Month: February 2017

 This week the students got their game on! First, the students completed the Index Card Tower instant challenge.  They were given 20 different coloured index cards.  They had to build a card tower with as many levels as possible.  They received points if no same colour cards touched, how tall the tower was, how many…

This week was coding week!  The students were introduced to the concept of computation thinking.  Computational thinking at its simplest is coming up with a problem and developing solutions that computers ( or humans!) can carry out. The students first had to make toast!  Using a flow chart, the students had to write a procedure…

The students started by designing and constructing a device that would topple 20 paper cups.  The students could not cross a line while attempting to topple the cups.  As well, the students were challenged to be efficient and use the least amount of materials.  The fewer materials used, the more points per cup toppled.  After…