This project allowed us to join Mr. Tilly's Science class and be a part of his annual cardboard boat race. An ongoing tradition here at CI, this year's rule changes allowed for a greater level of creativity and led to some amazing designs! Students began by learning about buoyancy, then spent time creating small scale prototypes to test their initial ideas. On race day, teams were given ten minutes to paddle as many laps as possible in their boats made entirely from reused cardboard and held together with only packing tape. Please enjoy the videos, courtesy of Rolly Maiquez and Chris Willauer.
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Students just wrapped up their first assessed project for Grade 8 Design this year. We teamed up with Mrs. V in Language and Literature to create vinyl cut stickers that represent a personal moral. Continuing with our emphasis on iterating, students created as many versions and variations as were needed until a suitable final design could be found. Through this project, the students gained experience working with various graphics applications as well as getting an introduction to the vinyl cutter! We kicked off the year by collaborating with Mr. Simpson's Individuals and Societies class. The goals for this formative task were to review what the grade 8 students remembered about MYP Design and also to introduce the focus for the year: ITERATING. The design challenge was a rather simple one, but potentially abstract, "create your own version of a map that represents the world that YOU live in." At the last moment we decided not to put any limitations on what they could do, and the results are a reflection of that choice. |
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