Symmetry Activity

We LOVE getting together with our Buddies! 

Grade 4 and Pre-K had a great time learning about symmetry and creating our own symmetrical butterflies!

Building The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris, France. It is named after its designer/engineer Gustave Eiffel.

Students constructed their own Eiffel Tower using a stapler, newspapers, tape and a small figurine which made it easier to view the 3D nature of the structure.

We broke our project down into three sections: the upper tower, the middle section and the base.

The Eiffel Tower in France is made of iron and is 1050 feet! Much heavier and taller than our towers! 

Students learned it took several years to build the Eiffel Tower and was completed in 1889. It took two years, two months, and five days to build to be exact!

VOILA! Our very own Eiffel Tower!

Reporting Live About Pentecost

Students were arranged in small groups and invited to imagine that it is Pentecost 2,000 years ago and they are reporting live from Jerusalem.

Everyone enjoyed recalling and acting out the day Mary and the disciples received the Holy Spirit promised by God.

Group members played the parts of the Blessed Mother, the disciples, a reporter and the crowd. 

The reporter from each group asked those who were present at Pentecost about the amazing events they witnessed.

The groups took turns presenting their live broadcasts to the class.

Making An Anemometer

Students created their own anemometers with help from the 8th Grade. 

We used paper cups, push pins and sharpened pencils with an eraser to make the anemometers.

An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. It is usually made of several small cups attached to a vertical shaft. As the wind blows, the cups rotate, making the rod spin.

Anemometers are important tools for meteorologists who study weather patterns.

Wind will catch the cups and rotate them, the rotations are counted and wind speed is calculated.

PARENT APPRECIATION DAY 2018

Parents and students were challenged to build a Tennis Ball Tower

The challenge was to build a tower that would hold a tennis ball aloft. The bottom of the ball had to be at least 10cm off the desks 

We used craft sticks, straws, tape, tennis balls and string

Everyone followed the steps of the Engineering Design Process and were successful in building their own unique models!

Marble Run STEM Challenge

Students constructed a marble run using a cardboard base, paper towel rolls, tape, glue, craft sticks and marbles.

This marble run made a great STEM challenge for our class.

Each  run had to include 2 turns on a firm foundation and stand a minimum of 12 inches tall. 

Building Structures with Marshmallows and Toothpicks

The goal of this project was to build a freestanding structure using only toothpicks and marshmallows as tall as possible and strong enough to not collapse. 

The groups practiced teamwork, communication and leadership to make it a success!

Students figured out the key to making a strong structure is building a strong base.

Students discovered it was best using a solid base of triangles joined together for the strongest possible base.