3/1/2013

Post date: Mar 01, 2013 7:28:38 PM

Ultimately, when we make our decisions to offer extended curriculum and events, it is based on the mission and vision of STEM Magnet Lab School. We know that all the families at STEM are here because they believe in the philosophy of the school. We want to make sure we are providing the education the students deserve and that we are living up to the promise of STEM. These exceptional experiences will hopefully impact these students throughout their lives. Our hope is to provide them with a meaningful year that will contribute to their overall success and happiness.

“Wow!” you might be saying! “How will I afford this though?” We understand the financial aspect of your situation. We do offer many exceptional experiences at no cost, but others require fees. All of our students will always participate in any experience we offer to the second grade students. We have a few funding options available to us, such as school budget, PTO, donations from families, etc. These funds would not allow us to pay for all of the students for each experience, but are definitely available when needed. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance, we are more than happy to help out. If you are able to contribute additional funds, we would greatly appreciate it.

Goals for this week:

Science –

-Obtain and communicate information that some kinds of animals and plants that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere, although others living now may resemble them

-Understand that a ramp facilitates the task of lifting a load

-Realize that although the ramp does not move, it is a machine that reduces the force needed and that force depends on the incline of the ramp

-Identify that a ramp or inclined plane is a simple machine

-Identify a screw is a long inclined plane wrapped around a rod

-Demonstrate how a screw provides a gain in force

-Identify a wedge as a simple machine

Compare the difference between a wedge and an inclined plane

-Identify the presence of different types of simple machines and complex systems

-Classify simple machines

Technology-

-Waterford Reading/Science/Math Program

-IXL

-EduCreations

-Pebble Go

-Brain Pop Jr.

-Google Site Development

-iPod math games

-Publish writing using MS Word

-Everyday Math Games

-National Geographic for Kids

-TCI Social Studies

-Kidspiration

-Animoto

Engineering

-Trace transmission of motion and transfer of energy through the machine

-Identify the lever mechanisms at work in the model

-Consider the needs of living animals

-Create a programmable model to demonstrate the knowledge and operation of digital tools and technological systems

-Build and test bird’s movement

-Improve the bird’s behavior by adding the motion sensor and programming sounds to coordinate the movement

-Understand how the bird’s head and tail change their angle position as the birds pivots

-Understand and use numbers to represent the type of sounds played and the amount of time in tenths of one second

Math

-Identify the mile and kilometer as standard units for longer distances

-Solve problems about road-map distances

-Explore capacity of cylinders

-Find areas of shapes by suing inch and centimeter grids

-Distinguish between area and perimeter

-Find areas of rectangular figures by partitioning and counting squares

STEM Success “Lynx”

Thank you to some of our families for volunteering for the field trip! Also, thank you for the continued catapult support!

How can you help?!?!

Please pack a sack lunch for your child on Tuesday, March 5th!