WeDo Love to Tinker

Inspired by Daedalus and the idea of tinkering, and by Talos, possibly the first robot ever imagined way back in Greek Mythology - 3rd graders experimented with our Lego WeDo robotics kits. With some creativity, sensors, and programming, it was a very busy day! Check out some footage of our day in the video below.
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Passion Project Progresses!

5th graders are hard at work on their final GT project! They were to design their own project. They must LEARN something, CREATE/DO something, and SHARE something. All projects are off to a great start! We have fundraisers for a cause, rollercoasters, novels, screenplays with costumes and props, science experiments, actual blacksmithing, and even animated animal battles! With 20 separate projects happening in class the class is alive with energy! It is fun to see how driven and focused the students are as they work on their self-designed projects! Presentations will be May 2. I can't wait to see the amazing things these creative kids do!
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Squid Dissection

Smelly yet scientific describe our day! Thursday our 4th graders dissected squid and closely examined the internal and external anatomy. What an amazing experience! Thank you Mrs. Duerksen and all the parent volunteers that supported our young scientists!
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Ozobot and the Sun Chariot

Students designed their own chariots for Ozobot today. It was fun to see the creative ideas from the limited materials. Next task: design the trek across the sky while avoiding mythological creatures. Check out some fun footage of the day here: Week 2 - Students finally raced their chariots across the sky attempting to escape the mythological creatures! Check out footage of the final race!
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Peep Pursuit

Third graders were on the case of the stolen peeps this week! Luckily, we were in good hands as these sly sleuths were in pursuit of the peep perp! Our peeps (yes, marshmallow goodness) were taken! Evidence, interrogating the suspects, and finally solving the case took much of our day!
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Fascinating Fish Facts: Did you know. . .

Last week we were lucky enough to have Mr. Trovillion, a biologist, join us and share some amazing facts about rainbow trout. 4th graders were so impressed, they created posters of something interesting they learned. Check out their colorful posters that are now hanging in our classroom for all grade-levels to enjoy.
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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:
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