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

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

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

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

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.)

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.)

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.)