Notes from The Learning Lab
Robots, Special Programs, and More (2 Weeks Worth)
Putting the Presentation Together
Nora and Chloe
Loving the Robots Quizzes
Cayden, Nick, Jason, James
Choosing a Robot
CJ, Luke, James
PLTW
The Long Awaited Science Work is Here...
Scientists this week enjoyed working in small groups to research and use the design process for robots. As a group, they chose a type of robot to study and used the scientific design process to gather information for a mini- presentation to share with the class.
This past week, groups were able to get their robotics kits out and begin building a test bed. There was a buzz of activity in the lab.
This type of work takes all of those 21st Century Skills the students have been practicing- Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication. These are so important in this process as well as real life.
Designing Robots
Eva
Exploring Robots
Wylen
Fiction Robot
by Amelia
Researching Using
Tommy, Kamden, Matthew
The
Maddie and Katie
Robots App
Ava, Nick, Karlie
The PLTW Robotics Kits
Flipagram - January 31, 2016
Math Inquiry Projects
Designing a Game
Payton and Kamden (and Katie not pictured) use Growtopia to create math problems and a new game for kids to try after independent math work is finished.
A Card Game
Leo designs his own card game to help students have variety in math practice.
Nerf Gun Modifications
Ashton and Cam modify Nerf guns to test distances and accuracy.
Math Project
A Facts Practice Experiment
Paige will be working with 2nd Graders to develop new strategies for remembering math facts.
Brain Research
Karlie is researching colors and memory, which can be very helpful in math!
Brain Teasers
Abby is testing out brain teasers on groups of students.
Slingshots and Math?
Math Workshop
Kimmel (5th Grade)- Students have been working hard on exponents, exponential notation, order of operations and learning mathematic games to make concepts and math thinking stick.
Jones (6th Grade)- Students have worked this week on deepening understandings for plotting transformations, congruence of shapes, and learning about how a transversal line helps identify corresponding angles.
Exponents
A Ginormous Multiplication Problem
Paige and Karlie
Abby Squared
Working out coordinate polygon problems.
Student Created Problem
They were proud. :)
Special Areas- Music, Art, P.E.
Music for Middle School!
The Talk about Choices and Forms
The Big Day!
Trying On Band and Orchestra
The Beautiful Sounds of the Oboe
Abby Trying the Oboe
What are kids doing in music class now?
A Peek into Music Class
Even Peaches Dances
Folk Dancers
Folk dancing with Peaches
A Peek into Art
Art
P.E.
Jump rope for Heart Interviews
The D.A.R.E Program Started Last Week
Students learn about drug and alcohol safety as well as making good decisions.
Writing Workshop
Writing Nonfiction
Writers over the past two weeks continued their research and added to their thinking and fact gathering about their topic of interest. Some groups are nearing the end of their research and are ready to move on to drafting their article. In a small group, some writers started trying out different styles of beginnings. Ask your child what she or he is researching and writing about in class.
Researching Football
Chandler and Aiden
Working Hard in Notebooks
Alyssa, Lydia, Mak
Finding an Interest
Brenden
Reading Workshop
Story Seekers
Readers are reading a great variety of books. We have had students reading everything from nonfiction about WWE wrestlers to fictional series such as the Maze Runner, Divergent, Lunar Chronicles, Big Nate and more books independently. We continue teaching stamina with a balance of response as well as nonfiction features. We are still studying Allan Zullo as a writer and really focusing on our thinking as readers of any genre.
Grace's Independent Book
Allan Zullo Interviews
Reading Talk
Readers
Emily and Erika
Lost
Kamden, Matthew, James
In Books
Lydia and Mak
Book Talks and Comedy
Types of Responses
Paper Towns