The Physics of Tools at Home Depot

Juniors in the Design & Engineering class talked to experts from the gardening department at Home Depot to investigate the physics of gardening tools. In the first unit of this STEAM course, students have been pursuing the guiding question: What lies at the heart of our fundamental drive to create tools? In their pursuit of…

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Carrying Water at The Chicago River

First-year students in the Water class visited the Chicago River to collect water. In the first unit of this STEAM course, students have been pursuing the guiding question, Why is water so common yet so rare?. In their pursuit of an answer, students have been learning about the abundance of water found in living organisms…

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Exploring Language at the Poetry Foundation

Students in the Stories class returned to the Poetry Foundation to revisit the beautiful visual poems by Monica Ong. In Stories, students explore their voice as storytellers while examining the power and responsibility that come with narrative building. In the first unit, students read creation stories from around the world in order to write creation…

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