Dear Parents -
During the week of Nov 8-12 during science, your student will be introduced to our school-wide Invention Project - Owl’s Opus. As we prepare students for life outside of the classroom, we strive to instill the 12 abilities that today’s students need to succeed during the Information Age. These 21st-century skills are:
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Critical thinking
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Creativity
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Collaboration
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Communication
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Information literacy
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Media literacy
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Technology literacy
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Flexibility
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Leadership
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Initiative
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Productivity
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Social skills
Owl’s Opus allows students to work on all of these skills while they brainstorm, research, design, build, test, re-design and present their original invention.
Every RMA student is required to complete an original Invention Project. An inventor’s journal (paper or electronic), model (prototype) and digital presentation (Video uploaded to FlipGrid) is required.
Project requirements and journal entries will be posted in Google Classroom, however, MOST of the work for this project will be done outside of the classroom by students.
- Invention projects must be pre-approved by their science teacher.
- Every student will sign a contract and create an original invention to the best of their ability.
- A supervising adult’s signature (parent/guardian/relative) is also required on the contract.
- Inventor’s Journals, Models and digital presentations are due Jan. 21, 2022.
- Top students will present their inventions before a parliament of judges later in the spring.
- Accommodations may be made by teachers based on specific student needs.
Please reach out to your child’s science teacher or Rebekka Stasny, Science Department Chair at stasnyr@rowlettmiddleacademy.