Week of March 17

Kindergarten - Students will use problem solving to complete challenges in their code.org course.

2nd Grade - Students will use the engineering design process to solve various challenges.

3rd Grade - Students will design a bubble wand to be 3D printed.

4th Grade - Students will explore AI activities from Google Arts & Culture.

Week of March 10

Kindergarten - Students will practice finding the keys on the keyboard by playing "Keyboarding Challenge".

1st Grade - Students will practice 3D design using Tinkercad.

2nd Grade - Students will use the engineering design process to build a working roller coaster with just one chain lift.

3rd Grade - Students will continue practicing 3D design using Tinkercad.

Week of March 3

Kindergarten - Students will learn what makes roller coasters work and then create and test their own in "Disney Coaster".

1st Grade - Students will use problem solving to complete the challenges in their code.org courses.

2nd Grade - Students will use the engineering design process to build a roller coaster in "Disney Coaster".

3rd Grade - Students will learn about 3D design as they practice creating an object in "Tinkercad".

4th Grade Project - Students will learn about photo editing as they create various images using different techniques.

Week of February 24

Kindergarten - Students will return to the Lego Wall and listen to a book "Rosie Revere, Engineer" to give them inspiration for their new creations.

2nd Grade - Students will use the engineering design process to build and test a Hot Wheels track that allows a car to go around a loop.

4th Grade - Students will learn about digital citizenship as we discuss the pros and cons of photo editing and its effect on our self-image.

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

Week of February 17

Kindergarten/1st/2nd/3rd Grade - Students will celebrate "National Engineers Week" by completing various engineering challenges.

4th Grade - Students will receive their 3D printed bookmarks that they designed and add color using paint markers.  Students will also solve challenges in "Crazy Machines".

6th Grade - Students will continue working on their ancient civilization in Minecraft.

Week of February 10

Kindergarten - Students will work on mouse skills through various winter and 100th day activities.

1st Grade - Students will learn about aviation history by flying various planes in "Simple Planes".

2nd Grade - Students will practice engineering through building a plane in "Simple Planes".

3rd Grade - Students will use their knowledge of circuits by playing the game "Crack the Circuit".

6th Grade - Students will continue working on their ancient civilization in Minecraft.

Week of February 3

Kindergarten & 1st Grade - Students will use problem solving to complete various programming challenges in their code.org courses.

2nd Grade - Students will continue their engineering unit as they complete challenges while playing "Bridge Constructor".

3rd Grade - Students will choose between working on their code.org or typing.com course.

4th Grade - Students will create a custom designed 3D printed bookmark.

5th Grade - Students will present their stop motion/green screen video project.

6th Grade - Students will simulate the rise and fall of an ancient civilization using Minecraft Edu.

Week of January 27

1st Grade - Students will use problem solving as they complete various programming challenges on their code.org courses.

2nd Grade - Students will continue their engineering unit as they attempt to build the strongest Lego bridges.

5th Grade Project - Video Effects and Editing - Students will create a short film using characters they created through the use of stop motion animation and green screen.

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Week of January 20

Kindergarten - Students will practice problem solving and programming by working on their code.org courses.

Week of January 13

1st Grade - Students will practice "pair programming" by again attempting to navigate a virtual world in MinecraftEdu, this time with a partner.

4th Grade - Students will learn how to fold the world record paper airplane and then practice creating their own and testing it.

5th Grade - Students will practice problem solving through the puzzle/adventure game "The Witness".

Week of January 6

Kindergarten - Students will practice programming by using Sphero Indi robots on activity mats.

2nd Grade - Students will practice the engineering design process by attempting to build the tallest LEGO tower with a partner.

3rd Grade Project - Students will learn about electrical engineering and circuits by using Gcompris, Snap Circuits, IQ Key, and Little Bits.

Week of January 2

Kindergarten - Students will revisit the program "Crayon Physics", this time working with a partner to simulate pair programming.

1st Grade - Students will learn to navigate a virtual environment by solving various challenges in MinecraftEdu.

2nd Grade - Students will begin a "Engineering Unit" by learning what engineers do as well as the Engineering Design Process.  Students will practice this using "World of Goo".