Student Projects

ZOMBIEs....

What?

A zombie Apocalypse!!!
- This lesson Adapted from Teach Engineering.
A chance to practice critical thinking.
A charrette to make a functioning prosthetic.

WHY?

Sometimes we just need to have a little fun and use those imaginations God gave us.
Learning to think on your feet and working in a group are skills that transfer to all parts of life!
It's a fun time of year and we could all use an activity that is silly and engaging.

When?

During Class. At home students should use what they can find around their house.

How?

Choose a Group of 3 or less
Pick a side
- ARe you a Zoombie or a human?
  - Zombies would walk slow and drag their prosthetic.
  - Human would run and climb to escape
Using found objects around your home or school, create a Prosthetic leg. The leg should:
- Hold your weight
- Remain attached as you move
- feel durable enough to last at least a few days in the apocalypse
- Allow you mobility around flat surfaces as well as stair and other barriers

2020 Competitors. Lots of creative options.

2020 winning peg leg design

CRITICAL THINKING FINAL

What?

A series of activities/ competitions to engage critical thinking.

WHY?

Because it is a fitting way to wrap up a semester where our focus was on gaining critical thinking skills
It is a fun way to both Participate in and make up your own creative games/challenges

When?

During your 1st Semester Final Jan. 26th
- Online Students will participate from home to the best of their ability

How?

We will begin with setting our teams of 2-4.
The first activity is described below and you will have 30 mins to complete the task.
Each team will then come up with a critical thinking game of their own. It can take up to 10 mins to complete.
Students should consider the following:
- MAke it's within the time period
- It could be an activity everyone does at the same time, or one where you see who can do it the fastest. BE creative.
- BE specific! Make sure you don't leave loop holes for your classmates.
- Have fun! It could be something as simple as a lego building competition or as complex as a powering a potato car.

CHALLENGE #1?

USing only Cardboard, scissors and masking tape you must create a chair/ Seat
- The Chair/seat must:
  - hold 170 lbs
  - Be comfortable enough to sit on for 10 mins
  - Be at least 18" off the ground
NO PHONES OR COMPUTER! THis is about critical thinking

BElow are some examples of chairs. no not the cardboard kind, I wouldn't make it that easy!

The Results...
There were lots fo fun games from paper airplanes out of anything but paper to DIY masks and the floor is lava. critical thinking was at it's finest. See the photos below.

BELOW ARE Spring 2020 JH & HS projects

JH RECIPE CHALLENGE

Students were asked to create a visual "diary" of a recipe they tried at home. They could use pictures and text, or create a video. Check out their awesome projects below!

Tatum's Crepes

Recipe, “Magnolia Table, volume 2” Joanna Gaines

After pouring the batter, tilt the pan in a circle to spread the batter to get a thin crepe. Try to flip at the right time, so the crepe ends up with a golden brown color.

Once crepes are done cooking, cut the fruit of your choice into thin slices

Spread nutella on the crepe, and place bananas or strawberries on top. Finish with some whipped creme.

Noelle's Sugar Cookies

Burianek family recipe

cOLTON'S rED vELVET cAKE

eASTON'S cHOCOLATE cAKE

Liza's Nutella Cookies

Step 1: You will need simply, flour, Nutella, and an egg

Step 2: Use a medium sized bowl and a 1 cup measurement

Step 3: Add 1 cup of Nutella and 1 cup of flour, then crack your egg

Step 4: Roll them into how big you want them to be because they don’t really spread and put them on a baking sheet. Bake them at 350 for about 8-10 minutes

Step 5: This is how they turned out and they are bit sized if you prefer to make them that size

Anna's Energy Bites

Recipe, Gimme Some Oven

Brock's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Family Recipe from his Great Grandma

Dani's Poached Eggs

You can see here that I have a boiling pot of water and a spoon to make the whirlpool, where the egg goes inside of.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT CAME OUT RIGHT AFTER PUTTING IT IN THE WATER FOR 5 MINUTES

I PUT THE PLATE ON THE FLOOR AND IN GOOD LIGHTING SO YOU COULD SEE THE EGG FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE

Junior High Photography Challenge!

Students took 3 photos: Portrait, feet (walk a mile in my shoes), & Free Choice. The Judges looked for: creativity, Composition, & Color/texture.

PORTRAITS

Feet (Walk a Mile in My Shoes)

Free Choice

Take a peak at our next installment of awesomeness!!

See Ben using his rebuilt guitar in the bottom left! He took it apart, painted it, tuned it and put it back together. Then he made this awesome video with his band mates. Social distances at it's best!!!

John and his family made this amazing raised garden bed!

Daisy painted these on her jeans! Pretty amazing!

Morgan painted this awesome jean jacket! Too bad we can't see these around school.

More from Online Learning. It is amazing to me how resourceful students have been with the space and materials they have at home. In many ways, home isolation has brought out even more of the maker's spirit, as it forces us to us what we have and be creative with the projects.

Liza tried out fashion painting, a fun addition to her jeans!

Paxton explored grocery shopping and cooking on his own. Building great life skills, plus it looks delicious!

Sam gave his old Air Force Ones new life with an American theme design!

Cora used her watercolor skills to create an encouraging note. A verse we all need to remember during this time.

Lauren restored this 1$ thrift store outlet, coach bag back to its original condition with a little cleaning and new handles!

Sophia made this gorgeous dairy and gluten free crepe cake!

Dani figured out a great way to record her knitting progress with the time lapse recording!

Kate is trying her hand at miniature clothes. A delicate but rewarding process.

Michael figured out the fun of transfer paper and made this awesome shirt. Great way to "recycle" clothes you no longer wear!

Cameron has been taking advantage of social isolation by working on his car!

Brock made these amazing sugar cookies for his at home hours! Super impressive!

Sophia has made several succulent pots with air dry clay! Bringing a little life to a space she is spending a lot of time in now that we are doing online school.

John made a water cannon using a fire extinguisher and he is currently working on a potato cannon. Really creative use of materials John!

Shayna is in the process of painting a beautiful cloud mural in her closet! Can't wait to see the final mural!

Nick used the blade from an old paper cutter to create this sweet Katona blade. The old paper cutter was something we took apart at the beginning of the year! Good job scavenging/ re-purposing Nick!

Noelle took "Making" to the next level by Creating a tutorial video! Thanks for a good laugh noelle, we all need this during social isolation!