Tinkercad, Right Brain/Left Brain, Phantom Tollbooth,

                           The Giver, and  Rules

Tinkercad, PhaThis post was taken from a brilliant co-worker, Terri Eichols, blog https://engagetheirminds.wordpress.com/  

Engineergirl is an awesome site for young students who would like to know about engineering.

Obviously, the site is aimed at girls.  However, there is a lot of information that will appeal to both genders.  The "Try on a Career" page allows you to click on different types of engineering occupations to learn more.  The site also includes interviews with engineers, resources,  and information on "How to Get There."

EngineerGirl is currently sponsoring an essay contest for girls and boys in grades 3-12.  Students must propose a new technology that they think would help in at least one of these areas:

·         Safety

·         Health

·         Well-being, and

·         Environmental sustainability

Entries are due by 2/1/16. 

http://www.engineergirl.org/

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THIRD GRADERS

     "In GT this week we went to the fifth grade computer lab to try a new coding program called Scratch that everyone agrees is fun.  We can get onto our computers at home and play with it too. We also learned  about what the right and left hemispheres do. After last week's class where we took a test to see what side of our brain works the most, we put our % down to see what characteristics each side had. We then made a side profile of ourselves and  divided into two parts,  a right and left hemisphere. The things written in the lines describe what we feel are about us. . We listened to Bach for a little while as we were designing our project. Then  Mrs.Horan read us the Phantom Tollbooth after that we left to go home." by Marina 

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4th graders 

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5th Graders

This week in G.T, we learned  A LOT! We started our day by going to the computer lab, we had the option of going on Tinkercad (a site where you can build things) or Codecombat ( a site that teaches you how to program). Both sites challenged our minds. Then, we came back to the classroom and read The Giver (a really interesting book). After that, we talked about philosophy. Which led to us creating rules if we were in charge of a community. Then we voted on what we thought were the top five most important rules. There were some disagreements, but that helped us with our debating skills. In the end of the day we walked out of the room thinking just like philosophers!  By Gloria