Mr Rutledge's 8th graders: Students understand the causes of the growth of industry in 19th century U.S. by going to work, utilizing factory-style means of mass production! Civics students are working to analyze media and political communications by viewing campaign ads used in the past. They are identifying evidence of propaganda techniques being used to persuade voters. They are learning to evaluate candidates so they can make informed decisions when they get the chance to vote. 8th graders are coding and creating small business websites. They are also learning about Raspberry Pi computers. 6th graders are installing and booting Operating Systems for the Raspberry Pis. We have had outside fun in our latest design challenges: bubbles, botte fipping, and fidget spinners. 6th grade P.E. students are working on aesthetic movement routines. The routines are set to music and will be performed in class. Students are working on improving interpersonal skills to enhance their group performance. 7th/8th graders are learning basic skills for flag football. They are working on passing/receiving and learning offensive positions. Geometry students showcased their creativity and technical savvy through their n-gon projects. We learned about polygons in the dance studio, at Disney and at school. We laughed at video spoofs titled, “Polyganji,” “Shape Wars,” and “The Fault in our Polygons.” We played Jeopardy, Kahoot and Quizlet Live. The projects ranged from intense and mysterious videos to a children’s story worthy of publication! Algebra students are extending their knowledge to statistics with analysis of data using measures of center and spread. Variability, standard deviation and the inter-quartile range are currently our “hot topics.” 6th grade U.S. History students have been packing their wagons to go west. We had to decide what to take, when to leave, and even if it was worth the trip? Many of us didn’t make it on the Oregon trail. L Comments are closed.
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