We have a third grade class of geologists in room 18! Students broke apart mock rocks to discover the ingredients inside and learned that real rocks are made up of many ingredients called "minerals." Next, they will test the ingredients to see what is really inside each mock rock just like a geologist would do with a real rock. What a fun hands-on experience!
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On Friday, December 15th, second graders from Ms. Ober, Mrs. Brittain, and Mrs. Cin’s classes gathered in MPR 1 and were given four winter-themed STEM challenges. Families came to work with the kids to try the challenges. At one station, the kids showed off what they have learned about coding throughout the year. They explored Code.org with their families and classmates to use what they know about computer science to solve puzzles on the iPads. At another station called “Santa’s Parachute”, kids were given a bag of materials and had to find a way to make a parachute to get Santa to the ground safely (he couldn’t fall out and it had to be a soft landing). At the next center, “Shelf for the Elf”, kids built a secure shelf for an elf to sit on in order to not be touched by young kids using on playdough and popsicle sticks. At the last center, “Snowball Catapult”, kids made a catapult only using popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a spoon in order to knock over paper cup snowmen with fake snowballs (marshmallows). Kids had to use a growth mindset in order to be successful with the stations, since even the adults struggled with some of the challenges. The kids were persistent and even took a bag home with all of the materials to keep trying at home.
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