This week in the lab...
Kindergartners began learning about magnets! Ms. Phillips started off the class by showing the students a little magic trick...with the aid of her secret magnet. Students were presented with the challenge of making a magnet "float" on a pencil. Students then worked in pairs to sort through a bag of items, some were magnetic and some were not. During technology time, we learned the proper way to type the letters "e" and "i" on the Dance Mat Typing website.
First graders learned about wind direction and weather vanes! Students then took a mini field trip to three locations on campus. At each location, students blew bubbles to observe which direction the wind was blowing! We didn't have technology time this week, because we had our Read Across America Day instead! It was a fun day for everyone. Even Ms. Phillips participated in the rotations! Students that visited Ms. Phillips room read a shortened version of the story "Bartholomew and the Oobleck," and then did a short activity with Oobleck!
Second graders learned about the frog life cycle. We watched a video about frogs, and then created an interactive worksheet that showed the life cycle of a frog. During technology time, students continued to work on their Interactive Inference Games in PowerPoint.
During STEM Academy, students explored the concept of Assembly Lines. Students were given the challenge of creating the most efficient way to make "color blocks." The class was divided into two teams. Each team had to work together to design the most efficient Assembly Line. Then, we tested and retested to see which Assembly Line could make the most "project manager approved" color blocks in 10 minutes.
Well, that's what happene
Kindergartners began learning about magnets! Ms. Phillips started off the class by showing the students a little magic trick...with the aid of her secret magnet. Students were presented with the challenge of making a magnet "float" on a pencil. Students then worked in pairs to sort through a bag of items, some were magnetic and some were not. During technology time, we learned the proper way to type the letters "e" and "i" on the Dance Mat Typing website.
First graders learned about wind direction and weather vanes! Students then took a mini field trip to three locations on campus. At each location, students blew bubbles to observe which direction the wind was blowing! We didn't have technology time this week, because we had our Read Across America Day instead! It was a fun day for everyone. Even Ms. Phillips participated in the rotations! Students that visited Ms. Phillips room read a shortened version of the story "Bartholomew and the Oobleck," and then did a short activity with Oobleck!
Second graders learned about the frog life cycle. We watched a video about frogs, and then created an interactive worksheet that showed the life cycle of a frog. During technology time, students continued to work on their Interactive Inference Games in PowerPoint.
During STEM Academy, students explored the concept of Assembly Lines. Students were given the challenge of creating the most efficient way to make "color blocks." The class was divided into two teams. Each team had to work together to design the most efficient Assembly Line. Then, we tested and retested to see which Assembly Line could make the most "project manager approved" color blocks in 10 minutes.
Well, that's what happene