" I use Teaching Channel all the time. It has been a huge influence on my practice as has some of the videos NSTA puts out. I watch all the science NGSS stuff, assessing, ESL engagement, etc." Sue Holland, 7th grade, Miller Creek Middle School
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"I have been using Mystery Science and one of the lessons in Forces and Motion discussed what made the "Strongest Bridge." The students (in groups) each got 2 pieces of paper to design the strongest bridges, meaning could hold the most pennies. The bridge needed to be a least 3 inches wide and span at least 6 inches long over two think books or 4 medium books (two stacked on either side). The students had to record how many pennies their bridge held before collapsing and then redesign three times to try and improve the strength of their bridge. No scissors or tape could be used." Lindsay Hess, 3rd grade, Wade Thomas
5th graders at Dixie working on angles. Check out Liz Naughton's (Dixie School) comment below.
"This (is a) great book to read to your class when you start animal adaptations/habitats. It's a cute book about Walking Sticks, but also includes incredible information about them. Also, if you are using the Lucy Calkins units of study, this is a great book to show when teaching your informational unit. Fabulous Frogs is another book I found, set up in a similar way as the Walking Stick book and very informative!" Lindsay Hess Wade Thomas
Good Trick, Walking Stick, by Sheri Mabry Bestor Fabulous Frogs, by Martin Jenkins This site has many great resources for teachers, including engineering and STEM projects that relate to the new standards. They even are color coded like the standards! (Don't know about the coloring coding? Check out the link below!)
5th graders at Glenwood School made walking graphs. Anyone else try it?
All the 4th and 5th grade students and teachers at Coleman Elementary school got together to participate in the marshmallow spaghetti challenge. The students worked in teams to build the highest structure possible with a marshmallow on top.
From Sarah Horky at Hidden Valley School.
Jessica Lizarraga has been having her 7th grade students construct bridges out of toothpicks. The following are resources she has used with her project.
Marin Municipal Water District has educational resources, maps, and provide school assemblies. Robert Atkinson, 4th grade teacher at Brookside states, "We had an assembly from their school education program which was really great. They gave all the teachers a deck of wonderfully illustrated water cards with some fun activities." |
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