Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Parent Appreciation Day 2020

Students and parents alike enjoyed the challenge of building a structure to support a tennis ball.

Everyone came up with their own unique design.
We used popsicle sticks, tape, paper plates, and yarn with our STEM challenge.
Another successful Parent Appreciation Day here at St. James! 

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Save the Penguin!

In this STEM activity, students had to design and build an iceberg for their penguin to jump on and float away from the polar bear!
Groups of students tested out their icebergs with the penguin Dixie cups.
Each group came up with their own unique design for the icebergs. Printable penguins were taped to a Dixie cup and then placed on top of the icebergs.
Students used Popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, string and tape to build an iceberg.
We used a tray of water to act as the Arctic Sea. Every group was successful and able to see their penguins float away from the polar bear predator.