by Todd DAVIS | Oct 12, 2017 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, The Grades
How can students manage their own state of mind? Students have busy schedules and pressure to perform, not to mention media overload, lack of face-to-face relationships, and a brain that is often in some level of fight or flight mode. These pressures often result in...
by Todd DAVIS | Oct 4, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, The Grades
Who’s design will we choose? Who’s responsible for building each section? When the marble hits the loop, will it be moving fast enough? Is our frame strong enough to hold the track? How do I make the marble ride last longer? Will it be aesthetically...
by Todd DAVIS | Sep 28, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, The Grades
G7 & G8 STEAM students are getting to know the “Design Cycle” as they take further steps toward building their own marble roller coaster. Students are already making prototype designs as you can see Saad (G7) sharing his first try in the photo below....
by Todd DAVIS | Sep 21, 2017 | Eco School, Grade 9, Secondary History, The Grades
The G9 Global Perspectives students have been working for the last few weeks to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges we face when attempting to make environmental systems more sustainable. To do this, we’ve looked at the root causes of unsustainability,...
by Todd DAVIS | Sep 14, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, The Grades
This week G7 students discovered some amazing facts about our founders of mathematics. We are finding that history mixes nicely with mathematics and science. We learned about mathematicians like Archimedes (born 287 BCE), who designed a large screw that could be used...
