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On March 24, Mr. Rencher, a C.T.E teacher, gave the seventh graders a project where they had to build an artificial arm. It was a home project, so the students could get help from their parents. They could use whatever materials they wanted.
According to Mr. Rencher he likes the different ways you could solve the problem of building a mechanical arm. He also said, “It gives the students a challenge to think about how to solve the problem of building an arm, and for them to know that they did it on their own.”
Alyssa Bennett, a seventh grader in Mr. Rencher’s class, said,“It was hard to come up with good ideas that worked. If I tried to make something that didn’t work I would have to take it apart and start over again.” She also liked how she learned how to think about the uses of the artificial arm.
Kevin Sumsion, another seventh grader, learned that an artificial arm needs specific measurements.
Mr. Rencher graded them by testing their arm in class; if they could get their artificial arm through a water jug and grab a piece of candy, and followed the requirements they passed. Great job seventh graders!