First and Second grade students worked through a variety of holiday themed STEM challenges. They built steps for Santa's elves to climb into his sleigh. They created a "telescope" to help Santa see far. They created stockings for Santa to fill as well as several other tasks using problem solving, engineering and a variety of hands-on practice.
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The middle school students created maker proposals this month. They researched and submitted their idea on what they wanted to work on. Students choose wood burning projects, 3D Pen projects, stop motion projects, sewing projects and soldering sculpture projects. As they have finished they have been assisting classmates or choosing new activities. They love the freedom and choices and I love the creativity and skill building. Third and fourth grades each got to create three dimensional trees using the maker space this week. They were able to choose any materials and create. They had to think about the geometric shape of the tree and how to make their tree a similar shape. They had fun creating but really enjoyed the process. The kindergarten students enjoyed the challenge of building "Christmas Trees" out of solo cups with a partner. The fifth grade students presented the court case of The Westing Game. They did an amazing job. Check out the video here or by clicking on the picture.
Today the first graders spent their STEM time decorating their Gingerbread Community. On Friday we will be adding trees. We also have skype dates with two other classes in different parts of the United States coming up. Today the fourth graders connected with a group of 3rd graders to contribute to a discussion: What is the most important cultural universal: food, water, shelter or health/safety? The researched and took notes and then recorded their position on a flipgrid. This project made researching fun and interactive. This week students from 2nd and up have started exploring the Flipgrid app. This app has so many uses. In this link (click picture below), 3rd graders explain about the MakeyMakey tool they have been using and the latest project they are working on. This is a great way to gather assessment data and the kids have fun with it too.
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