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