books and schedules

I had the opportunity to meet Katie Coppins!  She is a published author and 6th grade science teacher in Maine.  She presented at 6 elementary schools including the elementary school that she went to!  Her message of "grit" was well received by all of the young authors in the audience.

Look:  I'm on the schedule!

Sound

These first graders figured out that vibrations make sound.  They played the guitar, the drums, made sounds with rulers and even made their own head harps!

Forces Book

Today was my last day of the pinball unit.  The students made me a book.  They drew pictures of themselves using forces.  Here are a few of the pages.  They are amazing!!  I'm going to miss them!

Archaeologists in the 5th Grade

These fifth grade students are trying to figure out what the missing piece of the artifact has on it.  

They have already figured out that it seems to have pictures of day and night on it and a constellation called Orion.  Today they were trying to figure out why the archaeologists that found the artifact have never seen Orion in the sky when they return to the dig site every June.  

They used a systematic investigation in their SIMulation to figure out that some constellations are only visible during certain times a year.  

Teaching Forces

These kindergarten students decorated their pinball machines and then invited their friends from another kindergarten class to come in.  They spent their science time teaching their friends about forces using their pinball machines!

Pinball Box Models

Students are engaging in the engineering practices of PLANNING and MAKING!  They've planned their box models and made them!

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