6th Grade Balloon cars & Grade four is measuring angles and coding Dash to trace the given angles.
Grade 6 balloon cars
Grade four is measuring angles and coding Dash to trace the given angles.
The 7th graders used what they learned about Greek architecture to build a column of cups that would support the weight of a student.
Their column was levels tall!!
Rover Landing(8th Grade) and Pretzels Fractions (3rd)
The 8th graders worked collaboratively to design and build rovers that would land safely when dropped from the top of the school bleachers.
The kindergarten class discussed the signs of spring they see in nature. They were then challenged to build a symbol that represents one of those sig
Kindergarten, 5th Graders & 2nd Graders in STEM LAB
The kindergarteners used direction cards to write short lines of “code” for Botley the robot.
Fifth grade worked collaboratively to apply their knowledge of Newton’s Laws to build a model of a wrecking ball.
Second grade learned about quadrilaterals in STEM lab
They then made squares, rectangles, trapezoids, parallelograms, and rhombuses out of paper. These were used to create a 3D snowflake.
Grade 8 followed printed directions this week instructing them to build a "paper popper”.
This proved to be an exercise in resilience as they learned that multiple tries to build them were needed, as well as techniques for making them work were varied.
Grade 3 practiced their building techniques this week.
They worked collaboratively to build not only the tower, but the blocks. They explored using round, square, and triangular shapes.
KINDERGARTENERS & CANDY HEARTS, MMMMM..... LOOK WHAT WE CAN DO
Kindergarten is always learning how to use unusual materials to build things with.
This time they were challenged to build the tallest tower they could using only candy hearts.
DON'T BREAK MY HEART!!
First grade, second grade, and kindergarten worked on a challenge called Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.
The students needed to work collaboratively to build a device that would protect a heart shaped sucker from breaking when dropped on the ground. The students really wrapped the lollipops well in items like bubble wrap, fleece fabric, and cotton balls. Many groups then designed containers to go around the wrapped bundles. They had so much fun dropping their creations to see how well they worked.
Grades 6, 7, and 8 worked collaboratively to build a heart using only red cups and one other item
Some groups chose for this item to be cardboard, and other groups were successful using paint stirring sticks.
STEM RESOURCES
STEM Terminology
Design Cycle- the process used by the student to plan for, build, test, and redesign prototypes
Engineering Habits of Mind- curiosity, collaboration, open-mindedness, resilience, resourcefulness, reflection, ethical consideration
Makerspace- a space where students at all grade levels can share equipment, materials, and knowledge to create, plan, fail, learn, and revise products that individually they could not complete due to lack of resources, time, or space.
What Is a Makerspace?
PBL- Project Based Learning
STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math