The 4th graders experimented with block coding using the Ozobot in STEM Lab this week.
The 2nd and 3rd grades have been working on building cars for the last several weeks.
The car should travel the farthest when started on a ramp.
These cars needed multiple redesigns as making working wheels proved to be difficult to build.
Engineering Design
The kindergarten students had a chance to learn that engineers design and build things to solve problems and about the different types of engineering. They then rotated through stations where they participated in activities that reflected what each type of engineer might do in their career.
WELCOME BACK!!!!
I am so happy to see all the students return and to meet all the new students. After talking with you, it seems like everyone enjoyed their summer break!
This week the fourth and fifth grade students save Fred, the gummy worm, from drowning by working collaboratively to put the gummy life preserver around his middle. The students were not allowed to touch Fred, the life preserver, or his capsized boat with anything other than a few paper clips.
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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