In social studies, kindergarten is getting ready to explore the environmental characteristics of Iowa, but before we do that, we are learning that Iowa is the state we live in! Today Kindergarten got to explore different maps that all had Iowa on them! We also explored as a class on Google Earth!
Today 4th graders continued to work on block coding with the Sphero Bolts. They tried to code their Sphero Bolts to land in the Bullseye to get the most points!
There was a condition today, in order to count their points, they had to have at least 2 blocks and one of them must make the Sphero turn.
Then students practiced their multi-digit addition by adding up their scores from each run. They experienced so much more success today than last time!
More shadow pictures of 1st grade!
1st grade explored more with shadows today in science! We practiced with moving our object and trying to get their shadows in different spots, moving their light source (flashlights) to figure that out!
Even our youngest learners are busy coding robots in the CELL. Today our preschoolers learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin and then coded the Kinderbots to follow the path that a pumpkin follows as it grows!
Today kindergartners got to practice spelling simple cvc words by playing hopscotch on flower petals!
1st grade is retelling the plot of the story by working together to draw a picture to show what events happened in the story.
Reminder Coffee and Cookies with Lili & Dani! Wednesday 19, 2022 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
After exploring Canva during Innovation Club this week, 2nd grade students began creating and designing a postcard containing their own volcano research using Canva.
5th grade science has been learning about earth’s systems, how the energy in animals’ food was once energy from the sun, and about the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposes, and the environment. They have been using ecosystem card sets to figure out food chains and webs involving the organisms of specific ecosystems. It has been fun to see how there can be multiple connections, how many creatures depend on each other, and how ALL of the food ‘energy’ can be traced back to the sun!
5th grade ecosystem food chains and webs!
5th grade braved the wind and cooler temperatures to work on cleaning off garden beds this morning!
More pictures of 1st grade of science with light
1st grade used flashlights again in science today. We talked about opaque (no light through), transparent (all light through) and translucent (some light through) today with different objects!
1st grade used some big letter cards as a class to spell different words in reading today!
Today 1st grade spent time sorting images of their parachutes in groups. They sorted them in different ways: Successful Parachutes versus Unsuccessful Parachutes. Long Strings versus Short Strings. After discussing as a group, we came to the conclusion that the parachutes that worked the best had strings in the corners and had parachutes that stayed open. Next Innovation Club, students are going to do a final sketch of a parachute they would design based on what they have learned from watching multiple parachute tests!
More pictures of 4th grade using Block coding while participating in an addition game!
Earlier in the year, 6th grade students were challenged with creating an informational poster that could clearly display information about aquaponics. We wanted to be able to hang these by our aquaponics systems to teach others what was happening. Using Canva, students created posters. Then as a class we discussed which ones best displayed the information. We talked about backgrounds, images, information and eventually chose these 2 designs to be turned into large posters on display!
Earlier in the year, 5th grade students were challenged with creating an informational poster that could clearly display information about aquaponics. We wanted to be able to hang these by our aquaponics systems to teach others what was happening. Using Canva, students created posters. Then as a class we discussed which ones best displayed the information. We talked about backgrounds, images, information and eventually chose these 3 designs to be turned into large posters on display!
More dodgeball pictures!
