How can we apply forces and motion in our recreational lives?

Science

In this project, student's designed a game that uses force and motion. They investigated the interactions between the equipment and players involved in their game. Then, they taught their game to the class, explaining the rules and strategies for play from the lens of forces and motion. The final product was a presentation to share with the class.

Oven Mitts

Group 1: Oven Mitts

Kick the Can - Rice Edition

Group 2: Kick the Can - Rice Edition

Ultimate soccer

Group 3: Ultimate Soccer

Bascyeetball

Group 4: Bascyeetball

English

Student's read science fiction classic Ender's Game. While reading students learned about character development and different storytelling devices.

Graphic Novels

Students were tasked with creating an alternative storyline based on the characters and plot for the book Ender's Game. Students applied their knowledge of character development and storytelling devices to engage the reader.

History

In History, we studied Westward Expansion in the United States and discussed the impacts it had on different groups being forced to move or how different groups were impacted through the United States acquiring more land a a new nation.

Segregation by Race and Class Education

Students chose a current issue in the U.S. and researched the plans for addressing/ solving the issue and if the effects or impacts of solving the issue has matched the original plans for solving the problem.

Gun violence

Math

The students used a race track, hot wheels and technology in the classroom to measure time that cars traveled a short distance. They calculated the speed of the cars, and did many different unit conversions. Students made graphs, tables and equations to model these experiments and examined mathematical concepts of slope.

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