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Origami Stop Motion

Spatial Reasoning plus 4th grade GT's most requested activity: Stop Motion- is what today was all about. Students persevered through folding origami of their own choice, then used Stop Motion techniques to create a video where the paper must appear to fold itself. Check out the behind the scenes footage (coming soon) and finished products!

Wesley and Logan.mov

Liam TENLEY.mov

Zach and Teddy.mov

Ben,Omar,Jake the Bear, and Alien Bob.mov

PAIYTON and Auburn.mov

Eliza,Sienna.mov

Marcus and Oliver.mov

Finn and Lily.mov

Sam and Nolan .mov

Harrison and Sam c.mov

Maevalyn and Jenning.mov

Burton and William2.MOV

Spatial Reasoning with Tangrams

We kicked off our Spatial Reasoning unit with some Tangram Challenges. Students could really feel their brains working as the worked to solve these easy-looking - but challenging puzzles.

Automata in Action

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What do you get when you combine creative kids, cardboard and foam board, some basics of cam mechinisms and some awesome parent volunteers willing to wield glue guns? Working Student Anamata of course!

Automaton Documentaries

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Students put their research skills to the test to find out more about some of the most famous Automata out there. They then took on the role of director, writer, and voice actor to create their own documentaries. I hope you learn some amazing things from their videos.

Animated Vocab GIFs

We had such a busy day in GT! Students explored Cams and how they impact the movement of a mechanism. They also turned a vocabulary word from this unit into an animated GIF. Can you guess what word each one represents?

Mechanical Art with Linkages

Students had a gear lab to explore how gears change motion and torque. They then had a linkage lab where levers are used to create motion. They then created a mechanical piece of art with moving parts. Check out their hard work!

Energy Transfers and Slo-Mo videos

We are starting strong in our Kinetic Engineering Unit. Students learned about the Law of Conservation of Energy and how energy transfers to other forms. With a strong focus on kinetic energy and elastic and gravitational potential energy, students experimented and captured some awesome energy transfers in a slow motion video. Check out their amazing work!

Nolan Liam .mov

Zach Omar.mov

Finn and Oliver.mov

Maevalyn and Lilly.mov

Tenley and Paiyton .mov

Samg Logan.mov

Sam C. & Marcus.mov

Jenning William .mov

Ben Harry.mov

Burton+Teddy.mov

Auburn and Eliza.mov

Micro:bit Games

What do you get when you combine a tiny computer with some coding and some 4th grade GT students? A micro:bit of fun! Micro:bits are a new addition to the class and 4th graders were able to be the first to use them. They programmed them to show a happy or sad face and decided on the sounds that went with each. They then had "yes" or "no" interviews using them and then played a class name game. Check out their exploration.

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