Grade 8 Technology - Mr. De Soto

 

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Homework

 

 

Lamp

Click to view tech8 lamp slideshow from 2010

Students are designing and creating a wooden lamp as their first project this year. They will draw a plan for their lamp design using Google Sketch up. After their plan is complete they will be learning about the safe and proper use of power tools and creating their design.

Students are learning a new application this year. Google Sketch up 8.0 is a free download program that allows users to create 3 dimensional models. This simple CAD program will be used to draw project ideas. To download at home go to Google sketch 8.0 download and click on the free download button at bottom right. 

 

Here’s the web address:               http://sketchup.google.com/download/

 

 

 

Race Car

Students will be designing, constructing, and testing an air compressed race car. The real world application of constraints and specifications are demonstrated and used throughout this project. The fastest designed cars from each section of tech 8 will then race to determine the fastest car in the whole eight grade class.

 

Hydraulics

Students will be working in engineering teams to create a solution to a problem solving project using syringes, dowels and wood. They must pick up and move small wooden blocks over a 3 ½” wall. This is not as easy as it sounds…. Click the link below to see student projects in action.

Watch a video clip of last year’s competition by clicking on the link below

 

FINAL TECH PROJECT

Students will complete their final Salem technology project. This project is student designed, built, and evaluated. Students are applying all of the design concepts and material processing concepts they have learned throughout Tech 7 & 8. The Student’s 4th quarter grade will be mainly based on the design, construction, and testing of this final project.

 

Student Project Gallery

 

1/18 – Study for the Tech8 Midterm Test. The test will be given on Friday 1/20 or Monday 1/23 during tech class. Bring folders back to class.

 

 

 

 

 

Projects

Announcements & Upcoming Events

 

 

 

 Here are some examples of past student Lamp projects.

P5190088    P5190087

 

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Projects from 2009

Students created their own plan using Google Sketch up

      canadainleafdesign lamp&plan

lmap&paln3

 

 

Last Updated 1/18/2012

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