Technology Student Association, Finishing Projects, and Floor Plans

This past Monday and Tuesday I was absent due to the fact I was attending the Missouri Technology Student Association State Competitions. These are pre-engineering competitions held at Missouri S&T for both middle and high school students. The Technology Student Association or TSA is a national career and technical organization for middle and high school students who  have an interest in STEM topics and want to learn how to be leaders in a technical world. My hope is that next school year I will start a TSA chapter at our school. More information on TSA can  be found at www.tsaweb.org .

6th Grade
While I had a substitute teacher both Monday and Tuesday students worked on a floor plan that meets the needs and wants of their particular clients. The purpose of this activity was for students to understand that when working as an engineer or a designer they do not get to create what ever they want but they must meet the needs of the client who is paying them to do a job. We also started creating and learning our way around Autodesk Inventor.

7th Grade
While I had a substitute teacher both Monday and Tuesday students worked on a floor plan that meets the needs and wants of their particular clients. The purpose of this activity was for students to understand that when working as an engineer or a designer they do not get to create what ever they want but they must meet the needs of the client who is paying them to do a job.
Students have also been going down to the shop in small groups to continue working on and finishing their passive amplification boxes. As you can tell from the picture most students are almost ready to paint.











8th Grade 
While I had a substitute teacher both Monday and Tuesday students worked on a floor plan that meets the needs and wants of their particular clients. The purpose of this activity was for students to understand that when working as an engineer or a designer they do not get to create what ever they want but they must meet the needs of the client who is paying them to do a job. A few students who completed the floor plan early were able to work on their maker faire projects.

Let's Go Blues!!!