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Beanstalk Designs Using pipe cleaners, kinder students built the tallest beanstalks possible, and then they measured their builds to compare which one was the tallest structure. | Design a House Students were assigned a specific material that represents either straw, wood, or bricks to model a house for one of the three little pigs. Watch out for that wolf! | Golden Egg Kinder students made modifications to their original beanstalk structures in order to hold a golden egg. Students learned structures need to change depending on the function. |
Beanstalk Designs
Using pipe cleaners, kinder students built the tallest beanstalks possible, and then they measured their builds to compare which one was the tallest structure.
Design a House
Students were assigned a specific material that represents either straw, wood, or bricks to model a house for one of the three little pigs. Watch out for that wolf!
Golden Egg
Kinder students made modifications to their original beanstalk structures in order to hold a golden egg. Students learned structures need to change depending on the function.
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Can You Hear Me Now? 1st graders explored how sound travels using plastic cups and string. They also discovered the relationship between sound and vibration. | Color Students collaborated to identify what happens when red, green, and blue colored lenses are mixed together. | Teamwork Using limited materials, students worked as a team to save the lost group of hikers with this communication device. |
Can You Hear Me Now?
1st graders explored how sound travels using plastic cups and string. They also discovered the relationship between sound and vibration.
Color
Students collaborated to identify what happens when red, green, and blue colored lenses are mixed together.
Teamwork
Using limited materials, students worked as a team to save the lost group of hikers with this communication device.
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Google Earth Google Earth helps students travel the world and learn that bodies of water are found in both solid and liquid states on Earth. | Map Skills After reviewing important symbols and a variety of maps, 2nd grade cartographers created their own map of a special place. | Erosion Tests Students built a model landscape to investigate which force-earthquake, wind, water, or ice-caused more sand to be eroded in the tray. |
Google Earth
Google Earth helps students travel the world and learn that bodies of water are found in both solid and liquid states on Earth.
Map Skills
After reviewing important symbols and a variety of maps, 2nd grade cartographers created their own map of a special place.
Erosion Tests
Students built a model landscape to investigate which force-earthquake, wind, water, or ice-caused more sand to be eroded in the tray.
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Does It Balance? Students constructed teeter totters to visualize balanced and unbalanced forces. They experimented adding different weights to observe what happens. | Lift Off! 3rd graders experimented with the four forces of flight (lift, drag, thrust, weight) using handheld propellers. | Glider Trials With partners, students conducted different glider trials to test the differences in wings and stabilizers. Students then graphed their results. |
Does It Balance?
Students constructed teeter totters to visualize balanced and unbalanced forces. They experimented adding different weights to observe what happens.
Lift Off!
3rd graders experimented with the four forces of flight (lift, drag, thrust, weight) using handheld propellers.
Glider Trials
With partners, students conducted different glider trials to test the differences in wings and stabilizers. Students then graphed their results.
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Energy Students constructed cars using VEX parts in order to observe the relationship between speed, kinetic energy, and potential energy. | Collisions 4th graders worked in teams to create collisions on a ramp between two cars to show the transfer of energy. | Save the Egg! Teams brainstormed multiple solutions to design a safety restraint system, and then selected one to develop and use to conduct fair tests. |
Energy
Students constructed cars using VEX parts in order to observe the relationship between speed, kinetic energy, and potential energy.
Collisions
4th graders worked in teams to create collisions on a ramp between two cars to show the transfer of energy.
Save the Egg!
Teams brainstormed multiple solutions to design a safety restraint system, and then selected one to develop and use to conduct fair tests.
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Germs, Germs, Germs Students were "infected" with a simulated germ powder to show how fast germs can spread. | Which Soap Works Best? 5th grade teams performed experiments to test the effectiveness of different soaps and hand washing methods. | Healthy Bodies Students explored the body's defenses and diagrammed how the body fights an invasion from germs. |
Germs, Germs, Germs
Students were "infected" with a simulated germ powder to show how fast germs can spread.
Which Soap Works Best?
5th grade teams performed experiments to test the effectiveness of different soaps and hand washing methods.
Healthy Bodies
Students explored the body's defenses and diagrammed how the body fights an invasion from germs.
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Design Challenge Students research cerebral palsy and created an ankle foot orthosis. They also learned that sketching and precise measurement are useful skills for communicating design ideas effectively. | Measurement 6th graders explored proper uses of rulers and dial calipers for measuring objects accurately. They put their skills to use designing paper skimmers that slide across the floor with ease. | Puzzle Cubes Students worked in teams and applied the design process to create puzzle cubes first using plastic linking cubes, and then made models by gluing together and coloring wooden blocks. |
Design Challenge
Students research cerebral palsy and created an ankle foot orthosis. They also learned that sketching and precise measurement are useful skills for communicating design ideas effectively.
Measurement
6th graders explored proper uses of rulers and dial calipers for measuring objects accurately. They put their skills to use designing paper skimmers that slide across the floor with ease.
Puzzle Cubes
Students worked in teams and applied the design process to create puzzle cubes first using plastic linking cubes, and then made models by gluing together and coloring wooden blocks.
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Digital Doodle Students are learning how to save data and working with databases. They created a Digital Doodle app that allows the user to annotate images and stores the picture to the database. | Algorithms Students created code using algorithms. They used the "for loops" statement to loop through code to reduce the redundancy of the algorithm. | Charades Students presented their completed charades app. They used the prebuilt code in the charades game app to analyze the code and reduce any redundant lines of code. |
Digital Doodle
Students are learning how to save data and working with databases. They created a Digital Doodle app that allows the user to annotate images and stores the picture to the database.
Algorithms
Students created code using algorithms. They used the "for loops" statement to loop through code to reduce the redundancy of the algorithm.
Charades
Students presented their completed charades app. They used the prebuilt code in the charades game app to analyze the code and reduce any redundant lines of code.
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Flight Vehicles Students looked at different flight vehicles that led to the design of the plane. | Wing Design Students explored how wing design affects flight. | Airfoil Students created digital designs of their airfoils. |
Flight Vehicles
Students looked at different flight vehicles that led to the design of the plane.
Wing Design
Students explored how wing design affects flight.
Airfoil
Students created digital designs of their airfoils.
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