This Week in the Lab - April 23-27

Virtual Reality - Students in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades will explore the world using the district's new VR kit and Google Expeditions.

Padlets:
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade - Room 26 - Room 27 - Room 28

     

This Week in the Lab - April 16-20

Kindergarten - Students will play a game that will challenge them to problem solve and move around a virtual environment.

1st Grade - Students will complete their Earth Day projects in Microsoft Word.

2nd Grade - Students will complete their "What I Am" projects in Microsoft Word.

This Week in the Lab - April 9-13

Kindergarten - Students will participate in a listening activity where they draw a picture on Tux Paint based on a verbal description.

1st Grade - Students will create an Earth Day document in Microsoft Word.

2nd Grade - Students will create a "What I Am" document in Microsoft Word.

6th Grade Astronomy Project - Students will use Kerbal Space Program to build rockets, simulate spaceflight, and test out science theories.


          

This Week in the Lab - April 3-6

Kindergarten - Students will practice problem solving and programming on code.org.

2nd Grade - Students will test out complete racetracks from our engineering project.

3rd Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and appropriate online behavior with Nearpod.

5th Grade - Students will use Minecraft to complete various volume challenges for math.

          

This Week in the Lab - March 26-28

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse and keyboard skills through various spring activities and websites.

1st Grade - Students will attempt to build a rocket that can fly into space in Kerbal Space Program.

2nd Grade - Students will complete their racetracks in our engineering project.

4th Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and photo editing using Nearpod.

          

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