Archive for February 2017

In the second unit of the Who Am I? class, the Sophomores have been investigating the question, what do your doubts and dreams say about who you are?. In pursuit of an answer, students have been investigating the philosophies of Descartes and Freud. Students have been examining ideas and concepts in their lives that they…

Students in the Game Changers class have been pursuing the question, how can you harness the power of play?. More specifically, students have been taking a closer look at the thought process behind creating a game during the second unit of the course.  In pursuit of an answer, students have been playing and analyzing a range…

In the second unit of the Light, Sound, and Time class, the Juniors have been pursuing the question, what is sound?. In pursuit of an answer, students examined the role that hearing plays in their lives and identified differences and similarities between the concepts, silence, noise, sound, and music.  In addition to studying those concepts, students…

In the second unit of the Fuel class, the Freshmen have been pursuing the question, how does matter become energy?. In pursuit of an answer, students have been studying the equations for work and power, the differences between kinetic and potential energy, and how to set up mathematical functions using word problems. Students visited the Tesla…