STEAM Defined by Grade 1

Miss Drews' Class created an Advertisement to explain STEAM Fest!

2nd Grade STEM Activity

Second Grade classes had a morning of doing STEM activities on Early Release day in April. They read a story about a lonely boy who wanted to make a playground for a roly poly and then found a rock in the shape of a sphere to play with his paper plate maze. Classes also used a multimedia presentation tool to give ideas and then students created their own Marble Maze.

3rd Grade MakerSpace Morning

3rd Grade taken over by MakerSpace activities! 6 classrooms all took part, with 3 different activities to choose from. Thanks Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Nilson for the fun and engaging activities. Problem solving and team work are always great ways to learn!

Build a platform from paper. Which geometric shape provides the best support for bearing weight?

Design a bucket tower from straws. How can you design and build a load bearing tower that includes a suspended container?

Bubble Magic & Wand creating. After experimenting with bubbles, design and use materials to make a bubble wand that creates the best bubbles.

Kinder Research

Sanford and DelReal’s Kinder students doing research in the computer lab. Using our RRISD Library Resources Kinder students have a chance to research animals with a partner. Sites students use to research include http://techhintz.blogspot.com/2016/05/animal-research-websites.html

   

Google Drawing in Grade 3

Miss Hintz worked with Mrs. Tilger's class to create Google Drawings on Planets. We used http://Pics4learning.com for copywrite free images. Students shared their drawing and are already plotting their next creations.

MLK Day Activites

Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- Online

Here are some online resources on Martin Luther King Jr. 

JUST FOR KIDS: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

History of the holiday, Biography, timeline, quotes and more on

Factmonster.com

DID YOU KNOW: http://www.holidays.net/mlk/  Has some great “Did

you Know” facts.

VIDEO: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=94828

Link to the Video of I have a dream speech. There is a commercial at the

beginning, so let that run and cue it up for your students. Or sign up for

the free membership of teachertube, and you can skip the ad. The video is

11+ minutes long. There is a commentary at the end.

TEXT: http://www.mlkonline.net/  The text for the “I have a Dream”

Speech. Including some discussion questions for students. Some great

photos including his birth home.

JIGSAW PUZZLE: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/martin-luther-king-jr-day/jigsaw-puzzles/portrait.html  Can select Easy, Medium or Hard. Great practice of mousing skills for younger students.

Hour of Code Week at Gattis

December 5th-9th is Digital Citizenship and Hour of Code Week

Students learned about being good Digital Citizens each day on Broadcast. Ask them about:

• Monday: Stay Safe Online
• Tuesday: Digital Footprint
• Wednesday: Stop Cyber-bullying
• Thursday: Give credit where credit is due
• Friday: Balance is Best

In additions students worked on coding to be part of Hour of Code. See the Student Resource page to get to the coding apps.

Here are some photos of students coding in the library with Miss Hintz and Mrs. Chittenden.