STEM
Green Architecture
Unit 1: Introduction/Review Design Process -The Design Process, Applying the Design Process
Unit 2: Architectural Basics -Architectural Measurement, Measuring the Classroom, My Classroom in Floor Plan Creator, Estimating Flooring Material, Reading Floorplans, Dream Master Bedroom Suite
Unit 3: Sustainable Architecture – Architecture Styles and Architectural Time Periods
Unit 4: Architectural Challenge – Building Scale Models
Unit 5: Supplement (if time) -Housing Styles, School of the Future
Unit 2: Architectural Basics -Architectural Measurement, Measuring the Classroom, My Classroom in Floor Plan Creator, Estimating Flooring Material, Reading Floorplans, Dream Master Bedroom Suite
Unit 3: Sustainable Architecture – Architecture Styles and Architectural Time Periods
Unit 4: Architectural Challenge – Building Scale Models
Unit 5: Supplement (if time) -Housing Styles, School of the Future
Computer Science Discovery
The course covers topics such as problem solving, programming, physical computing, and data. Students at all grade levels, build their own websites, apps, games, and physical computing devices.
Robotics
6th grade: Students create and program a robot to use multiple mechanisms to solve a survival problem.
7th grade: Students learn to program a previously made robot to perform a practical task.
8th grade: Students build a robot from the ground up that solves a problem of their choice and program the robot to simulate the task they chose to solve their problems.
7th grade: Students learn to program a previously made robot to perform a practical task.
8th grade: Students build a robot from the ground up that solves a problem of their choice and program the robot to simulate the task they chose to solve their problems.
Energy and the Environment and Design and Modelling
6th grade: Classes are related to CAD and 3D modelling. Using Google SketchUp, students model a coffee mug in 3D and can add color, texture, and a logo.
7th grade: Students participate in the Neal aviary where we have ducks and chickens. They feed and monitor the fowl.
8th grade: Students help in the raised bed garden where they plant, water, and harvest. This Fall they planted and harvested Siberian kale and Buttercrunch lettuce.
7th grade: Students participate in the Neal aviary where we have ducks and chickens. They feed and monitor the fowl.
8th grade: Students help in the raised bed garden where they plant, water, and harvest. This Fall they planted and harvested Siberian kale and Buttercrunch lettuce.
Intervention
Reading Intervention
Reading Intervention is supplemental to a student’s English Language Arts class that reinforces foundational reading concepts and vocabulary, and introduces students to a variety of topics. Reading Intervention provides students focused practice on the fundamental North Carolina ELA standards. Students will interact with the standards through a variety of assignments and projects that reinforce these foundational skills. The goal of the class is to continue to grow students’ reading skills, vocabulary, and, hopefully, discover new topics that interest them.
Through texts, videos, and observation, students will discover the issues arising from plastic production and consumption and its effect on the environment. Students will then work collaboratively to brainstorm potential solutions to these problems, and will work to design a system that can be used to help clean the oceans and rivers. Students will discuss their ideas in a “Shark Tank” style presentation.
Through texts, videos, and observation, students will discover the issues arising from plastic production and consumption and its effect on the environment. Students will then work collaboratively to brainstorm potential solutions to these problems, and will work to design a system that can be used to help clean the oceans and rivers. Students will discuss their ideas in a “Shark Tank” style presentation.