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Archive of posts tagged 6th Grade
Writing Reflections
These are questions I’m using with my students to have them reflect on their experiences in Applied Tech. 6th Grade Robots Now that you have made a robot in class, how would you define a robot? What parts and or abilities do robots need? Why do you think it might be important to learn about [...]
6th Grade Overview
The 6th grade Applied Technology class concentrates on two areas of study, robotics and structures. For the robotics unit, the students use the Lego Mindstorms system to design and build a robot to do a specific task. The students spend half of their time on the robotics unit and spend the other half building bridges [...]
Building the Bridge
This is a set of instructions on how to build a bridge in Applied Tech. Design Sketch out ideas for the side profile of your bridge on paper. Select one of your ideas and transfer your design to graph paper and color it. Mount the graph paper on some corrugated cardboard. Cover graph paper with [...]
