6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 2

Day 2: How do you think things are going so far for your civilization?  Do you think you have everything you need to survive?  If not, what else do you need?  How does this connect to the civilizations you have learned about in social studies?

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 1

Day 1: Today you were given a job within your civilization.  Describe your initial thoughts about this role and how it will contribute to the overall society.  What challenges do you think you will face?

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This Week in the Lab - October 29-November 2

6th Grade - Students will begin "First Civilizations" using MinecraftEdu.  Each class will work in various jobs that contribute to the community.  The goal begins with survival but eventually moves to sustainability.

This Week in the Lab - October 22-24

Kindergarten - Students will complete various fall-themed activities while practicing mouse skills.
1st Grade - Students will create a fall acrostic poem using Microsoft Word.
2nd Grade - Students will explore more typing websites.
5th Grade - Students will use Google Earth to practice latitude and longitude and complete challenges.

This Week in the Lab - October 15-19

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd - Students will receive their new code.org accounts and begin working on their new challenges.
4th Grade - Students will plot and summarize the landmarks from the northeast region of the United States.

  

This Week in the Lab - October 8-12

2nd Grade Google Earth Project - Students will learn how to use Google Earth while exploring sites from the book "Greetings from Route 66".

Kindergarten and 5th Grade - 5th Grade students will share their "You Hold Me Up" audio books with kindergarten students.

This Week in the Lab - October 1-5

5th Grade Audacity Project
Students will use Audacity to record an audio version of the book "You Hold Me Up".  After recording their voice, they will learn to edit by adding sound effects including page turns.  They will share the final published file with a kindergarten student.

1st Grade - Students will continue to work with Microsoft Word and practice changing fonts, colors, and sizes.

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on their mouse skills through various websites and games.