6th grade

Wonder Robots

April 2024


Balloon Cars

December 2023

The students were challenged to build a balloon-powered car that could travel at least 5 feet in a straight line.


Dot  Tower

August 2023

Inspired by the growth mindset story  in  The Dot  by Peter Reynolds the 6th graders were challenged to build the tallest tower using only 12 index cards and 20 dot stickers.


Famous Places Lego Challenge

May 2023

The students were challenged to build famous places with Legos.


3D Design Project

May 2023

The students  were asked to design a coin using 2-3 words from a Bible verse and an image.


Easter Egg Cleanup Challenge

April 2023

The students were challenged to build a bulldozer blade for their robot and then code it to clean up  Easter eggs.

Robotics

April 2023


Balloon Powered Cars

November 2022

The students were challenged to build a balloon-powered car that could travel at least 5 feet in a straight line.


Dot Tower Challenge

August 2022

The students were challenged to build the tallest tower possible with 12 index cards and 20 dot stickers.


Lego - Six Brick Challenge

May 2022


The Dot Building Challenge

May 2022

The 6th-grade students were given 12 file cards, 20 dot stickers, and a pair of scissors and challenged to build the tallest free-standing tower possible.


3D Design and Printing Project

May 2022

The 6th grade students designed coins using words from Bible verses .


NationalRobotics Week is April 2-10


6th Grade Projects

March  2022

The 6th-grade students made projects to show what they have learned with Code.org Click on the image to link to the project.


Designs with For Loops

The  6th grade students used for loops in code.org to make these designs. Click on each link  to watch a video of the design being drawn.

February 2022


Designs using Variables and Loops

The 6th graders wrote code using code.org to make these designs. Click on each design to watch a video of it being drawn.

Febraury 2022


Racing the Balloon Cars

November 2021

Balloon cars

November 2021

This week the 6th graders began working on a balloon powered car project.

Paper Chain Challenge

August 2021

The 6th graders were challenged to make the longest chain with only two sheets of paper, one pair of scissors, and twelve inches of tape in only ten minutes.

Congratulations to our 6th -grade winners with the longest chain. 162.5 inches


132 inches

Longest chain in Mrs. Vaughan's class