King's Tech. Fit Center

Ok- seems all classes need some discussion time for their exams. Monday we will take about 15  minutes of the period for further review. Retakes will be administered immediately after for students who require them. The best grade will be kept NOT averaged with the lower grade.

IMPORTANT  INFO

Module work will resume on Tuesday, November 10th as Day 3. We will end Rotation 1 on Thursday, November 19thwith POST TESTING. Friday, November 20th will be dedicated to co2 races, t-shirt pressing, video and audio presentations, photo album wrap-up, etc. Check your end product responsibilities. ALL END PRODUCTS are due Friday, November 20th.

Make sure you pick-up your Problem Solving activity and Study Guide from me on Monday.

Hope the day off is relaxing for you. Here are some reminders:

1. 8th Graders don’t forget to take care of your homework so any zeros can be erased
2. Tests from text for all classes, Friday, November 6th (ALL STUDY GUIDES w/ANSWERS are available)
3. Check the “Help” tab for module related issues (Glossaries are posted)
4. Module End Products responsibilities can be found under the help tab
5. Don’t forget to bring your headphones tomorrow

So far all classes have been doing some really great work collaborating. Because of this we’re a little behind. For this reason ALL chapter exams are postponed until Friday, November 6th.

8th grade Chapter 3 and 6

6th and 7th Grade Chapters 1 – 3

Whew! What a busy week we just completed. Even with a few distractions we managed to get quite a bit done. 

7th Grade Completed the Simple Machines ‘Three Ring Circus” activity. Great Job!

8th Grade began dissection of a Toy System. Nice start! But remember, its got to be reassembled and working for a passing grade.

6th Grade built paper tables that stood 8 inches. 6-2 had a tie with tables that support 4 text books. WOW! Designing and Engineering at work!

Exams for ALL classes Friday.(REVIEW TIME WEDNESDAY- SEE STUDY GUIDES ON THE HELP PAGE.)

6th and  7thGrade—> Chapters  1 – 3

8th Grade—-> Chapter 3 and 6

Project Introductions

7th Grade- Monday

8th Grade – Wednesday

Wear RED Tuesday and Friday in support of Red Ribbon Week!

• Safety Exams (Tuesday, October 20th for 1st Hour Connections 7-1, 8-1, and 6-1) Due to Red Ribbon Week Special Presentation
• Safety Exams (Wednesday, October 21st for 2nd Hour Connections 7-2, 8-2, and 6-2) County Wide Early Release Schedule
• Picture Day, Thursday, October 22nd- Should not affect Connections

CHECK YOUR CLASS TAB FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS RELATING TO YOUR CLASS.

All signed Syllabi due back Friday- Maverick Bucks for students who complete this task. Phone calls for students who don’t.

Safety Exams administered Tuesday, October 2oth. Begin reviewing rules attached to your syllabus.

Personal Headphones or Earbuds required for all students. These items will no longer be provided for sanitary reasons.

DONATE-DONATE-DONATE

Cold and Flu Season is here we could use the following items in Technology:

Paper Towels

Hand Sanitizer and

Tissue

Hello Students and Parents and Welcome to Engineering and Technology.

How do I use this blog?

Here at the Home Tab you will find general course information that will help you stay up to date with the overall flow of the class, basically news and information every student needs to know. The tabs that follow the home tab specifically relate to the materials covered in each grade.

Engineering and Technology Courses have their own tab and are titled as follows:

• 7th Grade –> Invention and Innovation
• 8th Grade—> Technology Systems
• 6th Grade —> Explorations in Technology

Please check the blog each Monday for the week’s overview.

The Classroom Resources Tab is the location of forms, glossaries, web links, module hand-outs and other resources that students may need access to outside of class.