8th Grade Courses
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Course: Technology & Robotics II
Grade: 8th Grade Duration: Semester Description: This semester course builds on the topics covered in seventh grade. Students continue to pursue their passions with more open-ended projects that seek to combine computer aided design, programming, robotics, and embedded systems. Students may pursue a project pathway focused on computer science / programming and/or engineering mobile robotics. Coding Projects: Intro to Java with App Development or Robotic programming Robotics Projects: Engineering Complex Robotic Mechanisms |
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Course: Foundations in STEM II
Grade: 8th Grade Duration: Semester Description: This semester course builds on the topics covered in seventh grade. They continue with a second part of foundations in STEM learning additional engineering concepts with various design & build challenges focused on environmental, biomedical, and adventure engineering. The course culminates with a "Kickstarter" group project where students design, build, test, and market a new product based on an existing problem or community need. Projects: Engineering Projects related to Energy & Environment, Bioengineering, and Adventure Engineering) ; Product Innovation with Kickstarter / Shark Tank |
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