Category Archives: Lessons

Cat Creations

Posted on September 29, 2020 by gorneaun

Does it get any cuter than this? Kindergarten students are learning shapes and how to drag and drop on their new Chromebooks. They opened a Google Slide and navigated to the slide with their name on it. They then arranged … Continue reading →

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PEEP

Posted on April 9, 2020 by gorneaun

PEEP and the Big Wide World has also created a series of free Family Science Handouts. These activities turn everyday situations—like a walk in the park or a sink full of  later—into simple science explorations that families can enjoy together. This … Continue reading →

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Design Squad Nation Collection

Posted on April 8, 2020 by gorneaun

        The Design Squad Nation Collection has a series of engineering activities for students ages 8-13 organized by science topic ranging from electricity to sports/games. These activities are great for home use because: Each activity comes with detailed … Continue reading →

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FLL Highlights

Posted on February 14, 2019 by gorneaun

FLL Robotics has come to an end. The students worked together for months to accomplish some amazing tasks! The Jag Bots researched how to reuse human waste created on the International Space Station (ISS) while the Space Cadets worked on … Continue reading →

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Ask Doug – Mystery Science

Posted on December 13, 2018 by gorneaun

A colleague, okay my husband, a 4th grade teacher shared this great resource with me today. Doug is a former Science elementary teacher who takes questions from children and answers them in an engaging interactive video format. They are 5 … Continue reading →

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Mr. Kevin  Nielsen invited the staff to his taste-tripping party in his Theory of Knowledge class. While the title lured me in the concept was even more fascinating. The idea is that you eat foods that most people would not normally … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Bridge Competition

Posted on November 1, 2018 by gorneaun

Mr. David Treska organized a Spaghetti Bridge Competition for students in grades 5-12, parents and staff. We had several teams. a glue gun, box of spaghetti and a pair of scissors. They created a bridge and tested its strength over time.

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FLL Robotics Competition

Posted on October 23, 2018 by gorneaun

So we are very excited to announce that we have 2 teams to compete in the FLL tournament. We started to build on Monday and will continue on Wednesday.

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EV3 Build

Posted on September 13, 2018 by gorneaun

The 6th graders are zipping through the Riley Rover beginner challenges. We are onto building the EV3 Basic Drive Base.

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Build a Riley Rover

Posted on September 6, 2018 by gorneaun

Students are building their first robot, the RileyRover by Damien Kee. It took the students about 55 minutes to build this simple bot. The students needed to focus on following the directions to ensure they were building it properly.

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