This Week in the STEM Lab - May 31-June 3

Kindergarten through 5th Grade

Students will get to test out new software: Minecraft Education Edition.  Students will choose from an assortment of challenges and will provide feedback on what they like or dislike.

May 9-27 - NJSLA Testing

The STEM Lab will temporarily close to support NJSLA testing for 3rd through 6th grade students.

This Week in the STEM Lab - May 2-6

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th Grade

Students will get to choose between three different programs/websites that students have used earlier in the school year.

This Week in the STEM Lab - April 25-29

1st/2nd Grade - Students will create "pixel art" using Tux Paint.

4th Grade - Photoshop Project - Students will learn editing techniques to create new pictures.

PIXLR

Photo Scissors

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This Week in the STEM Lab - April 11-14

Kindergarten/1st Grade - Students will program our Sphero Indi robots using color tiles.

2nd Grade - Students will receive rank and certificate from our engineering unit, as well as drive some of the top student-created racetracks from our project.

3rd/4th Grade - Students will program our Sphero Bolt robots using an iPad.

This Week in the STEM Lab - April 4-8

6th Grade - Spaceflight Project - Students will work with a partner to design and build a soda bottle rocket to be launched at the end of the week and tested for altitude and distance.

5th Grade - 3D Design - Students will learn how to use Tinkercad to design a custom bubble wand that will later be printed.

Cornell - https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/5UH49K5SIGTW

McCarthy - https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/9PRX5JZR92NL

Rizzo/Newman - https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/AIEXFMF3B2KT

Tallone - https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/2E2VVC5CZX96

Ricciardi - https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/A9G3UTS43S4B

Kroon - https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/7F1CT4XVT7YN

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 28-April 1

2nd Grade - Engineering Project - Students will use the engineering design process to build and test a working racetrack using the "TrackMania" program.

1st Grade - Students will be introduced to our new "Rigamajig" building set and work in partners to build something together.

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 21-25

Kindergarten - Students will build their own creation using "Rigamajig".

2nd Grade - Students will begin preparing for their upcoming Engineering Project week by practicing with the TrackMania program to build a working racetrack.

3rd Grade - Students will get to revisit the house they created in their previous project using MinecraftEdu and area/perimeter.

4th Grade - Students will continue working in their teams to build as assigned bridge in MinecraftEdu.

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

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 14-18

Kindergarten - Students will use virtual reality to explore the world and learn new things.

1st Grade - My School Project - Students will create a Google Slides presentation using pictures they draw, clipart they search for, and text and colors they choose.

2nd Grade - Engineering Choice Day - Students will use the engineering design process by choosing from four previous programs that we've used: World of Goo, Disney Coaster, Simple Planes, or Bridge Constructor.

This Week in the STEM Lab - March 7-11

1st Grade - Students will continue to create pictures for their upcoming "My School" Google Slides project.

2nd Grade - Students will use the Engineering Design Process to build and test bridges in "Bridge Constructor" while also building a physical bridge using our Rigamajig building set.

3rd Grade - MinecraftEdu Area & Perimeter Project - Students will design a house on paper and find the area of each room.  Students will build the house in MinecraftEdu using perimeter.

4th Grade - Students will work on teamwork and engineering while building a bridge using MinecraftEdu.