Even if you have class in the Science hallway every day, it still has some aspects you may not know about. This year, we have an all new Center for Inquiry and Design and science hallway. These new spaces are intended to help us learn in a new and modern environment.
“The design was focused on how we could create the most progressive research-based teaching and learning environment. We considered both the learner and teacher experience in designing the space.” According to Dr. Sascha Heckmann, the high school principal at Puxi.
The Center for Inquiry and Design, or CID for short is the new MakerSpace for the high school. It boasts many new tools to help us learn in a previously impossible way. There are many new pieces of equipment. According to Dr. Heckmann, a small sampling includes a variety of printers. For example, there are several 3D printers that produce prototype objects. Along with large format printers for large color prints, a CNC vinyl cutter that produces vinyl stickers, laser cutters for wood and plastics, a UV printer, as well as a variety of ‘making’ tools ranging from hand tools to large-scale computer operated machines.” Many science classes are taking advantage of these new facilities, along with other students who are working specifically in these areas. One such example is the freshman Physics-Chemistry class that is using the laser cutter to produce cutouts of model bridges for testing.
The spaces boast many new pieces of equipment too! The science wing has “chemistry demonstration hoods, a greenhouse, a physics balcony, and a MakerSpace with many pieces of equipment. We have all of the prior functionality plus many additional resources.”
While this space may be new and exciting, there is still much to be done before it is fully complete. For example, the fish tank by the teacher meeting area is not filled yet. The CID’s new equipment is still in boxes for the most part.
According to Dr. Heckmann “It is our hope that the majority of the space will be completed after October break. Unfortunately, some of the glass was damaged in transport and this will take the longest to complete.” While the space may not be finished yet, it still provides a superior learning environment sculpted for the future.
Matthew Low
“The design was focused on how we could create the most progressive research-based teaching and learning environment. We considered both the learner and teacher experience in designing the space.” According to Dr. Sascha Heckmann, the high school principal at Puxi.
The Center for Inquiry and Design, or CID for short is the new MakerSpace for the high school. It boasts many new tools to help us learn in a previously impossible way. There are many new pieces of equipment. According to Dr. Heckmann, a small sampling includes a variety of printers. For example, there are several 3D printers that produce prototype objects. Along with large format printers for large color prints, a CNC vinyl cutter that produces vinyl stickers, laser cutters for wood and plastics, a UV printer, as well as a variety of ‘making’ tools ranging from hand tools to large-scale computer operated machines.” Many science classes are taking advantage of these new facilities, along with other students who are working specifically in these areas. One such example is the freshman Physics-Chemistry class that is using the laser cutter to produce cutouts of model bridges for testing.
The spaces boast many new pieces of equipment too! The science wing has “chemistry demonstration hoods, a greenhouse, a physics balcony, and a MakerSpace with many pieces of equipment. We have all of the prior functionality plus many additional resources.”
While this space may be new and exciting, there is still much to be done before it is fully complete. For example, the fish tank by the teacher meeting area is not filled yet. The CID’s new equipment is still in boxes for the most part.
According to Dr. Heckmann “It is our hope that the majority of the space will be completed after October break. Unfortunately, some of the glass was damaged in transport and this will take the longest to complete.” While the space may not be finished yet, it still provides a superior learning environment sculpted for the future.
Matthew Low
