Investigating Forces!
This week we started exploring how forces affect our everyday lives. Students used a meter stick and a hot wheels car to explore what...
Learning about the EDP
This week we took a closer look at the Engineering Design Process. This process is used by all engineers when developing a solution to a...
Evaluating our Design: Trial #2
This week our young engineers had a chance to evaluate their structures. As a class they sat down and discussed what went well during...
EDC: Spaghetti Towers
Our young engineers started this year off with a bang! They completed their first Engineering Design Challenge that required them to...
Designing a Switch!
Over the course of the past two weeks students designed a series of switches that could turn a light bulb on and off. They used a wide...
Looking at Series & Parallel Circuits!
This week we took at look at the differences between a series and parallel circuit. When multiple loads are connected on one path and one...
Conductors vs. Insulators
This week we examined what materials could be used to complete a circuit. Instead of using wires, we used various materials from around...
Schematics!!!
This week we learned all about schematics! Schematics are symbols used to represent the parts of a circuit. Scientists, engineers,...
How do I make a lightbulb brighter?
Now that everyone has had a chance to build a basic circuit we took a closer look at how electric current works. I had students figure...
What do you need to build a circuit?
In the age of making, engineering and STEM, our students come to class with a lot of knowledge about circuits and electricity. This week...
