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Grade 8 Rube Goldberg Devices
Our grade 8 students have been busy constructing a Rube Goldberg device to pop a balloon. The device, a complex contraption consisting of several simple machines working together, showcased the students’ knowledge of energy transfer and simple machines in their Machanical Systems unit. A Rube Goldberg device performs a simple task in an overly complicated Read more
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April 28 Schoolwide PD Day
Big Ideas: – Good ideas become great ideas when they’re given the time, space, and collaborative energy to incubate.– Collaborative design for learning requires time, intention and practice. – A school staff functions best with a common vocabulary and reflection. Norms: Driving Questions: – What is a unit, project, outcome or opportunity that we would Read more
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Makers Making Change
By Caitlin Gillie Recently, students in a grade 8 Biomedical Engineering class got the opportunity to work with Shanelle Waiting from Makers Making Change (MMC), a non-profit organization that creates and distributes adaptive technology for people with disabilities. In our Biomedical Engineering option student explore the application of engineering principles to design and develop medical Read more
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Grade 8 Renaissance Guest Speaker Marina Fischer
On April 14th, STEM IA welcomed guest speaker Marina Fischer, a numismatics specialist and curator from the Nickle Gallery at the University of Calgary. Marina brought in artifacts from the Medieval times, the Silk Road, the Renaissance, and the Aztec civilization to show students. She helped students to understand how important currency can be to Read more
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Nanoscience Lab Field Trip
By Caitlin Gillie and Evan Acheson On Friday March 17, our grade 8 Biomedical Engineering Option classes travelled to the University of Calgary to tour and learn more about the Nanoscience Program in the Science Faculty. The field trip included a short introductory lecture with Max Anikovskiy an Associate Professor from the program followed by Read more
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Novel Theme Parks
Our grade 9 students hosted an exhibition of the novel study final projects this week. Students in grade 9 have been reading either Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson or Scythe by Neal Shusterman in class. They were tasked with developing a theme park design to share with an audience that would showcase elements from their novels. Read more
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