Beginning 2nd Semester

Periodic Updates

In Review

Important Dates & Assignments:

• STEM Fair:
• All students were introduced to the idea of our first upper school STEM Fair this week.
• The date of the STEM Fair is May 5th.
• Students will be working throughout the 3rd 9 weeks to complete their project with the assistance of a Faculty Sponsor. 
• All projects should be completed before spring break!
• More to come on this as the 9 weeks progresses.
• Rocket Candy:
• Hopefully you read that correctly, I did say "Rocket Candy!"
• Our big chemistry project for this 9 weeks will involve the students making rocket fuel.
• We will also be reading "Rocket Boys" as a class. This is the book that gave the idea for the movie, "October Sky."
• Students will be working on this project in the Chemistry lab under the my supervision of the supervision of Kendal McCarter. No student should be making this fuel at home! This fuel can be very safe but it is used as fuel for a reason. It is combustible and burns hot.
• If anyone has any contacts with a model rocket club in this area, I would love to partner with them for this project.

From the desk of Mr. Terry:

I am so excited about the two projects discussed above. The STEM Fair will help our students begin to take on a new side of research and project building. This can be done in groups up to 3 or individually. Our faculty will be helping advise this process and helping bring a level of personal best to their projects. If you would like more information, please email me. The other project we are starting fits perfectly with our standards. We are getting ready to start stoichiometry and this project will be a real world situation in which stoichiometry is so important to get right. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

As you see your student's report card later this week, remember that students can go back and work on any standard they would like to improve. Have a great week!

I am available to help during Flex on the "A" day schedule 4th block. Students can make arrangements to miss their 4th block class to meet with me.

terryk@claytonbradleyacademy.org