Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Learning by Doing

The students are hard at work this week putting the finishing touches on their projects. Last week's assembly of their hydro and wind energy generators was a success. After many sleepless nights hoping pieces wouldn't get lost, and students wouldn't give up they very quickly made my fears seem silly. It took no more than two  hours for the kits to be assembled. I can't wait for you to see them in action. But more impressive than a working model is their understanding of how this energy source works. I'm "blown away" by their hard work. (pun intended)  :-)  

Yesterday the students finished their 3D maps of Nevada, and though it was a messy...messy, project it was so much fun. And while they got their hands dirty they learned about the geography of Nevada. And again it's cool to see their models but even better to hear them describe how those land-features came to be. 

Can't wait for you to see these projects: Tues Dec, 17th 6:00-7:00









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