Thursday, May 31, 2018

Grade 8 - EVEN cycle Sumo Competition Schedule

To all EVEN section 8th grade students.

Here are the competition dates for the Sumo Competition.

Section 8-2   June 5th  (E day)
Section 8-4   June 5th  (E day)
Section 8-6   June 6th  (F Day)
Section 8-8   June 6th  (F Day)
Section 8-10 June 4th  (D day)

EVEN Section finals date TBD. 

Overall Finals - Winners of ODD 
and EVEN cycles will compete
on June 18th. Winner to be
announced at 8th grade
assembly on June 20th.

Your robot must pass inspection prior to your competitions. 

If you have any questions see Mr. Falcon ASAP to get them answered .  

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Grade 7 - Different Number System Worksheets

To all Even section 7 graders



All math worksheets that cover the three different systems are underway. Be aware, you MUST finish ALL sheets before you are allowed to start the second design process (dragster) project.













Dec - Bin
Bin - Dec

Dec - Oct
Oct - Dec















Dec - Hex
Hex - Dec

If you need help, speak with the teacher as soon as possible.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Grade 6 - Scratch programming is in full swing

The 6th grade students have taken to Scratch very quickly with some students already starting to work on their Maze Game. Below are some pictures showing initial designs and ideas.



Thursday, May 10, 2018

Grade 6 - Introduction to Scratch Programming

To all ODD section 6th grade classes:


Introduction to Programming using Scratch has begun with it's first project.

The programming areas we will be concentrating on are:

-Looping

-Conditionals

-Variables

-Expressions

Upon successful completion of the above projects students will be tasked with creating their own  Maze Game as a final project for this unit.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Grade 7 - Design Process project is now due

To all EVEN cycle 7 grade classes

The Design Process - Building a Stage Project - is now due. Students should have built and had their prototype tested. From there identify 2 parts of the stage that did not work as designed, 2 parts that worked as designed and if given the time, what improvements would you make to your design.

 
Any and all questions should be presented to the teacher ASAP.