This week students will begin to learn about the engineering process and investigate how changing one variable may or may not change the outcome for their prototype.

7th Grade: Will focus on water filtration by building a water filtration system. Last week we discussed the affects that Hurricane Harvey will have on the water system in Texas and Louisiana. The water filtration activity is based on NASA’s lesson plan to teach students the importance of water resources.

8th Grade: Students will focus on matter by building balloon cars. Students related the change in pressure within a balloon to that of the pressure that created Hurricane Harvey. Students will compare the force and velocity of their balloon cars to the force and velocity of Hurricane Harvey.