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3-D Printers
are finally here and working hard to get caught up!
When I get enough robots printed for one class, students will begin painting and designing their robot to be the character/item they want it to be. Students will be permitted to bring items in from home to attach to their robots. Be aware that your child's class may not be the first group to start the project, but all students will begin shortly.
We are still waiting on the electronic pieces to arrive. Our donor is having difficulty with their vendors, but are working diligently on getting everything to us as soon as possible.
Bridges!
Before constructing a bridge students had to research different types of bridges and how they are structured identifying the important weight bearing aspects of the material used. After documenting their findings, students chose a type of bridge to create with the materials provided and designed their own creation. We are now in the building phase of this project.
Next, you will be able to listen to all of these amazing engineering design ideas the students worked through as a team to make their bridge structurally strong. We are in the process of testing the bridges strength and the strongest bridges will be announced very soon!
ARCH BRIDGE
CABLE STAY BRIDGE
SUSPENSION BRIDGE
TRUSS BRIDGE
BEAM BRIDGE
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During the months of October and November students will be studying bats discussing problems bats are encountering in the wild and things we can do to help them. In fifth grade, students will soon be focusing on echolocation, how they catch their prey, and why bat's prey are disappearing. In this study, students will create mazes then navigate through their mazes using the physics of sound energy. To get us started on the bat journey, Ms. Dana Wiseman from Pike Soil and Water Conservation visited our classroom to share her knowledge with students.
Echolocation is what bats use to catch their prey.
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