FOR THE BIRDS
... and the people too!
Ava Richards, Northern Cardinal, digital image, 2019
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Our first laser cut cardboard prototype!
Mason shows off the first birdhouse laser cut from cardboard. This is a prototype to ensure all parts fit before cutting in wood. "It was...
The lumber for the birdhouse project has been delivered!
Last weekend Mr. Bottelier and Mr. Roberts spent a Saturday morning using a table saw to rip the 2’ by 4’ sheets of plywood into our...
Professional expertise always helps!
We are so grateful for all of the technical and professional experience Mr. Peter Benjamin has brought to our school and this project...
What can we learn from prototyping?
Students explain how creating paper models informed their design process.
Teams!
It was tough deciding which birdhouses would be built because there were so many excellent designs! But with limited time and resources,...
Geometry class
In geometry class, students derived the surface area and volume for cubes and rectangular prisms of various sizes. The formulas for these...
Proposals
Students spent two days sharing their individual proposals - explaining their design process and then voting on the best designs in each...
Location, Location, Location
Students spent time in Mr. Pant's U.S. History class researching places to donate birdhouse and feeders. Inspired by the traditional...
Design Thinking in Action
After students researched and selected a native bird species in Art class, they selected an architectural style that "fit" their bird's...
Birds of Ohio
DRSS senior and campus bird expert Emily Weir helped us kick off the project with an informative presentation on the birds of Ohio. Emily...