This Week in the STEM Lab - March 28-April 1

2nd Grade - Engineering Project - Students will use the engineering design process to build and test a working racetrack using the "TrackMania" program.

1st Grade - Students will be introduced to our new "Rigamajig" building set and work in partners to build something together.

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 21-25

Kindergarten - Students will build their own creation using "Rigamajig".

2nd Grade - Students will begin preparing for their upcoming Engineering Project week by practicing with the TrackMania program to build a working racetrack.

3rd Grade - Students will get to revisit the house they created in their previous project using MinecraftEdu and area/perimeter.

4th Grade - Students will continue working in their teams to build as assigned bridge in MinecraftEdu.

5th Grade - Students will use their knowledge of volume to complete various challenges in MinecraftEdu.

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 14-18

Kindergarten - Students will use virtual reality to explore the world and learn new things.

1st Grade - My School Project - Students will create a Google Slides presentation using pictures they draw, clipart they search for, and text and colors they choose.

2nd Grade - Engineering Choice Day - Students will use the engineering design process by choosing from four previous programs that we've used: World of Goo, Disney Coaster, Simple Planes, or Bridge Constructor.

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 7-11

1st Grade - Students will continue to create pictures for their upcoming "My School" Google Slides project.

2nd Grade - Students will use the Engineering Design Process to build and test bridges in "Bridge Constructor" while also building a physical bridge using our Rigamajig building set.

3rd Grade - MinecraftEdu Area & Perimeter Project - Students will design a house on paper and find the area of each room.  Students will build the house in MinecraftEdu using perimeter.

4th Grade - Students will work on teamwork and engineering while building a bridge using MinecraftEdu.

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".