Comments on: Ransom Middle Students Build Tetrahedral What-A-Kite

By: Stevie Ragan

Stevie Ragan — Thu, 26 May 2016 03:54:43 +0000

I was fortunate to have Mr. O’s class 4 years ago (I graduate this Friday) and I would say Mr. O definitely deserves a teacher of the year award. He made science fun as opposed to doing worksheets every day in science classes I have had in the past. Keep it up Mr. O!!!

By: Pensacola pete

Pensacola pete — Thu, 26 May 2016 03:11:37 +0000

I stand corrected, my apologies all around.

By: MM

MM — Tue, 24 May 2016 21:57:10 +0000

Looks good…. a mixture of structural and aeronautical design and test. The triangle is the basis for all truss structures. Maybe they could build a bridge next?

By: Spouseofteacher

Spouseofteacher — Tue, 24 May 2016 21:20:52 +0000

Love to see the hands on instruction at the end of the school year as many teachers would rather pop in a movie and call it a year. Way to go Mr. O.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 24 May 2016 17:59:57 +0000

@ Steve. Great point. It is easy to quote from a text book or describe pictures but to actually use a child’s mind seems to be an often overlooked art of the past. I vote for Mr.O as teacher of the year!

By: Mr. O

Mr. O — Tue, 24 May 2016 12:09:40 +0000

Pensacola Pete…A pyramid has a square bottom and five faces. These tetrahedra only have four faces, and each face is a triangle. But you have me wondering…would a pyramidal kite fly? That just may be our project next year! LOL! Have a great day!

By: tg

tg — Tue, 24 May 2016 11:58:52 +0000

Work those young minds its a wonderful project.

By: Teachergirl

Teachergirl — Tue, 24 May 2016 11:55:13 +0000

A pyramid has a square base.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 24 May 2016 11:38:01 +0000

Now This isTeaching!!!!
Not only fun for the kids but they use their hands to build something.

By: Pensacola pete

Pensacola pete — Tue, 24 May 2016 10:48:42 +0000

a tetrahedron is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six straight edges, and four vertex corners. The tetrahedron is the simplest of all the ordinary convex polyhedra and the only one that has fewer than five faces.

Or you could call it a pyramid.