This Week in the STEM Lab - February 28-March 4

Kindergarten - Students will create a drawing using the various tools in "Tux Paint".

1st Grade - Students will learn how to create a foreground and background in "Tux Paint".

2nd Grade - Students will build and test a plane in "Simple Planes" using the engineering design process.

3rd Grade - Students will complete the Minecraft "tutorial world" in preparation for an upcoming project.

4th Grade - Students will learn how to create 3D designs using "Tinkercad".

5th Grade - Students will continue with puzzles in "The Witness" and build with Rigamajig.

This Week in the STEM Lab - February 22-25

Kindergarten - Students will revisit their code.org course and complete programming challenges.

1st Grade - Students will use Google Slides to complete various math challenges.

2nd Grade - Students will build and test Hot Wheels tracks using the engineering design process.

3rd Grade - Students will revisit their code.org course and complete programming challenges while also programming our Sphero robots.

4th Grade - Students will build and test a plane using "Simple Planes" while also building with Rigamajig.

5th Grade - Students will work with a partner to solve various puzzles in "The Witness".

This Week in the STEM Lab - February 14-18

Kindergarten - Students will visit the LEGO Wall for the first time and create various flags from around the world for multicultural day.

1st Grade - Students will use Google Slides to complete various math challenges.

2nd Grade - Students will return to Disney Coaster and create a complete, working roller coaster.

3rd Grade - Students will build and test a plane in "Simple Planes" and also build using "Rigamajig".

4th Grade - Students will visit Google's "Interland" to learn more about digital citizenship.

5th Grade - Students will learn about their "digital footprint" and what theirs conveys.

This Week in the STEM Lab - February 7-11

 2nd Grade - Engineering Unit - Students will use the program "Disney Coaster" to practice using the engineering design process while creating a working roller coaster.

4th Grade - Roller Coaster Project - Students will create a working roller coaster using the program "Disney Coaster".

Checklist

Voting:

Williams

Bishop

Bustard

This Week in the STEM Lab - February 1-4

1st Grade - Students will explore programming using our newest robot, Indi.

5th Grade Video Effects and Editing Project - Students will learn about video effects and editing by using various apps and programs to create stop motion animation, green screen videos, and computer animation.

Stop Motion Videos:

Cornell

Tallone

McCarthy

Kroon/Ricciardi

Rizzo/Newman

Computer Animation:

Cornell

Tallone

McCarthy

Kroon/Ricciardi

Rizzo/Newman

This Week in the STEM Lab - January 24-28

Kindergarten/1st Grade - Students will practice programming by working in their code.org accounts.

2nd Grade - Students will continue the engineering unit by solving challenges in "World of Goo".

3rd Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and cyberbullying.

4th Grade - Students will solve challenges in "Crazy Machines".

This Week in the STEM Lab - January 18-21

1st Grade - Students will create the tallest LEGO towers that they can design.

2nd Grade - Engineering Unit - Students will create LEGO bridges that cross a river and will be tested for how much weight they can hold.

4th Grade - Students will learn about digital citizenship and work on activities at Digital Passport.

6th Grade - Social Studies Minecraft Project - Students will continue to create an early civilization by working in their roles.

This Week in the STEM Lab - January 10-14

Kindergarten - Students will use the laptops for the first time and practice their mouse skills using the program "Tux Paint".

1st Grade (snow days) - Students will practice mouse skills by solving challenges in program "Crayon Physics".

2nd Grade (snow days) - Students will begin the Engineering Unit in which they will solve various problems using the engineering design process.  This week's challenge will be the program "Crayon Physics".

3rd Grade - Students will spend the week learning about circuits and designing and building inventions using LittleBits.

This Week in the STEM Lab - January 3-7

6th Grade - Students will continue to build their civilizations in MinecraftEDU based upon their knowledge of the Social Studies unit.

1st Grade - Students will practice mouse skills by solving challenges in program "Crayon Physics".

2nd Grade - Students will begin the Engineering Unit in which they will solve various problems using the engineering design process.  This week's challenge will be the program "Crayon Physics".

Weeks of December 6 and 13 - Hour of Code

The 2021 Hour of Code is here!  All students will participate in fun programming activities including code.org tutorials and Sphero robots.  Everything can be accessed using the link at the top of this page.