The media file section
contains videos of various activities that students are
participating in during class. In order to view the media files,
click on the image of the video located just to the right of the
description. If you have any questions regarding images on the site,
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Classroom
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The photographs
that have been posted below are present in order to give you an idea
of the types of activities my students are working on during each
class period. Pictures may be posted from throughout the school year
so some images may include students who are no longer present in my
class. To see larger versions of each image, click on the
thumbnails below. Images with
and
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movie files.
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Hot Air Balloon Activity |
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Some
students are nearing the end of the balloon assembly process. Its
very important that students carefully remove the wax paper so that
the tissue paper doesn't tear. |
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Students follow some very intricate assembly steps as they glue
their core patterns together to form the envelope of the balloon. |
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Students use wax paper to make sure that the gore patterns on the
balloon don't stick together in places other than the accordion fold
used to create air tight seams. |
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Depending on the weather, students will be allowed to launch their
balloons outside to calculate the altitude of their balloons. |
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Before students launch their balloons, they need to check their
envelopes for tears or small holes that will release hot air. This
will limit the maximum altitude of their balloons. |
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Depending on the location of the launch, we need to use tethers to
prevent the balloons from getting stuck on the roof or in trees
around the school. Finding a safe place to launch tissue paper
balloons can be a challenge. |
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This
video file shows one of Mr. Hollstein's classes launching the Hot
Air Balloons they spent about 13 class periods making. Part of the
group has an altimeter gun that measures the angle from the ground
the balloon is flying. The students then use basic trigonometry to
calculate the altitude of their balloons.
Click the image to the left to launch the video! |
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Graphic Design - Screen Printing Activity |
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Thumbnail
Sketches
These are various samples
of the first stage of the Screen Printing Activity. The students
need to first develop 4 thumbnail sketches of possible designs they
will later be printing on clothing. |
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Rough
Sketches
Once the students have
decided which of their designs they would like to print on a
t-shirt, they will need to complete a scale (life size) drawing of
their design that not only reflects size, but the color. |
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Comprehensive Design Layout
The final step in the screen printing process before printing on the
determined material is to create a comprehensive layout of the final
design. This final design should be identical to the rough sketch. |
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Final
Screen Print
These are some of the
samples of screen prints that my students have done this year.
Students are required to bring in an article of clothing from home
to screen print on. They also have a variety of colors to choose
depending on the color of the clothes they bring in. Students are
graded on how well the design looks when printed. |
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This
video file shows the Single Color Screen Printing Activity that Mr.
Hollstein assigns to his 8th Grade Exploring Technology students.
The students are introduced to the concept of Graphic Design and
experience the design process that a graphic designer goes through
when they are developing a concept. They will be working with hand
tools, computers, and screen printing materials to complete the
assignment.
Click the image to the left to launch the video! |
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