Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
This week marks the half way point for us; we only have four more STEM classes left! This week we focused on gaming. We started the day off with a different type of challenge. We did a variation of an escape room, where we had to decode clues to find a code to enter…
We started off the day by looking at our Petri dishes. We couldn’t believe how many things grew! We did an instant challenge to activate our learning. Our challenge was to use the materials in the class to make a pompom launcher. The goal was to get the pompom as high in the air as…
We’re learning so many great things already. Our focus this week was on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). We started the day reading the book Ada Twist, Scientist. Ada taught us all about persistence and curiosity and how they relate to science. After that we worked on an instant challenge. Using the supplies provided to…
What a great first week and lovely groups of students! We started the day with an ice-breaker activity that focused on using communication skills; students lined up in alphabetical order by first name, alphabetical order by first name and then by birth date. Each week we will choose a Successful Learner trait to focus on. …