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Lasers and Light and Optics
Our grade 8 science classes boarded the buses and travelled to Laser City for a field experience in their Light and Optics unit. While there, the facilitators shared interactive experiences with lasers uncovering many of the curricular objectives for the unit. Students were able to use lasers to observe and experience what happens to light Read more
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Unlocking Creativity: Students Dive into Adobe Animate for Animated Film Projects
By Ben Wood Our Grade 8 2D Content Creation course recently completed their learning arc in digital animation using Adobe Animate. Students were led through lessons that provided the knowledge and skills for each student to create their own original animated short film. Lessons included camera angles, lighting, sound design, composition, as well as fundamentals Read more
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STEMIA Junior High Video Announcements
This school year, our junior high has been prototyping Video Announcements, sharing school events, student birthdays, and a daily joke. The co-anchors for the announcements are student council members who work with Ms. Gillie, Ms. Ochitwa, and Mr. Wood. The daily announcements are ‘Live’ every morning during our homeroom standup class. Each announcement is also Read more
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CO2 Cars in Design and Fabrication 7
Our grade 7 students have been busy in our Maker Space designing, building and testing their CO2 cars. Students used their skills with our hand and power tools to actualize their designs in wood. Students followed the STEMIA Design Process to ideate diverse creative solutions to the challenge. From this brainstorm, students selected the most Read more
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Robotics Full Volume Challenge
Our Robotics Stem course is wrapping up semester one with the Full Volume Challenge. Students have been working hard for the past few weeks to design, build and iterate their VEX robots to score points on the challenge table. Each team participates in 3 rounds of action: Driving Challenge, Collaboration Challenge and Automation Challenge. Their Read more
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Making Clouds in the Cold
By Connor Butler During the recent cold snap, January 10-12 2024, some of our grade 8 students ventured outside with hot water to see what happens when you throw it into the cold air. The water transformed into a white cloud before hitting the ground. But why? The Science of Hot Water Clouds: When hot Read more
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