This Week in the Lab - March 19-23

2nd Grade Engineering Project - The final project for our engineering unit.  Students will use the engineering process to design and build a working racetrack.

Kindergarten - Students will build Lego creations after reading a book about spring.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 12-16

Kindergarten - Students will explore world landmarks using Geoguessr.

1st Grade - Students will visit and learn about the Statue of Liberty through virtual reality and Nearpod.

2nd Grade - Students will practice the engineering process by building and testing a working roller coaster.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 5-9

3rd Grade Area & Perimeter with Minecraft Edu - Students will design a house on a paper grid, and then calculate the area of each room.  They will then construct the identical house in Minecraft Edu, making sure that the perimeter and area of each room match.  Once a foundation is built, they will add walls, floors, and decorations as time allows.

Kindergarten - Students will use Nearpod and virtual reality to explore various landmarks around the world.

5th Grade - Students will use Sphero to explore the mathematical relationship between time, speed, and distance.

          

This Week in the Lab - February 26-March 2

1st Grade - My School Project - Students will create a PowerPoint presentation that tells about their school year, including pictures they create and clip art.

Kindergarten - Students will practice pair programming on code.org.

     

This Week in the Lab - February 20-23

Kindergarten - Students will continue to work on mouse and keyboard skills using a variety of programs and websites.
1st Grade - Students will use Tux Paint to begin creating drawings that will be used later in their "My School" PowerPoint projects.
3rd Grade - Students will practice using the controls in Minecraft Edu to prepare for their upcoming Area and Perimeter project.
4th Grade - Students will use Google My Maps to plot landmarks from their Social Studies program and write a description and find pictures.

Farquharson/Harlan
Weiland/Callahan
Albert
Lang

6th Grade Minecraft - Part 3

Minecraft: War!
You fought in a "war" today; at least as much of a war as Minecraft can be.  Answer the following questions, all in one comment please:

Your Own Reaction

1.) What were your emotions during the beginning?  If you were an attacker, what were you feeling leading up to the attack?  If a defender, how did you react when the attackers came?

2.) What were your thoughts during the "defend the beacons" stage?  What went well?  What went badly?

3.) How did it feel when a 3rd "army" (the monsters) came in?  Did you automatically stop fighting the other players, or did you continue your fight?  Why or why not?

4.) What were your thoughts and emotions when you looked over the ruin of the city?

5.) Do you think there is such a thing as a "good" war?  Given the destruction and loss of (Minecraft) life that you saw today, is war ever "worth it"?  Why or why not?

Minecraft Civilizations - Wednesday, 1/3

Answer the following in one comment:

1.  How did you enhance your world to further your civilization?
2.  What modern day connections can you make to your Minecraft civilization?  How are they the same/different?

Minecraft Civilizations - Tuesday, 1/2

Answer the following using one comment.

1. Explain how you were able to build up your part of the civilization.
2. At this point, would you consider yourself a civilization? Why or why not?
3. How would you enhance (make better) your civilization?

The Hour of Code is Here! - December 11-21

Kindergarten

1st/2nd/3rd

4th/5th/6th

Night of Code

Please click here to register for our "Night of Code" event

Thursday, December 21

6:00-7:30 pm

"Coder Express"

Wear your pajamas!

Four lucky families will win a Sphero Mini!

This Week in the Lab - December 4-8

Kindergarten - Students will complete an activity at the Lego Wall.
1st Grade - Students will complete math challenges in PowerPoint.
2nd Grade - Students will continue working on code.org.
3rd Grade - Students will practice typing skills.

      

10 Fast Fingers

Keyboard Climber

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