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Squid Dissection
Squid Dissection
What do you get when you have squid and curious kids? Science! Students had the chance to check out real squid anatomy as they completed a squid dissection. What a great way to see animal adaptations. Thank you to all the parent volunteers and to Mrs. Thompson.
Fish Goggles
Fish Goggles
Students got a chance to go fishing in the deep! They explored how water acts like a prism, changing the spectrum of colors below the surface. What colors are good camoflauge under water? Students hypothesized, went fishing, and graphed results! Apparently there is a reason why so many sea creatures are black and red!Â
Ocean Zone Videos
Ocean Zone Videos
Student DOVE deep into their research of one of the open ocean zones. Learn about the unique habitats and what lives there. They researched, wrote scripts, recorded, and edited their green screen movies to teach and to entertain you. Also check out the behind the scenes footage.
A is for Ocean Creature
A is for Ocean Creature
Students used books to prove that a specific letter can stand for a creature. The only exception? They couldn't use the letter that the creature starts with! They were SO proud of their work, they asked for me to take pictures and add them to this page. Check out their mini research projects that jump started our new unit.
Reindeer Robots & Chess
Reindeer Robots & Chess
4th graders took on a big task where they built robots and thought like producers to design a scene showing something interesting that happens during one of the reindeer stops. On the planning day, we squeezed in some chess. Â
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Thinking³
4th graders stretched their spatial reasoning skills with the challenge of finding all 11 possible nets from unfolding magnetic cubes.Â
Spatial Reasoning in Action
Spatial Reasoning in Action
Students searched for pirate treasure with Compasses that they coded, they gave each other directions for secret builds, and they used Legos to build top secret constructions. Take a peek into our busy day.
Origami Stop Motion
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. CLICK HERE to check out the behind the scenes footage and finished products!
Spatial Reasoning with Tangrams
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
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!Â
Automaton Documentaries
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.Â
Animated Vocab GIFs
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
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
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!
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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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