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October 2023
How Can My Strengths, Gifts, and Talents Help Me Think, Problem Solve, and Create?
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1ST GRADE
What can I sculpt to represent me?
Unit 1 - Paper Sculptures Continued
Students completed paper sculpting and composed a Paper Sculpture Legend by writing about each piece of their final project. Students presented to peers and projects are now on display in the BBE foyer display case for community viewing pleasure!
Each design has a special meaning to the sculptor
Paper Sculptures are On Display
Please Visit the BBE
Front Foyer Display Case
2ND GRADE
How does my brain work?
Unit 1 - The Brain Continued
Students completed a study of the brain by writing facts collected from reading children's literature and viewing kid-friendly media about the human brain. Students created models of the brain complete with labels and a report of all they learned.
Instructional Video:
How to Make a Model of the Brain
3D Models of the Brain
3RD GRADE
What can I discover about popcorn?
Unit 1 - Popcorn Research & Challenges
Students researched information about popcorn's origins, its characteristics, and its popularity. They were challenged to build a container to hold exactly 293 pieces of popcorn. Estimating volume, trivia challenges, and the creation of a fun fact, popcorn poster will also be included in this unit project.
Estimating Volume for A Popcorn Container
10 X ? = 293
So close to the estimated
amount of space needed!
This container's capacity is just a bit greater than the volume of popcorn.
4TH GRADE
#mazecraze or #getartsy ?
Unit 1 - Choose Your Collaboration Project and Creative Type Partnerships
Students were presented with 2 different collaboration challenges that involve research and planning following the engineering process. Students are still in the research phase, but the final project will include either a complicated art project or a complex robot maze.
How can we code mice to travel along a predetermined path?
Coding takes practice
to get it just right!
5TH GRADE
How can I create digital mosaic art?
Unit 1 - Mosaic Art History &
Modern Day Techniques
Students researched 3 types of mosaic art: Roman, Spanish, and Modern to discover their similarities and differences. Students were then challenged to take this ancient art of the past into the digital world and design a self-portrait that incorporates each person's strengths, gifts, and talents.
Digital Mosaic Self-Portrait
Digital Mosaic Self-Portrait
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