genre at our first expo today- a CSI convention! They were assigned to a detective character early in the unit. They worked on developing this character through classroom activities and the writing of a mystery scene. At the CSI convention, the detectives had to solve a murder of one of their own. 

7th Grade Skyscraper Project

The seventh graders are working in groups of three on their final skyscraper project. 

The proposal:

You and your colleagues have been commissioned by NYC to design a new hotel in midtown Manhattan. The building will be a skyscraper and must be architecturally sound, using all the design principles that you have studied during the cycle. You will be responsible to create a blueprint and 3-D model of your skyscraper. The travel guide you are working to create in the travel guides strand will be used by guests of your hotel when they visit NYC. 

Your tower must be stable, functional, visually pleasing and meets the following criteria:

-is at least 45 cm tall

-is taller than it is wide

-contains at least 10 floors

-has a skeletal frame and façade

-incorporates 4 engineering (3 wind, 1 structural) 

Your budget: each group will be given a starter pack of materials as well as $800 MS447 to purchase supplies. Each starter pack contains 25 Popsicle sticks and one stick of glue.

6th Grade- Food Map

The sixth graders are exploring the carbon footprint of various foods. They created a map of ingredients to visualize how far the food traveled to get to our plates.