This week in the lab...
Miss Phillips was not at school on Thursday or Friday because she was attending the Computer-Using Educators (CUE) Conference in Palm Springs Thursday-Saturday. While the district approved her to attend the conference, they did not approve for her to have a sub on the two days she was gone. Needless to say, we had to do some class shuffling to make sure every class either came to science lab or technology time this week.
The kindergartners attended technology time and continued to improve their typing skills using Dance Mat Typing.
The first graders attended science lab and participated in the penny boat challenge where they were each given a square of aluminum foil with which they needed to construct a boat. The boat was then tested to see how many pennies it could hold before the boat began to sank. During technology time, students continued to work on their Animal Adaptations PowerPoints. This week, students added pictures to their PowerPoint slides. We are nearing the end of this project. Parents, be on the look-out for a flier that will be sent home with your students that has the class presentation times. We would love to have you attend!
Second graders continued to work on their interactive inference games during tech time. Students added the "interactive" component to their PowerPoint project, by adding hyperlinks to their game. The games are almost finished! Parents, keep a eye out for a flier being sent home with more information on how you can view your student's project.
The Monday STEM class finished up their Assembly Line project this week. The class was divided into two groups and each group had to come up an efficient way to manufacture "Color Bricks." The team with the most efficient method won! Each product had to be inspected by the "Quality Control Department," a.k.a. Miss Phillips, so students had to take into consideration the quality of the product they were producing. It was very interesting to see each group interact and work together to complete the challenge!
Well, that's what happened this week at 260 Cedar Road. I can't wait to tell you all about the educational technologies conference
Miss Phillips was not at school on Thursday or Friday because she was attending the Computer-Using Educators (CUE) Conference in Palm Springs Thursday-Saturday. While the district approved her to attend the conference, they did not approve for her to have a sub on the two days she was gone. Needless to say, we had to do some class shuffling to make sure every class either came to science lab or technology time this week.
The kindergartners attended technology time and continued to improve their typing skills using Dance Mat Typing.
The first graders attended science lab and participated in the penny boat challenge where they were each given a square of aluminum foil with which they needed to construct a boat. The boat was then tested to see how many pennies it could hold before the boat began to sank. During technology time, students continued to work on their Animal Adaptations PowerPoints. This week, students added pictures to their PowerPoint slides. We are nearing the end of this project. Parents, be on the look-out for a flier that will be sent home with your students that has the class presentation times. We would love to have you attend!
Second graders continued to work on their interactive inference games during tech time. Students added the "interactive" component to their PowerPoint project, by adding hyperlinks to their game. The games are almost finished! Parents, keep a eye out for a flier being sent home with more information on how you can view your student's project.
The Monday STEM class finished up their Assembly Line project this week. The class was divided into two groups and each group had to come up an efficient way to manufacture "Color Bricks." The team with the most efficient method won! Each product had to be inspected by the "Quality Control Department," a.k.a. Miss Phillips, so students had to take into consideration the quality of the product they were producing. It was very interesting to see each group interact and work together to complete the challenge!
Well, that's what happened this week at 260 Cedar Road. I can't wait to tell you all about the educational technologies conference