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8th Grade @ iLab

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8th Grade Courses

Course: Foundations in STEM II
​Grade: 8th Grade
Duration:  Semester
​Description: ​
This is the second semester course of Foundations in STEM. Through project-based learning, students work on more complex projects using the engineering design process. They seek to keep our oceans clean with marine engineering.  They continue to learn about renewable energy with solar race cars. They embrace biomedical engineering with hydraulic prosthetics. Finally, they practice creativity from constraint with packaging engineering.
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Course: Art of Innovation
​Grade: 8th Grade
Duration:  Semester
​Description: ​
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​This semester course is the capstone of the middle school technology classes.   Through a semester-long project, students learn about the “Art of Innovation” and apply the Engineering Design Process to design and create a prototype of an innovative product.  Similar to Shark Tank and Kickstarter, students will also have to create media, presentations, and other marketing tools to sell their innovative product.   
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  • Home
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    • #MBCATech
  • Learning
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    • 6th Grade
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    • 8th Grade
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    • Web Design Projects
    • Kickstarter II
    • Coding Projects
    • 3D Modeling & Printing
    • Robotics & IoT