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| In this STEM Challenge, students and parents were to build a model of an igloo. An igloo is an ice house built from ice and snow in very cold places. They are usually a dome-shaped building. |
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They had to make a circular igloo with a domed roof and an opening with a tunnel. The short tunnel helps control the temperature inside an actual igloo. |
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| The materials included cotton balls, cardboard tubes, paper plates, glue and tape. |
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| We had a lot of clever ideas! |
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| Students learned about Earth's main biomes and which types of plants and animals inhabit these environments. |
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| Students discovered that a biome is a large ecosystem that has its own types of animals, plants and soil. They also have their own unique patterns of temperature and rainfall. |
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| The tundra is a cold a cold, dry biome without trees and the ground is frozen all year. |
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| Students created their assigned biome with a partner displaying the vegetation, animals and soil. |
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| The taiga is a cool forest biome that also contains lakes and ponds and is the largest in the world. |
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| Deciduous forests have trees that lose their leaves every year. They often have cold winters and warm summers. |
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| Tropical rain forests are hot and damp with plenty of rainfall. |
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| A grassland is a biome where the main kind of plant is grass. Grasslands do not get much rainfall. |
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| A desert is a barren biome with very little rainfall. They can be hot or cold. |
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| Students worked in pairs to research one of the biome locations and wrote a summary of the location and characteristics that made up their particular biome. |
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| We were all blessed and felt very thankful to spend this time with one another. |
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| Students brought in canned goods to donate to the food pantry for those in need as a way to give back to our community. |
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| Socks For Hope |
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| Our wonderful class moms made it possible for us to enjoy two delicious feasts for the holidays. Yum!! |
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| Students placed several different toiletries in socks for the homeless. |
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| We were all fortunate to celebrate the Christmas season together and also remember those in need. |
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| Students worked in small groups to build a straw roller coaster for a ping pong ball using straws, hot glue, tape, and a piece of cardboard for a base. |
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| Everyone had a great time creating a path for their ball. Each track has sets of two straws that hold the ball as it rolls. |
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| This was a great project for small groups. It was helpful to have classmates hold the straws in place in order to make this STEM challenge a success. |
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| Straws were cut into smaller pieces to help support the vertical straws that hold up the track. |
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| Everyone was able to create a strong, sturdy track with ramps and turns that allowed the ping pong ball to roll down to the bottom and land in a bowl or a plastic lid. |
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| Every group had to experiment with each section before gluing it to make sure it was going to work. |
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| Students chose to start building at the top and worked their way down to the bottom and discovered that this worked well. |
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| This animal cell activity helped students identify the main organelles that make up an animal cell. |
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| Students cut out the name and function tag, glued them to toothpicks and properly labeled each organelle. |
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| Styrofoam balls were used to represent the animal cell. |
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| Students used Play-Doh and modeling clay to create each organelle |
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| After learning about animals cells and creating them in colorful detail on paper, students thoroughly enjoyed building a 3-D version and the results were amazing! |
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| The Super Survivor Environmental Game Show presented learning in an adventurous way! |
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| The Illusion Maker asked trivia questions and students participated in various games. |
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| The students formed two tribes and tried to survive by answering Castaway Questions. |
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| Everyone learned how litter affects the environment, and what we can do to stop it. |
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| We watched in amazement as the magic came alive right before our very eyes! |
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| Students learned more about Reducing, Reusing, Recycling and E-waste in an exciting, fun-filled way during this program. |
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| Students left the show with many new ideas as to how they and their families can help take care of our environment. |
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| Students use modeling clay, Play-Doh, buttons, paint, toothpicks and pipe cleaners to create a 3 dimensional plant cell. |
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| Students identified the 10 main organelles that make up a plant cell. |
