I have so appreciated opportunities other educators have shared with me. This blog shares the opportunities I have discovered for students and educators as they occur and shares activities and ideas from my elementary engineering lab. Students in elementary engineering build working models, use robotics, and design 3D printing projects using project-based learning. Opinions expressed here are my own.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Week 3 - So far, So . . .
Met with my Monday classes for the first time today. It was tricky trying to decide how to combine three classes of information into one session. It went well, except for not having enough time to go over the lab rules very well. I gave the first grade class a choice of the project for this week or last week. I was thrilled they chose the harder of the two, building large castles in groups of seven students. Fourth and fifth grade classes spent half of their time on NXT robotics and a scavenger hunt. The third grade class started with the challenge project based on last week's lever lesson. There were some impressive levers with creative features! An overall success, but it makes me realize how hard it is to have to miss classes.
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