Last Day with Wonderful 5th Graders!

Watch out world! These 34 amazing kids are headed to middle school! This week we celebrated their last day of GT with lots of crazy challenges! Get a peek into our crazy day here!

Stop-motion Snack

Third graders had the creative task of designing a stop motion video on a class chosen theme: FOOD! Technology, collaboration, and a lot of patience was required to complete this task. Check out the compilation of animations in the video! Here is a small glimpse behind the scenes of the movie:

Storybook Trials

5th graders have been "hired" to represent important clients. . . Okay - they are storybook characters. Can they convince a jury and win the case? We will find out next week! Take a peek at the students preparing for the cases.

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.

Web Designers!

5th graders will be running student websites as they document their journey of raising trout in the classroom! We are so lucky to have this connection the Trout Unlimited and the Idaho Fish and Game. check out the student websites at this link. they will be updated weekly.

Observations and Inferences

Our third grade sleuths observed evidence under a microscope and with some very TOP SECRET clues attempted to make an inference as to what the mystery microscopic object was. Check out the video footage!

Fred's Big Adventure

3rd graders were thrilled this week as they planned Fred's adventure sailing around the world. A bit of geography, and a whole lot of creativity were needed as they used our Lego WeDo robotic kits to create a moving boat for Fred and designed backdrops to help tell the story. Check out the behind the scenes footage and the final amazing movie Fred's Big Adventure.

Ozobot Races

What is cute, has wheels, and you can hold it in your hand? Ozobot! Students were able to test their coding skills today during the Ozobot race. Each track had to be at least 100cm, have 5 different codes, and at least three 90 degree turns. Check out the final race! Today students also finalized their invention plans and are ready to start building!

Chess, Numbers, and Fred

Wow! The pace is picking up in 3rd grade! This week they met Mr. Arney, our chess instructor and started with the basics of chess. They completed a Numbers of Me Project where they calculated their age in dog years, figured out how much they would weigh on another planet, were introduced to square roots, and measured using the metric system. At the end of the day they were introduced to a GT mascot of sorts - Fred (the gummy worm). The poor little guy is always getting into trouble. Today students needed to get him to wear his life preserver. Students used their communication and collaboration skills and a think tank strategy to save him. Though I have a feeling Fred will end up needing their help again soon! Take a peek at our day.

FEAR: The Movie

Students are exploring the psychology, neurology, and physiology of fear! Check out the short videos. . . if you dare.

4th Grade Meets Ozobots

What is adorable, can be coded, and fits in the palm of your hand? Ozobots of course. We love them! Check out the 4th graders as they learn the Ozobot language of line codes.

Thrilling Day in 5th Grade

A design challenge had students incorporating high thrill factors in roller coasters. Also, after a lesson on divergent thinking, students applied the components of originality, flexibility, and elaboration to a 7 minute drawing and then evaluated the anonymous samples for the criteria. They were great discussions! Take a peak at the energy in the room.

Mint Rollers

We rolled out the year with a design challenge - In 12 minutes design a vehicle using mints! Check out the engineering, teamwork, and creativity in the video!