Our afternoons have been filled with measuring, cutting, glueing, taping, dry walling, painting...and in some cases then starting it all over again! The homes are almost finished and the testing will start next week. We had a discussion today about what will happen if a student's home doesn't "pass" the tests! That will depend on how bad the damage is. Just like a real engineer, if they build something and it doesn't work, they will want to rebuild it and improve on their design. Time and materials permitting, students will have an opportunity to make changes that they think will result in a stronger structure. That being said, if you have any boxes (sturdier boxes, not cereal boxes) we will begin collecting those again.
Students have been reflecting on their process in Google Drive - please take a look at their reflections!
Our afternoons have been so busy - I apologize for not getting the Home Reading books home today. The books were exchanged this morning and will be sent home tomorrow.
We've continued with our math candy problem this week. Students used blocks and divided them into groups following the rules below. This will lead us into multiplication next week.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.