Monday, October 28, 2019

This Week in the Lab - October 28-November 1

Kindergarten - Students will visit the "LEGO Wall" for the first time in the lobby.  After sharing a short picture book for inspiration, students will build their own creations to be added to the wall.
1st Grade - Students will learn about pair programming and then work with a partner in their code.org accounts.
4th Grade - Students will apply science concepts as they design and build a working roller coaster based upon provided criteria using the program "Disney Coaster".

https://sites.google.com/gtps.k12.nj.us/coasters/

Monday, October 21, 2019

This Week in the Lab - October 21-25

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills using various online fall activities.
1st Grade - Students will practice changing fonts in Microsoft Word using a game called "Find the Font".
2nd Grade - Students will create a "pixel painting" using Tux Paint.
5th Grade - Students will practice utilizing latitude and longitude in Google Earth in a worldwide scavenger hunt.

Monday, October 14, 2019

This Week in the Lab - October 14-18

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade - Students will work on their assigned course on code.org.  Class will discuss various programming challenges and vocabulary.

Image result for code.org logo

Monday, October 7, 2019

This Week in the Lab - October 8-12

Kindergarten - 5th grade students will be sharing the audio books they created for "Dreamers".
1st Grade - Students will create a fall acrostic poem in Microsoft Word.
2nd Grade - Students will practice keyboarding skills using various websites.
3rd Grade - Students will discuss Cyberbullying using Nearpod.
4th Grade - Students will problem solve using the Crazy Machines program.