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Check out some of the amazing work that the Room 8 students have done this year!
Check out some of the amazing work that the Room 8 students have done this year!
Tallest Tower STEAM challenge
Tallest Tower STEAM challenge
The 4th graders were given a bag with spaghetti and marshmallow and challenged to build the tallest tower possible. There were some very creative strategies and tons of awesome team work happening during this end of year challenge.
Gold Rush Diaries
Gold Rush Diaries
Students wrote diary entries from the point of view of a character living during the gold rush. The stories ranged from men, women and children traveling across the country, local Californians setting up shops to sell to the miners, to outlaws looking to rob their way to the riches!
Outlaw Art
Outlaw Art
After learning all about the Gold Rush and reading Bandit's Moon we had bandits on our minds. The kids did an awesome job creating outlaw wanted posters!
Gold Mining
Gold Mining
A day in the life of a Gold Miner...well, as close as we could get inside Room 8!
A day in the life of a Gold Miner...well, as close as we could get inside Room 8!
In this activity we mined for "gold" in chocolate chip cookies! We discovered the challenges of breaking the valuable chunks out of the mine with limited tools, as well as the costs of searching for gold in 1849.
In this activity we mined for "gold" in chocolate chip cookies! We discovered the challenges of breaking the valuable chunks out of the mine with limited tools, as well as the costs of searching for gold in 1849.
Fraction Pixel Portraits
For this project the students drafted their self portraits on grid paper and counted the number of colored squares needed to complete their full size final pixel portrait. They also calculated the fraction of each color used and learned how to calculate the percentages! This art project was math packed and colorful!
Spring Gnome Art!
We used oil pastels and water colors to create these unique garden gnomes.
California Missions and Ranchos
California Missions and Ranchos
Mission Newspapers and Drawings
Mission Newspapers and Drawings
& Rancho plans
& Rancho plans
As we learned about the early European Explorers who came to California we also learned that they traveled here on galleons. Each student drew their own galleon and added a flag to represent the country their chosen explorer came from. Check out the student's awesome drawings!
As we learned about the early European Explorers who came to California we also learned that they traveled here on galleons. Each student drew their own galleon and added a flag to represent the country their chosen explorer came from. Check out the student's awesome drawings!
In 4th grade we study the history of California over the years. This study began with the first known people to live on the land - the Native California Indian Tribes. The student got to pick one of the tribes to research and write about. Check out what they learned!
In 4th grade we study the history of California over the years. This study began with the first known people to live on the land - the Native California Indian Tribes. The student got to pick one of the tribes to research and write about. Check out what they learned!
Also, ask you student to show you the California Map they created outlining many of the Native American tribes that once live on the land we now call California.
Also, ask you student to show you the California Map they created outlining many of the Native American tribes that once live on the land we now call California.
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