Week of November 27:

PreK3  

Star Project HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Trace the Shape
Create the Shape

PreK4

Star Project HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Trace the Shape
Create the Shape

Kindergarten

Star Project HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Draw the Shape
Create the Shape

1st Grade

Snowman Project HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Identify the Shapes
Create the Shapes
Compile to Form the Snowman

2nd Grade

Snowman Project HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Identify the Shapes
Create the Shapes

Compile to Form the Snowman

3rd Grade

Snowman Project HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Identify the Shapes
Create the Shapes
Compile to Form the Snowman

4th and 5th Grade

Dissection of Perch HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Guide http://www.biologyjunction.com/perch_dissection2.htm
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_uDUxDETAw

6th Grade

Dissection of Frog HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Guide https://mrborden.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/frog-dissection.pdfhttps://mrborden.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/frog-dissection.pdf
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8Ysek4Vachttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8Ysek4Vac

Week of November 13:

PreK3  

Smallest to Largest Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON
eBook "The Capsule" and Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Interactive Poems MINDS ON
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

PreK4

Smallest to Largest Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON
eBook "The Capsule" and Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Interactive Poems MINDS ON
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

Kindergarten

Smallest to Largest Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON
eBook "The Capsule" and Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Interactive Poems MINDS ON
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

1st Grade

Begin Unit on Rocketry:
Video Clip on Rocketry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3w3boGiS8
Start Learning about the Types of Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

2nd Grade

Select a Rocket and Research It
What is its name?  When was it first launched?  What was its purpose?
Create a Seesaw Project on the Rocket

3rd Grade

**Finish Lab Calculations and Questions**
Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

4th and 5th Grade

**Finish Lab Calculations and Questions**
Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

6th Grade

**Finish Lab Calculations and Questions**
Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON

https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

Week of November 6

Week of November 6:

PreK3  

Begin Unit on Rocketry:
Video Clip on Rocketry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ovJc0hDaT4
Start Learning about the Types of Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

PreK4

Begin Unit on Rocketry:
Video Clip on Rocketry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ovJc0hDaT4
Start Learning about the Types of Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

Kindergarten

Begin Unit on Rocketry:
Video Clip on Rocketry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3w3boGiS8
Start Learning about the Types of Rockets HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/147269main_3.2.1.Liftoff_Activity15.pdf

1st Grade

Finish Unit on Windmills:
Design a Windmill (must use only the materials given) HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Finish both Windmill Projects

2nd Grade

Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

3rd Grade

Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

4th and 5th Grade

Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON
https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

6th Grade

Begin Discussing the Engineering Design Process MINDS ON 
Explore the Laws of Motion to Begin the Rocketry Unit HANDS ON--MINDS ON

https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/Lessons/propulsionS_act.html

Week of October 30:

PreK3  

Listen to Goodnight Goon
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON


PreK4

Listen to Goodnight Goon
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

Kindergarten

Listen to Goodnight Goon
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

1st Grade

Listen to Goodnight Goon
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

2nd Grade

Discuss how Blowing Air with a Straw is Different than Blowing Air with Your Mouth
How Does the Force Relate to the Forces on a Rocket
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

3rd Grade

Discuss how Blowing Air with a Straw is Different than Blowing Air with Your Mouth
How Does the Force Relate to the Forces on a Rocket
Halloween Kahoot
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

4th and 5th Grade

Discuss how Blowing Air with a Straw is Different than Blowing Air with Your Mouth
How Does the Force Relate to the Forces on a Rocket
Halloween Kahoot
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

6th Grade

Discuss how Blowing Air with a Straw is Different than Blowing Air with Your Mouth
How Does the Force Relate to the Forces on a Rocket
Halloween Kahoot
Spider Races using the Force of Air HANDS ON--MINDS ON

Week of October 23:

PreK3  

Begin Unit on Windmills:
Create a Windmill from Basic Materials HANDS ON--MINDS ON 

PreK4

Continue Unit on Windmills:
Finish Cutting Out the Windmill and Fit Together  HANDS ON--MINDS ON

Kindergarten

Continue Unit on Windmills:
Finish Cutting Out the Windmill and Fit Together HANDS ON--MINDS ON
If student is finished, visit the Science Library.

1st Grade

Continue Unit on Windmills:
Design a Windmill (must use only the materials given) HANDS ON--MINDS ON
If student is finished, visit the Science Library.

2nd Grade

Continue First Build Automated Legos the Flying Bird or Hungry Alligator HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Bird -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bdbE4s52Ag
Alligator -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z51STByiFZ4
Enter Lego Program and Test
If student is finished, visit the Science Library.

3rd Grade

Continue the VEX Catapult, Flyer Build or Crossbow HANDS ON--MINDS ON
If student is finished, visit the Science Library.

 
4th and 5th Grade

Continue the Automated Lego Pulley Build HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Record Comments on Seesaw
If student is finished, visit the Science Library

6th Grade

Continue the VEX IQ Builds HANDS ON--MINDS ON
Record Accomplishments

Week of October 2:

PreK3  

Centers to Learning about Robots:
Listen to Robots, Robots Everywhere
Color Robot
http://www.supercoloring.com/sites/default/files/styles/coloring_full/public/cif/2016/01/smiling-robot-coloring-page.jpg
Find the Letter R and Color
http://homeschoolcreations.com/images/Robot_Preschool_Pack_Part_2_letter_find.jpg

PreK4

Begin Unit on Windmills:
Tip and Top Windmills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Co4BPL4Mc
Color the Parts of the Windmill (noting the basic shapes that make the windmill)
Cut Out the Windmill and Fit Together

Kindergarten

Begin Unit on Windmills:
Windmill Cartoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quy-b_ZOxBA
Color the Parts of the Windmill (noting the basic shapes that make the windmill)
Cut Out the Windmill and Fit Together

1st Grade

Begin Unit on Windmills:
Watch the Windmill Video https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/4649eee8-2446-41f1-a798-d5df5ed69b74/wind-energy-in-the-heartland-americas-heartland/#.WdEtN1tSzIU
Make a List of Why Windmills are Important
Draw a Design for Building a Windmill out of Legos

2nd Grade

Continue First Build Automated Legos the Flying Bird or Hungry Alligator
If Finished: Use iPad an for Coding or Building App
Bird -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bdbE4s52Ag
Alligator -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z51STByiFZ4

3rd Grade

Continue the VEX Catapult, Flyer Build or Crossbow
If Finished: Use iPad an for Coding or Building App
 
4th and 5th Grade

Continue the Automated Lego Pulley Build 
If Finished: Use iPad an for Coding or Building App


6th Grade

Continue the VEX IQ Builds
Write Accomplishments on a Sheet of Paper for Grade

Week of September 25:

PreK3 & PreK4

Centers to Learning about Robots:
Listen to Robots, Robots Everywhere
Color Robot
http://www.supercoloring.com/sites/default/files/styles/coloring_full/public/cif/2016/01/smiling-robot-coloring-page.jpg
Find the Letter R and Color
http://homeschoolcreations.com/images/Robot_Preschool_Pack_Part_2_letter_find.jpg


Kindergarten

Centers to Learning about Robots:
Listen to Robo Pete
Color Robot Dog
http://cdn2.momjunction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Doggy-Robot.jpg
Find the Letter R and Color
http://homeschoolcreations.com/images/Robot_Preschool_Pack_Part_2_letter_find.jpg

1st Grade

Centers to Learning about Robots:
Listen to The Robot Book
Color Robots and Great https://i.pinimg.com/236x/83/65/58/836558b2983af1e8091399443ddbd833--robot-theme-preschool-printables.jpg
Find the Letter R and Color
http://homeschoolcreations.com/images/Robot_Preschool_Pack_Part_2_letter_find.jpg

2nd Grade

Continue First Build Automated Legos the Flying Bird or Hungry Alligator
If Finished: Use iPad an for Coding or Building App

3rd Grade

Continue the VEX Catapult, Flyer Build or Crossbow
If Finished: Use iPad an for Coding or Building App
 
4th and 5th Grade

Continue the Automated Lego Pulley Build 
If Finished: Use iPad an for Coding or Building App


6th Grade

Continue the VEX IQ Builds
Write Accomplishments on a Sheet of Paper for Grade