This week in 8th grade math we had the Kiva experience and we are having the trebuchet competition. We started the week yesterday with the Kiva/Fossil donation project. It was really great to see the class thinking globally and deciding how to help others around the world. For the rest of the week, we will have the trebuchet competition and watch a movie.
Tomorrow is the trebuchet competition. The class has really done a great job with this project. They collected a great deal of data and then they turned their data into accurate graphs and equations. They then checked their equations to see if their equations were correct. They all worked really hard and I hope it pays off for them tomorrow in the competition. I buy the winning team burritos.
We will then finish the year watching one of my personal favorite movies Stand and Deliver. I just love how this movie shows that anyone can do math and be good at math if they just work at it.
It has been a pleasure to get to know all of you and your children. Good luck to everyone.
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