This Week in the Lab - November 27-December 1

6th Grade - Data Analysis and Geometry - Students will use TrackMania to collect data which will be graphed and analyzed.  Students will also learn about the mathematics of racing, specifically the advantages of using geometry to improve lap times.

1st Grade - Students will use pair programming to complete various code challenges.

5th Grade - Students will discuss what it means to be a good digital citizen.

    

This Week in the Lab - November 13-17

4th Grade Programming Project - Students will learn about and use various types of programming languages including Logo, JavaScript, and Scratch.  We will also use Sphero to practice working with code.  Student Survey

           

Minecraft First Civilizations - Day 3

Day 3: Please answer all the questions below in a SINGLE comment.  Do not write multiple comments for this post.

1.) Describe your experience building the city.  What went well?  What went poorly?  What still needs to be done?

2.) Do you think this would be easier with more people?  Why or why not?

3.) Do you think that civilizations with more people had an advantage over those with fewer people?  Why or why not?

4.) In order to truly be considered a civilization, a society needs to be stable enough to have jobs that don't directly contribute to survival:  artists, performers, musicians, sculptors, etc.  In that case, is our Minecraft society actually a civilization?  Why or why not?

Minecraft 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?

Minecraft 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?

This Week in the Lab - October 30-November 3

Kindergarten - Students will use Sphero to learn more about programming and creativity.
1st Grade - Students will learn how to highlight text and change to a specified font by playing "Find the Font" in Microsoft Word.
3rd Grade - Students will learn how to access and utilize a collaborative Google Slides presentation on a Chromebook.
D'Angelis
Newman
Richardson/Watkins
Somers
4th Grade - Students will use Nearpod to build on content knowledge from various subjects.

   

This Week in the Lab - October 23-27

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse and keyboard skills through various fall games and activities.
1st Grade - Students will create a fall acrostic poem using Microsoft Word.
2nd Grade - Students will use Keyboard Climber to help them quickly find the letters on the keyboard and use both hands.
5th Grade - Students will use Google Earth to apply the concepts of latitude and longitude.

    

This Week in the Lab - October 16-20

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade - Students will receive their new code.org accounts and start the course assigned to them.  These accounts can be used in their classrooms as well as at home.  Code.org uses "block programming" to teach beginner computer science concepts.

This Week in the Lab - October 10-13

2nd Grade - Students will use Google Earth and Nearpod to learn more about the world around them.

Kindergarten/5th grade - 5th grade students will share their audio version of the book "Whoever You Are" by Mem Fox with a kindergarten student.

    

This Week in the Lab - October 2-6

5th Grade - Students will use Audacity to create an audio version of the book "Whoever You Are" by Mem Fox, complete with sound effects, to be shared with kindergarten students.

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills while completing challenges on Crayon Physics.

1st Grade - Students will learn how to change the font, size, and color in Microsoft Word.

2nd Grade - Students will learn how to use Google Earth to learn more about various locations.