Innovation Friday #1

What an amazing day! Today was the STEM lab's very first Innovation Friday. Students were put into one of seven different stations and will work in that station for four Fridays. Our goal is that by the end of the year, all students will have had the opportunity to work through all seven stations. Stations include; construction, Lego Robotics, Coding, Sewing, Lego building, Little Bits Circuits, and 3-D printing. Students will be working through some given tasks as well as designing and creating their own work. Through these tasks, they are working on problem solving, communication, leadership and much more. Today was spent going over expectations and safety. As usual, the students exceeded even our highest expectations. Keep checking back as we move through the year for updates and student work.

Weathering and Erosion Walk

Students went out into the woods to try to find real examples of weathering and erosion. They took pictures as evidence. We had a lot of fun and were impressed with how many different examples they were able to find.

Weathering and Erosion

We are deep into our Weathering and Erosion unit and the amazing connections the students are making is truly awesome! They have been soaking up all the new concepts and vocabulary. From learning the difference between physical and chemical weathering to recognizing water erosion around our community, we could not be more proud of the enthusiasm and learning taking place.

Getting to Work

Now that we know each other a little better we have gotten to work! We spent this week practicing our measuring and data collection. We created beanstalks and measured all the leaves - this was a lot of work! We continued to see students encouraging each other and helping each other. What an amazing group of kids :)

A New Year!

We are so excited to be starting our second year with our Innovation Lab/STEM class!! We have so many fun things planned and cannot wait to get learning. We have started the year building a safe and supportive community of learners. We mixed 3rd and 4th graders for some challenging tasks. The outcome was a lot of fun and many giggles. We also talked about how important it is to never give up, support each other in times of need and keep a positive outlook.

Roller Coaster Finals

Students have worked hard to use what they have learned and apply it to their own unique roller coaster designs. See some of their work....

Roller Coasters

We are continuing our work with gravity and having SO much fun! Students are designing and building roller coasters that use their knowledge of gravity, force and motion as well as friction to complete different missions each day. Stay tuned for pictures and videos of what they are doing!