T
hroughout the 2017-18 school year, we're going to be
sharing details of a few of the hundreds of #NHCourses
we offer to our students in order to prepare them for
success! We’ll be posting information on the district website
under About, on the NHSD app and on our social media
about courses we offer at the high school, middle school and
elementary levels.
emphasis on sustainable engineering practices. The course
focuses on real-world problems and solutions in a project-
based learning environment as students design, construct
and test multiple prototypes to address assigned issues. In the
photos below, students built a wind turbine using a kit and
Introduction to Sustainable Engineering
The new Introduction to Sustainable Engineering at North
Hills Middle School course provides our Grade 8 students with
an overview of a variety of engineering disciplines with an
tested its output metrics. Students then worked together to
research and create a more effective and efficient blade design.
Students designed their blades in AutoCAD, uploaded their
designs into Adobe Illustrator and used a laser engraver to cut
out their custom blades. After outfitting their wind turbines
with the new blades, each student group tested the output and
efficiency for their blade design versus the previous design. Lisa
Kahle teaches Introduction to Sustainable Engineering. Courses
like this provide our students with opportunities for early
exploration of in-demand career fields such as engineering,
sustainability and computer science fields.
Principles of Biomedical Science
Principles of Biomedical Science at North Hills High School
follows the mysterious death of Anna Garcia (a fictitious
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