Bridge building has begun in fourth grade!
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Fourth graders researched an invention and how engineers followed the steps of the Engineering Design Process. They had the choice of presenting their information through a poster, digital poster/slides, or a skit.
Underwater Lamp Presentation.pptxPink Illustrative Candy Page Border Landscape A3 .pdfSynthetic Spider silk .pdfContacts.pdfFerris wheel.pdf
Force in Space Education Presentation in Black White Hand Drawn Lightly Textured Style.pdfSONY Aibo (1).pdf
Fifth graders created Golden Shovel Poems based on a line from Emma Lazarus' The New Colossus.
Fifth graders completed their kinetic monuments honoring someone or something significant:
Fourth graders continued to work cooperatively on the Desert Island Challenge using the steps of the Engineering Design Process - they had to build a catapult and a raft!
Fourth graders learned the SCAMPER process - a way to think creatively and come up with new ideas.
After studying the Gateway Arch, fifth graders had to create a kinetic (moving) monument that honors someone or something. Some examples are below:
Train - honoring westward expansion
Plane - honoring flight of Wright Brothers - work in progress
Lincoln's hat and American flag - work in progress
Bench honoring Lincoln
Leaning Tower of "Pizza"
Fourth graders have been practicing the steps of the Engineering Design Process by working cooperatively to build a hut and create a message in a bottle. The hut had to stand up to wind and the message in a bottle had to float and remain dry inside.
4th and 5th grade students participated in team-building activities on the first day of classes!
4th graders learned about the steps of the Engineering Design Process:
5th graders analyzed iconic items from the Smithsonian, used a jeweler's loupe to break down the symbolism of the $1 bill, and created mason jars filled with iconic symbols to represent themselves:
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