Diving into the Depths

Fourth graders have been incorporating research, engineering, coding, and green screen technology into a creative documentary of a specific ocean zone. Splash in to these informational and entertaining videos!


Epipelagic Zone

Mesopelagic Zone

Bathypelagic Zone

Abyssal Zone

Hadalpelagic Zone

Ozobot SweetHeart Round-up

5th graders relied on their computational thinking, creativity, and collaboration as they worked through the design process. Programming, trying, and tweaking is surprisingly complex!Check out their amazing creations!

Valentiny Express: Balloon Powered Vehicles

Third graders had the ever important task of designing a balloon powered vehicle that could deliver Valentine Hearts quickly! Check out their design process as they plan, build, try, and redesign. Success is sweet when you work this hard!

Fingerprinting and Chromatography

3rd grade sleuths are on the case! Who touched the iPad? They can figure it out! Then the mysterious case where students used a chromatography lab to determine WHO wrote the note.

Fish Friends

Our fourth graders have been working on building leadership skills as they learn about our rainbow trout. We have paired with a second grade class at Birch to become "Fish Friends" where students work closely with their buddy to plan and organized activities and discussions with them. They have really enjoyed this time together! Check out these leaders with their fish friends!

Rainbow Babies! The Trout Hatch

Watch our class trout as they emerge from eggs. They are now in the sac fry or alevin stage. Time Lapse video over three days captured this momentous occasion in our classroom.