4th Grade
Students will be taught a lot of new things this year.  Students begin the year by working on typing club and learning about Google Applications.  After students work with the Google Apps, we turn to a website called code.org to build our base of coding.  Then, we take a deep dive into robotics and start to code and design using a sphero robot.  After that, we code stories and games via Scratch App.  Lastly, we build objects and 3D print using TinkerCad.

5th Grade
5th Grade is an extension and review of 4th grade.  Students use the same applications but we take a deeper dive into our projects and build more complex projects. Then, we begin work with Project Lead the Way units that tie into 5th grade science topics. Students will get the cross content experience of STEM by mixing science with technology while learning about patterns in space as well as how energy flows through ecosystems.

6th Grade

6th Grade uses PLTW  for a class called Design and Modeling.  In Design and Modeling, you will learn engineering techniques such as different types of sketches, as well as, 3D printing.  PLTW is a very student centered approach and requires that students think on their feet while solving problems.  At the end of the course, you will design and create a toy.  Students will also design and model objects for our laser engraver and Vinyl Cutter and Printer.

This class is all about graphic design and entrepreneurship! Students will learn tools like photoshop while using skills they learn to create business cards, alter logos, and more! Among these skills they will be able to match colors in a creation based on a photo, remove objects from pictures using AI, add objects from other photos to a new background, and much more. They also will review businesses and create their own. 

Over the course of the quarter, students will be examining different career paths and plans.  Students will analyze the differences between vocational school and the traditional college pathway.  In addition, students will be learning and developing skills needed to be a successful student and adult such as soft skills, budgeting and leadership.  When you use all of these skills, you will become FUTURE READY!

This class is a semester long class and is taken for high school credit.  Over the course of the semester, students will be working with Project lead the Way’s App Creators.  We will be learning computer science through a project based approach while creating apps via MIT App Inventor.  Students will be debugging and creating apps along the way, with a final project of making your own app!  Students will also design projects for our laser engraver, CNC machine and brand new Vinyl Cutter and Printer.

This class is a semester long class and is taken for high school credit.  Over the course of the semester, students will be working with engineering principles.  This includes understanding simple machines, drafting and using the design process.  This will be accomplished through the following projects: bridge building, catapults and robotics.  Students will be thinking critically and developing problem solving skills necessary in the 21st Century.  Students will also design projects for our laser engraver, CNC machine and brand new Vinyl Cutter and Printer.