Class Load: 44 Minute Periods
4th Quarter
6th Grade (15 Day Rotation)
Rotation 4G - 30 Students
Rotation 5D - 26 Students
Rotation 5G - 30 Students
7th Grade (22 Day Rotation)
Rotation 7A - 15 Students
Rotation 7E - 19 Students
Rotation 8A - 19 Students
Rotation 8E -23 students
8th Grade (45 Day Rotation)
Rotation 4B - 17 Students
Rotation 4F - 23 Students
Projects and Content
6th Grade
Crash Cars
Concepts - Kinetic/Potential Energy, Aesthetic
Straw Rockets
Concepts - Aerodynamics
7th Grade
Tower Crush
Concepts - Load to Weight Ratio, Bridges
Wooden Basketball Game
Concepts - Machinery and Construction
8th Grade
Tower Crush
Concepts - Load to Weight Ratio, Bridges
Co2 Cars
Concepts - Aerodynamics, Gravity, Kinetic/Potential Energy, Aesthetic
Knock Hockey Table Game
Concepts - Machine Use and Safety,
Time Management
Battle Bots Competition
The combination of William Penn Middle School and Charles Beihm Middle School (2 of the 3 Pennsbury MS) come together each year to compete in a 1 night Battle Bot Competition!
The students create teams of 2-5 students and can include up to 1 adult (9th grade to parent). They get 1 hour to brainstorm and build their robots and use the remaining competition to compete in a double elimination bracket.
This year we had 8 teams compete 1 from William Penn and 7 from Charles Beihm. Our 1 team, the SuperBots, from William Penn went undefeated the entire bracket and took home the championship!
In the 90 second match, every time you disabled the other team (lifted off the ground, flipped over or pushed off the table) the team received a point. Whichever team has the most points at the end of the 90 seconds, takes the match!