5th Grade
Collaboration: BreakoutEdu
Collaboration: BreakoutEdu
Students practice their collaboration skills working together to solve puzzles and open up the Breakout boxes.
Students practice their collaboration skills working together to solve puzzles and open up the Breakout boxes.
Critical Thinking: Coding
Critical Thinking: Coding
FIFTH GRADERS code Sphero robots.
FIFTH GRADERS code Sphero robots.
They use their knowledge of geometric plane figures to code Sphero to roll in a square, rectangle, equilateral triangle, and pentagon -- by calculating the angles.
They use their knowledge of geometric plane figures to code Sphero to roll in a square, rectangle, equilateral triangle, and pentagon -- by calculating the angles.
They use conditional logic with the accelerometer to code Sphero to play a toss game.
They use conditional logic with the accelerometer to code Sphero to play a toss game.
They estimate angles and distances (in centimeters) to navigate Sphero through a maze.
They estimate angles and distances (in centimeters) to navigate Sphero through a maze.
Creativity: Design Challenges
Creativity: Design Challenges
These are fun, hands-on, creative & collaborative activities. Students are issued a challenge and provided with materials. They work in small groups to meet the challenge.
These are fun, hands-on, creative & collaborative activities. Students are issued a challenge and provided with materials. They work in small groups to meet the challenge.
Some challenges are open ended, with few constraints. For others, students must design and build with parameters in mind. For these challenges, there is an emphasis on trial and error. Students continually refine their design to create the best possible final product.
Some challenges are open ended, with few constraints. For others, students must design and build with parameters in mind. For these challenges, there is an emphasis on trial and error. Students continually refine their design to create the best possible final product.
Students are asked to reflect on their process as part of the closing of the lesson.
Students are asked to reflect on their process as part of the closing of the lesson.
Communication: Flipgrid
Communication: Flipgrid
Students use the Flipgrid app to record short videos as part of the closing of an activity. They reflect on their performance and their learning. They are encouraged to use newly acquired academic vocabulary when describing their work.
Students use the Flipgrid app to record short videos as part of the closing of an activity. They reflect on their performance and their learning. They are encouraged to use newly acquired academic vocabulary when describing their work.