Tech and Science Weekly
December 4, 2017
NCTM Illuminations
NCTM Illuminations
Are you looking for interactive tools to use for teaching math? NCTM Illuminations has a variety of interactive tools, including a geometry tool that allows you to count the faces, edges, and vertices by coloring in the face, making a circle around the vertices, or highlighting the edges. Check it out.
Virtual Chat with Santa
Ever wonder how Santa preps for the holidays? Curious to know how many elves work in the North Pole? Wondering how St. Nick distributes all those presents in just one night? Submit your questions to Santa himself on Tuesday, December 12 from 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Central during our live chat.
Sign Up to Use the Science iPads or the Dell Laptops
- Click on the link http://vols.pt/WL9XmY (iPads)
- Click on the link http://vols.pt/kkwNYV (Dell Laptops Cart 3)
- Enter your school email address
- Sign up for the date and time you want (if you would like me to assist with the lesson - email me before you sign up to see if I am available)
Science and Literacy
Ms. Damiani's students wrote about the properties of their pencils when they were classifying matter.
Girls STEM Club
The 3rd and 4th grade girls made sundials and learned how to use them to tell time.
Technology and the Texas Revolution
Fourth grade students participated in a videoconference about the Texas Revolution. They learned about the causes, battles, and people involved through the myths and unsolved mysteries about the events and people involved.
This Week in Science
Matter and Energy
Kinder - Changes from Heat
1st - Changes from Heat
2nd - Physical Changes
3rd - Changes from Heat
4th - Mixtures