This fall, I will be attending the 3D CAD, Plasma Cutter, Arduino & Welding I&II courses @ TX/RX Labs of Houston, TX. TX/RX is a non-profit hackerspace – a place for machine and electronic-centric project work -which recently opened on Commerce St. I’ve been by on their Friday night Open Houses and the crowd seemsContinue reading “Community Watch: TX/RX Labs”
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Community Watch: Lie Nielson Toolworks Show, Oct. 21st-22nd
I took my students to the Lie-Nielson Toolworks show being held at the Kellogg Furniture Studio on Fri, Oct. 21st. My students were able to use some pretty expensive and sweet-working tools from Lie-Nielson and Glen-Drake tools were there. I especially got a thrill watching a student get pointers from the man that created theContinue reading “Community Watch: Lie Nielson Toolworks Show, Oct. 21st-22nd”
(Re-)Planting Salt Marsh Grass: Galveston Bay Foundation
In Feburary, fifteen of my students ripped up some two-hundred salt marsh grass stalks. After a few months of careful husbandry, we re-planted the stalks in the middle of Trinity Bay. I’ll let the Galveston Bay Foundation take it from here… We got muddy and wet and smiles on our faces. Replanting the salt grassContinue reading “(Re-)Planting Salt Marsh Grass: Galveston Bay Foundation”
Community Watch: Top Down Beehives & Transistion Houston
Teachers can’t teach in a vacuum. Students need their subjects, from math to reading to science to civics to history to art to woodshop, placed into context, so the subject matter becomes revelant and interesting. In order to put my woodshop in context, I try to poke my head around the Houston community and findContinue reading “Community Watch: Top Down Beehives & Transistion Houston”
Community Watch: Pine Wood Derby Clinics
Saw this during half-time in last week’s Jets-Colts game over at http://www.coptool.com. It seems Lowe’s and Dremel will be sponsoring clinics on how to make Pinewood Derby cars. I may have to take a spin by and see if I can snag a few kits. Might have a week-long science lab project there. I shouldContinue reading “Community Watch: Pine Wood Derby Clinics”
Community Watch: ReUsed Houses in East Texas
I’m in the middle of a relaxing and surprisingly productive Christmas break and before I show my son’s second XMas gift, I’d like to share my last field trip of the year. I went to visit this guy, with two fellow teachers and ten kids. Dan Phillips is a self-taught house builder, plumber & electrician. Continue reading “Community Watch: ReUsed Houses in East Texas”
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