Sunday, December 27, 2015

Week of January 4:

PreK3 & PreK4

Balls v Wheel and Axle
http://missklisclassproject.weebly.com/wheel--axle-lesson-1-math.html

What are the similarities and differences? 

How to make a wheel and axle from a ball.

Kindergarten
Wheels and Axles Simple Machines

Car Focus on the Wheel and Axle
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/duplo/early-simple-machines-set-9656/building-instructions

1st Grade

Review of Gears Simple Machines

Dancing Birds (showing how gears work)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/support/product-support/wedo/wedo-base-set-9580/building-instructions

2nd Grade

Finish Construct Hungry Alligator from Lego Education Set (Identify Gears)


3rd and 4th Grade

NO CLASS

5th Grade

NO CLASS

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Week of December 14:

PreK3 & PreK4

Robot Activity Sheets

Kindergarten

Robot Activity Sheets


1st Grade

Robot Activity Sheets

2nd Grade

Construct Hungry Alligator from Lego Education Set (Identify Gears)

3rd and 4th Grade

Elf Engineering Projects (Create a Pulley System to Lift Pennies)

5th Grade

Construct a Pulley System

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot

Monday, December 7, 2015

Week of December 7:

PreK3 & PreK4

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

Label Load and Effort on Activity Sheets Coloring Page on Pulleys


Kindergarten

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik


Label Load and Effort on Activity Sheets

1st Grade

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

Label Load and Effort on Activity Sheets

2nd Grade

Find Pulleys and Gears on Activity Sheet

Construct Hungry Alligator from Lego Education Set (Identify Gears)


3rd and 4th Grade

Elf Engineering Projects (Create a Pulley System to Lift Pennies)

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

5th Grade

Construct a Pulley System

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7tGosXM58

Mechanical Advantage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMx7nIIH9ik

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot

Monday, November 30, 2015

Week of November 30:

PreK3 & PreK4

Coloring Page on Gears

Types of Gears:
Beveled http://www.technologystudent.com/gears1/bevel1.htm

Worm http://www.ehow.com/list_6811228_uses-worm-gears.html

Rack and Pinion http://www.technologystudent.com/gears1/drlgear.htm

Spur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUPjcKF3hA8


Kindergarten

Lego Gears

Watch Video on Gears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1-9C58-VM
Complete the Gear Activity WS http://www.hometrainingtools.com/media/reference/Gears.pdf

1st Grade

Lego Gears

Watch Video on Gears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1-9C58-VM

Complete the Gear Activity WS http://www.hometrainingtools.com/media/reference/Gears.pdf

2nd Grade

Lego Gears

Watch Video on Gears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1-9C58-VM

Complete the Gear Activity WS http://www.hometrainingtools.com/media/reference/Gears.pdf


3rd and 4th Grade

Lego Gears

Watch Video on Gears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1-9C58-VM

Use iPads and Lego Gear Ratio Calculator gears.sariel.pl

5th Grade

Construct a Pulley System

Watch Video on Pulleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7tGosXM58

6th Grade

Finish the Clawbot - VEX IQ Robot


Monday, November 16, 2015

Week of November 16:

PreK3 & PreK4

Learn a Poem about the Mayflower

Color by Number the Mayflower

Kindergarten

Watch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg

Build a Mini Mayflower
 1st Grade

Mayflower Quiz

Watch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg
2nd Grade

Watch Deconstructing the Mayflower (Historical Facts)

Mini Mayflower Engineering Challenge (Boats constructed with foil, index cards, popsicle sticks, tape and add 102 or as many as possible.)

3rd and 4th Grade

Watch Deconstructing the Mayflower (Historical Facts)

Mini Mayflower Engineering Challenge (Boats constructed with foil, index cards, popsicle sticks, tape and add 102 or as many as possible.)


5th Grade

Watch Deconstructing the Mayflower (Historical Facts)

Mini Mayflower Engineering Challenge (Boats constructed with foil, index cards, popsicle sticks, tape and add 102 or as many as possible.)
 

6th Grade

Watch Deconstructing the Mayflower (Historical Facts)

Mini Mayflower Engineering Challenge (Boats constructed with foil, index cards, popsicle sticks, tape and add 102 or as many as possible.)

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Week of November 9:

PreK3 & PreK4

Robot Shape Composition (Identify the shapes that make up a drawing.)

Discuss that basic shapes make up everything.

Kindergarten

House Composition (Identify the shapes that make up a drawing.)

Lego Education Set Building (Seesaw - Skills: instructions, assembly and team work).
1st Grade

House Composition (Identify the shapes that make up a drawing.)

Shape Scavenger Hunt with iPads. (Students travel around the school building looking for basic shapes.)

 
2nd Grade

House Composition (Identify the shapes that make up a drawing.)

Shape Scavenger Hunt with iPads. (Students travel around the school building looking for basic shapes.)

3rd and 4th Grade

Robotics, Technology Quiz and Unscramble the Word.  (Learning fun facts and how to research answers with iPad.)

5th Grade

Robotics, Technology Quiz and Unscramble the Word.  (Learning fun facts and how to research answers with iPad.)

6th Grade

Day 2 of Build on the VEX IQ Robot.  (Skills: instructions, assembly and team work.)

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Week of November 2:

PreK3 & PreK4

Play Dice It Up Legos (This game encourages counting, color identification, team work and creativity.)

Kindergarten

Careers (Creative Drawings)

1st Grade

Careers (Creative Drawings)

2nd Grade

Lego Education Set Building (Seesaw - Skills: instructions, assembly and team work).

3rd and 4th Grade

Motorcycle Monday (Skills: instructions, assembly and team work.)

5th Grade

Lego Education Set Building (Balance - Skills: instructions, assembly and team work).

6th Grade

Day 1 of Build on the VEX IQ Robot.  (Skills: instructions, assembly and team work.)

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Week of October 26:

PreK3 & PreK4

Create a Gummy Pumpkin Structure: http://lemonlimeadventures.com/building-structures-candy-pumpkins/#_a5y_p=2473418

Kindergarten

Create a Gummy Pumpkin Structure: http://lemonlimeadventures.com/building-structures-candy-pumpkins/#_a5y_p=2473418

1st Grade

Create a Gummy Pumpkin Structure: http://lemonlimeadventures.com/building-structures-candy-pumpkins/#_a5y_p=2473418

2nd Grade

NO CLASS

3rd and 4th Grade

Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

5th Grade

Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

6th Grade

NO CLASS
Week of October 19:

PreK3 & PreK4

Tracing Activity with Robot Design

Left and Right Robot Song

Kindergarten

NO CLASS

1st Grade

NO CLASS

2nd Grade

NO CLASS (Pumpkin Patch)

3rd and 4th Grade

NO CLASS

5th Grade

NO CLASS

6th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Week of October 12:

PreK3 & PreK4
Distinguish between shapes.

Use tissue papers rolls cut in pieces, popsicle sticks and blocks to build shapes such as a square.

Give students a square to guide their design.

Kindergarten
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic 

Utilize blocks to build a square

Teacher Assisted Entry into the Computer and Running the Program

1st Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic

Utilize blocks to build a square

Teacher Assisted Entry into the Computer and Running the Program

2nd Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic

Utilize blocks to build a square

Teacher Assisted Entry into the Computer and Running the Program

3rd and 4th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

5th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

6th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Week of October 5:

PreK3 & PreK4
Distinguish between shapes.

Use tissue papers roll cut in pieces to build shapes such as a square.

Give students a square to guide their design.

Kindergarten
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic

Teacher Assisted Entry into the Computer and Running the Program

1st Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teacher Assisted Entry into the Computer and Running the Program

2nd Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teacher Assisted Entry into the Computer and Running the Program

3rd and 4th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

5th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

6th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Use a Picture of a Square to Program the Logic in the Computer

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an square

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an square

Monday, September 28, 2015

Week of September 28:

PreK3 & PreK4
Finish Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Test Flight for Paper Airplane/Coloring Page

Kindergarten
Finish Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Test the Flight Distance of Straw Plane

Make a Graph with Data

1st Grade
Finish Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create and Straw Airplane and Test the Flight Distance 

2nd Grade
Finish Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create and Straw Airplane and Test the Flight Distance 

3rd and 4th Grade
Discuss Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create Straw and Paper Airplane and Test the Flight Distance for Both 

Create a Graph Graphing Paper Airplane v. Straw Plane

Make Robotics/Engineering Notebooks

5th Grade 
Discuss Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create Straw and Paper Airplane and Test the Flight Distance for Both Compare the Flight Distance for Straw versus Paper Airplanes

 Add to Robotics/Engineering Notebooks


Start Discussing Turtle Habitat Project

6th Grade
Discuss Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create Straw and Paper Airplane and Test the Flight Distance for Both Compare the Flight Distance for Straw versus Paper Airplanes

Add to Robotics/Engineering Notebooks


Start Discussing Turtle Habitat Project

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Week of September 21:

PreK3 & PreK4
Listen to Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Watch Demonstration of Straw Airplane versus Paper Airplane

Kindergarten
Listen to Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Watch Demonstration of Paper Airplane

Create and Straw Airplane and Test the Flight Distance 

1st Grade
Listen to Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Watch Demonstration of Paper Airplane

Create and Straw Airplane and Test the Flight Distance 

2nd Grade
Listen to Inventors Book about Wilbur and Orville Wright

Watch Demonstration of Paper Airplane

Create and Straw Airplane and Test the Flight Distance 

3rd and 4th Grade
Discuss Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create Straw and Paper Airplane and Test the Flight Distance for Both 

Make Robotics/Engineering Notebooks

5th Grade 
Discuss Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create Straw and Paper Airplane and Test the Flight Distance for Both Compare the Flight Distance for Straw versus Paper Airplanes

Make Robotics/Engineering Notebooks


6th Grade
Discuss Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright

Create Straw and Paper Airplane and Test the Flight Distance for Both Compare the Flight Distance for Straw versus Paper Airplanes

Add to Robotics/Engineering Notebooks

Monday, September 14, 2015

 Week of September 14:

PreK3 & PreK4
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will test columns made in the shape of a triangle, circle and square (teacher made shapes) for strength to hold weight.  They will determine what shape provides the most support.

Kindergarten
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will test columns made in the shape of a triangle, circle and square (student made shapes) for strength to hold weight.  They will determine what shape provides the most support.

1st Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will test columns made in the shape of a triangle, circle and square (student made shapes) for strength to hold weight.  They will determine what shape provides the most support.

2nd Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)


Students will test columns made in the shape of a triangle, circle and square (student made shapes) for strength to hold weight.  They will determine what shape provides the most support.

3rd and 4th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an arch

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an arch

Make Robotics/Engineering Notebooks

5th Grade 
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an arch

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an arch

Make Robotics/Engineering Notebooks


6th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an arch

Student will edit and run program on S2 Robot and make an arch

Make Robotics/Engineering Notebooks

Monday, September 7, 2015

Week of September 7:

PreK3 & PreK4
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will watch a Demonstration of S2 Robot Making the Letter "L" and "l".

Kindergarten
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will learn basic steps of Programming the S2 Robot

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)

1st Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will learn basic steps of Programming the S2 Robot

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)

2nd Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Students will learn basic steps of Programming the S2 Robot

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)

3rd and 4th Grade
NO CLASS (LABOR DAY)

5th Grade 
NO CLASS (LABOR DAY)

6th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an arch

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an arch

Monday, August 31, 2015

Week of August 31:

PreK3 & PreK4
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with Duplos

Teams will experiment to make the letter "L" (teacher assisted)

Kindergarten
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with Legos

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)

1st Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with Legos

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)

2nd Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with Legos

Teams will experiment to make an arch (teacher assisted)


3rd and 4th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Teams will design a Computer Program to make the letter "L" (teacher assisted)

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make a the letter "L". (teacher assisted)

5th Grade and 6th Grade
Review the Engineering  Design Process

Apply Engineering Design Process with S2 Robot

Teams will design a Computer Program to make an arch

Student will run program on S2 Robot and make an arch

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Week of August 24:

PreK3 & PreK4
Rosie and the Jetsons:
http://www.funniermoments.com/watch.php?vid=b58dcd55b (start at 10:30)

Practice Song:   I'm and Little Robot and My Robot

Kindergarten
Listen to eBook: Leaky Robot https://www.highlightskids.com/audio-story/leaky-robot#

"Name That Robot" Learning Activity

C-3PO Meets R2D2:
http://www.starwars.com/video/c-3po-meets-r2-d2

1st Grade
Listen to eBook: Leaky Robot https://www.highlightskids.com/audio-story/leaky-robot#

Make a Robot with Shapes

C-3PO Meets R2D2:
http://www.starwars.com/video/c-3po-meets-r2-d2

2nd Grade
Listen to eBook: Leaky Robot https://www.highlightskids.com/audio-story/leaky-robot#

"Name That Robot" Learning Activity

C-3PO Meets R2D2:
http://www.starwars.com/video/c-3po-meets-r2-d2

3rd and 4th Grade
"Name That Robot" Learning Activity

What Makes Something a Robot?

Distance Determination Exploration Lab

5th Grade
"Name That Robot" Learning Activity

What Makes Something a Robot?

Distance Determination Exploration Lab

6th Grade
"Name That Robot" Learning Activity

What Makes Something a Robot?

Distance Determination Exploration Lab

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Week of August 17:

PreK3 & PreK4
Listen to eBook: Leaky Robot https://www.highlightskids.com/audio-story/leaky-robot#

Learn Song:  My Robot

Kindergarten
Learning Activity: Robot Patterns

Listen to Book: Robots, Robots Everywhere!

1st Grade
Learning Activity: Robot Patterns

Listen to Book: Robots, Robots Everywhere!

2nd Grade
Learning Activity: Finish "Your Own Invention" Teamwork Activity

3rd and 4th Grade
Learning Activity:  "Your Own Invention" Teamwork Activity

Brainstorming: What Inventions Do You Know?

5th Grade
Learning Activity:  "Your Own Invention" Teamwork Activity

Brainstorming: What Inventions Do You Know?

6th Grade
Learning Activity:  "Your Own Invention" Teamwork Activity

Brainstorming: What Inventions Do You Know?