Room: A109
Phone: 512.858.3433
Email:
DSMS Robotics Club Website: www.tigerrobotics.org

Period 1: 9:00 - 9: 5 AM: Introduction to Design and Technology (Grade 6)
Period 2: 9:57 - 10:57 AM: Technology Explorations (Grades 7 & 8)
Period 3: 11:02 - 11:27 AM: Advisory (Grade 7)
Lunch
Period 3: 12:02 - 12:27 PM: Advisory (Grade 7)
Period 4: 12:32 - 1:24 PM: Technology Explorations (Grades 7 & 8)
Period 5: 1:29 - 2:21 PM: Technology Explorations (Grades 7 & 8)
Period 6: 2:26 - 3:18 PM: Conference
Period 7: 3:23 - 4:15 PM: 7th Grade CATS

Communication between home and school is best accomplished through email.

Traffic Flow and Parking Designations

Syllabuses:
Follow the "Class Handouts" link below. A hard copy will be given to students on the first day of school. Please read the syllabus and return the bottom portion with a parent signature by Tuesday, September 4.

Required supplies for all grade levels:

• 1 Hardbound journal/composition book (Quad 4x4, 9.75” X 7.5”, minimum 100 pages or 50 sheets)
• 1 Masking Tape .70"/18mm (any narrow brand)
• 1 Transparent Tape
• 1 White school glue
• 1 Ruler – metric and standard
• 1 pkg. Colored pencils
• 1 pkg. Non-flexible drinking straws
• 1 Flash drive minimum 1 gigabyte

Students will also be required to supply materials as needed for class projects.

Class Handouts 

**Please keep your email address in Skyward up-to-date. Email is my primary method of communication with parents.

Check this website and your email often for changes and updates.

March 4 - 8 (updated 03.313 @ 1139 hours)

Mr. Norman will be out all day for the 7th grade field trip on Friday, March 8. Students will have an assignment to complete during his absence.

• Introduction to Design and Technology (Grade 6):

Begin unit on rocketry. Rocketry basics, force and motion review. Design and create high-powered paper rockets. Rockets will be launched from a pneumatic launcher and graded on height and distance

• Technology Exploration (Grades 7 & 8)

Solid rocket safety and launch procedures. Launching will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday. If all goes well, Thursday we'll begin our construction unit. Students will be required to furnish a shoebox and 750 round or square toothpicks. Please do not buy flat toothpicks. These items will be due after spring break on Monday, March 18.

Note: Due to the nature of these classes, the weekly agenda is always subject to change.

TigerRobotics will resume on Tuesday, March 19.

Important Links:
BEST Website
Capitol BEST
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
Central Texas FIRST

Watch us on YouTube!

Thanks for all the generous donations of supplies, tools, and gift cards. The students very much appreciate the support.

We are contemplating the idea of forming a rocket club at the middle school. If your child is interested, please ask them to see me.

We always need items from our wish list!

NASA
Spaceweather
Satellite Tracking
Amateur Radio Relay League
Austin Amateur Radio Club
The Official U.S. Time
Earth Tools
The International Space Station Comes Together
Cassini Equinox Mission:Cassini Virtual Tour
West Point Build a Bridge Contest
Solar Dynamics Laboratory
Planet Size Comparison
Planetary Fact Sheet
Mars Website @ the JPL
Phoenix Mission Website
Mars Pathfinder
Curiosity: NASA's next Mars Rover 
A Chance to go to Mars!
Austin-San Antonio Weather Service
weather.gov
Discover Engineering
A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
Engineer Girl!
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
Extreme Engineering (Take the interactive journeys)
Dictionary dot Com
eGFI
Science/AAAS
The Math Forum @ Drexel
Visual Understanding Environment (download VUE here)
Lego Digital Designer
NASA Robotics Alliance
Science Daily Robot News
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robotics
Design Squad
NASA Kids Club
Space Travel for the Masses
Dr. Kaku's Universe
Space Weather (see the "Near Earth Asteroids" section)
JPL's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking
Lunar Colony Game
NASA Lunar Science Institute
Earth's Moon: Facts and Figures
Explore the Moon
NASA's Exploration Multimedia
Constellation Interactive (requires flash)
JSS Curriculum Website

Pencils
Washable markers
Newspapers
Mini hot glue gun sticks
Popsicle or craft sticks
Drill Bits: Any sizes standard and up to 1" paddle bits
Hand saws: coping, hack, rough and fine cut cross-cut
Nails, sheet metal screws, nuts, and bolts. Any size.
Scrap PVC in manageable lengths: 1/2" up to 3" schedule 40 or regular
Wood blocks: 2x2, 2x4, etc.
Table top drill press- Donated by very generous parents. Thank you!
Cordless drills
Dremel tool Another generous parent donation! Thank you!
Small table top scroll saw