Recent Designs

create a diorama on human affect on oceans and ground water both positive and negative

Students are learning how to use all of the tools and machines for the first time. Students will be building a cutting board out of Maple and Walnut lumber. Every cutting board will be the same size at 20"x15"x1.5". Each student does get to make their own design layout based on the contrast of colors between the Maple and Walnut lumber. Each student starts with 1 board of each species, each board is 8'x6"x1" of rough lumber. The students will cut each board into 22" Pieces, then they will plane all of their 22" boards until both faces of the boards are smooth. Then they will use the jointer to joint each board. After that they will use the table saw to rip each board into 1.875" pieces. They should end up with 12 boards each of the maple and walnut that measure 22"x1.875"x3/4". Students will then take these boards and turn them on their sides so the faces of the boards will be touching. We will glue all of their boards together using cauls, F clamps, and Bar Clamps. Once the glue up dries we will scrape off the excess glue with a glue scraper and chisels. When the glue has been cleared off they will use the Planer to plane the cutting board to its final thickness of 1.5". Next they will use the table saw to rip both sides of the cutting board to final size of 15", then they will crosscut both sides to it's final length of 20". Once it is cut to size students will use a router table to router in handles on the two ends. Then they will use a plunge router to router in a juice tray around the outside edges. Then they will use a palm router with a 1/8" round over bit to go around all of the edges of the cutting board. Next they will sand it using a orbital palm sander working their way up through 3 grits of sand paper. They will start with 150, then 220, and lastly 320. Once sanding is all complete they will put finish on the cutting board. It will get 3 coats of Butcher Block Oil and finish with 2 coats of butcher block conditioner.

8th grade ELA students will read three short stories, and then choose two of them to write a comparative theme essay. In the essay, students will also incorporate concise objective summaries of the two chosen stories. The three stories are Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt," Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains," and Saki's "The Interlopers."

I want to learn how to treat, wrap, and rehabilitate injuries on baseball players. I could interview SD Sports medicine professionals for SDSU, UCSD, or Padres. I could practice on HTHCV baseball team during their season. I would learn about common injuries, diagnosis & treatment, and injury prevention. At exhibition, I’d like to create videos on how to wrap different joints and a poster on preventative treatment of baseball injuries.

I want to upcycle thrifted clothes. I would learn about slow fashion, fast fashion and its global impact, and natural fabrics. I could interview Claudia (Sew Loka) or Chris Carson (Homegrown Project). At exhibition, I’d like to display upcycled clothes with price tags that show how much I saved.

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Students will create an informational magazine about a topic of your choice. Your magazine will teach readers about your topic using all five informational text structures. Each page of your magazine will focus on one specific text structure and show that structure clearly through your writing and text features. The magazine must include 5 pages: 1. Description * Explain what your topic is like using details, facts, and examples. * Use descriptive words and clear explanations to help the reader understand. 2. Cause and Effect * Explain what causes something related to your topic and what happens as a result. * Use signal words such as *because, caused, led to, as a result*. 3. Compare and Contrast * Show how two things related to your topic are alike and different. * Use signal words such as *both, however, similar, different, unlike*. 4. Problem and Solution * Describe a problem connected to your topic and explain one or more solutions. * Use signal words such as *problem, solution, challenge, solved, fix*. 5. Sequence (Chronological Order) * Explain events or steps in order. * Use signal words such as *first, next, then, finally* or dates and times. Requirements for each page: * A clear heading that matches the text structure * At least one paragraph of well-organized informational writing * Text features (such as headings, captions, diagrams, charts, or bolded words) * Facts from reliable sources (no opinions) Goal: By the end of this project, your magazine should clearly show that you understand how authors use different informational text structures to teach readers about a topic.