Can you invent something to demonstrate energy transformations?

This week in STEM, the 3/4 class explored renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, looking at the pros and cons of each, and investigating the energy transformations that involved in the process by which these sources produce electricity (ex. wind energy transformed to kinetic energy of the turbine blades turning and generator spinning, which leads to… Read more Can you invent something to demonstrate energy transformations?

Game: Cinco de mayo — what do you know?

We discovered that there are misconceptions about this celebration. We explored some of the history and traditions around Cinco de mayo using Kahoot quiz games.  Try these links to play the game as a guest {no login required}: Cinco de Mayo game 1 Cinco de Mayo game 2 Test your knowledge, have some fun with… Read more Game: Cinco de mayo — what do you know?

How is energy transferred when objects collide?

This week in STEM, the 3/4 class explored some topics related to their driving question: How can we create an invention that demonstrates energy transformations? This week, they focused on how energy is transferred from one object to another through collisions. They first designed a controlled experiment to see how the height of a ramp… Read more How is energy transferred when objects collide?

ROYGBIV

This week in Art the 3/4 class started a new project. First, they learned all about the color wheel and we practiced remembering the order of the primary and secondary colors through the saying ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet). Students created black and white checkered designs on their paper and left… Read more ROYGBIV

Surprise Visit by John from Hosmer Point!

On Thursday the 3/4 class enjoyed a happy surprise visit from John, the camp director at Hosmer Point!  We students were very excited.  John answered some questions about our upcoming trip and went over the Hosmer Point map so the class could get “the lay of the land”.  He even took the time to play… Read more Surprise Visit by John from Hosmer Point!