Fort Bend ISD is excited to announce that it has been chosen by @Microsoft to join the 2020-21 Incubator Path of the Microsoft Showcase School program, beginning a multi-year journey with the intent of opening a STEM magnet program in FBISD.
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APPLE ON TOP CHALLENGE: "Your hands are so full that you cannot carry the apple you need to take with you! Imagine some ways to solve this problem. Make a plan for a device that will safely balance and support an apple so you can carry it on top of your head."
Asynchronous learning at its best! "Fall leaves are all over the place! Imagine some ways to solve this problem. Make a plan for a device that will help pick them all up!"
The number of flying insects has gotten out of hand outside. It seems the spiders aren’t spinning enough webs to catch them. Design, Engineer and Test a Spider web that will help catch the bugs. Check out these spider webs!
Look how inventive 1 OCE student was with this challenge: "Pizza Place is catering the school’s Fall Festival. They need a way to create 20 pizzas in 20 minutes. Develop an a way for the bakers at Pizza Place to assemble, bake and deliver the pizzas to the school as promised."
"Tanner's Orchard needs help getting the apples down from the tree once they are picked and placed in a basket. Design a way to get the basket of apples down from the apple picking ladder without the apples falling to the ground."
Amazing creations from the asynchronous choice of "The pumpkin is too heavy to bring in from the pumpkin patch! Imagine some ways to solve this problem. Make a plan for a device or vehicle that will help to take the pumpkin home!"
Look at these amazing mazes made from the asynchronous choice of "Cornfield Maze Challenge. HELP! People cannot get to the pumpkin patch without walking through the cornfield and they keep getting lost! Can you make a plan for a maze that will help them reach the pumpkin patch?"
Check out this amazing creation from the asynchronous choice "Goebbert’s Farm is getting ready for pumpkin season. They are putting a display together of different pumpkins and are need of stands to display special ones. Engineer a stand to display a small pumpkin."
During this 2 weeks of asynchronous outclass learning, students were challenged with "Choice Boards". They had 12 different options to choose from. Here are some awesome examples of "A family of Owls has moved into the barn. Decide what type of Owl & design a nest for them."