The Amazing Dog Fetcher!

Invention Convention II

Solar Fan Hat!

Invention Convention Slideshow!!!

(MYTHBUSTERS) How Many Times Can You Fold A Piece of Paper???

Future Engineers of the World (Part 3)

Mr. Iannone's homeroom is almost done with building the carnival rides. At the "Invention Convention," Mr. Iannone will have a number of students talking about the Knex's they built, animals in the classroom( Moose, Harry, Peaches, Sponge Bob, and Crystal), and their inventions. The studnets have been working hard on their inventions and they look forward to showing them off April 30th. In this video the ever so busy Theresa Chappell, Jake Pitts, and Victoria Vincent take the time to talk to our field correspondent about their work. The students talk about what they have learned and what challenges they faced along the uphill battle (no pun intended).



The future engineers @ Six Flags, Disney Land/Disney World, & Water World.

Turantulas

Tarantulas are a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, in this group 900 species have been identified. Some Tarantulas hunt prey primarily in trees and others hunt on or near the ground. All tarantulas can produce silk; but some species will typically reside in a silken "tube tent", terrestrial species will line their burrows with silk to stabilize the burrow wall and facilitate climbing up and down. Tarantulas mainly eat insects and other arthropods, using ambush as their primary method of prey capture. The biggest tarantulas can kill animals as large as lizards, mice, and birds. Tarantulas are found in tropical and desert regions around the world. Most tarantulas are harmless to humans, and some species are popular in the exotic pet trade. Some species (not known to have ever produced human fatalities) have venom that can produce extreme discomfort over a period of several days. The name tarantula comes from the town of Taranto in Southern Italy and was originally used for an unrelated species of European wolf spider. The name was borrowed to apply to the Theraphosids when Europeans explored areas where these large spiders were common. In Africa, Theraphosids are frequently referred to as "baboon spiders". Asian forms are known as "earth tigers" or "bird eating spiders". Australians refer to their species as "barking spiders", "whistling spiders", or "bird spiders". People in other parts of the world also apply the general name "mygales" to Theraphosid spiders.

INVENTION CONVENTION

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The students were involved with designing their own personal Invention. The goal of this project was to harness the creative potentional of 6th graders while also following the State of Arizona's technology educational objective. The students learned about other inventors and also designed their own Invention. Students used the skills they have learned through this year to develop their own Invention. The skills involed were critical thinking and problem solving. Following are some of the Inventions the students designed and some of their comments about the project.

Future Engineers of Tomorrow (Part 2)

Victoria and Teresa built another addition to the in your face and hands on science classroom of Mr. Iannone. The two future engineers talk about what they have learned and what struggles they had to overcome along the way.



Victoria and Teresa explain the sweat, tears, and muscle that went into the ferris wheel.

Future Engineers of Tomorrow! (Part 1)

In the students free time they have had the opportunity to build various rides you would see at the fair. The students needed to overcome challenges and improvise in order to complete tasks in a timely manner. The students enjoyed building the Knex even though they had the look of defeat and frustration at the end of many days. The following is a quick interview with a few of our future engineers that will shape the world.



Austin, Diego & (Jason missing)