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Profile
Dave
Grabski graduated from the University of Wisconsin�Stevens Point in
1973. He worked as an Area Manager
for Shopko Stores in Stevens Point for two years and then formed G & G
Builders in partnership with his brother.
Dave went back to UW-SP for
his Teacher Certification credits in 1997. Dave taught
High School science (biology, environmental, physical) in Wild Rose from
1999-2000. He
currently teaches 8th grade earth science and 8th
grade life science at Ben Franklin Junior High and PJ Jacobs Junior High
in Stevens Point and coaches 7th-8th grade boys
basketball and 9th grade baseball at Ben Franklin Jr. High.
Dave
enjoys children,
hunting, trapshooting, baseball (high school and college � NOT
PROFESSIONAL), gardening, carpentry, and reading.
He believes humor
is important in teaching. Dave
would love to be a �professional� college student but financial
demands require him to bring home a paycheck.
Lesson Plans
| Catapult
Construction by Dave Grabski
Catapults were one
of the light artillery weapons used to throw objects into
enemy territory in the Middle Ages.
In groups of three or four, students will build, test,
and then modify the throwing distance of a catapult.
The goal is to fling the plastic load (a small cap) the
furthest down the hallway.
This lesson would be appropriate during the study of
energy (potential, kinetic, elastic) and/or the metric system.
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| Chipping
It Away by Dave Grabski
We
are humans and our home is the earth. Air, water, timber and
earth materials are all natural resources. We must recognize
that resources are found in only limited amounts. Resources
such as air, water and timber have always been considered
renewable. This means that people thought they would always be
available for our use. Careless use of the earth's limited
resources have led to renewable resources being less available
than they once were. Would you be careless with the earth's
resources?
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| Energy
Resources by Dave Grabski
This lesson deals
with our Energy Resources.
Students distinguish between renewable, nonrenewable,
and alternative energy resources.
Students work in teams, do individual research, and
report to the class.
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| Make
A Rock by Dave Grabski
To make an edible
facsimile of some common rock type, and share it with
classmates. To demonstrate how rocks are made in nature.
To correlate rock ingredients with common cooking ingredients.
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