What will we study this year in the STEAM lab?
2016-2017
Detailed information about each lesson will be posted to the specific grade level pages linked to this page.
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Pre-K
- Feather Frenzy: Compare/Contrast/Analyze real bird feathers: Why are each bird’s feathers different?
- Save the Worm: Problem solve how to move objects with limited tools: Why is balance important?
- Lego Bridges: How do designers make bridges both stable and beautiful?
- Balloon Balance: Tie objects to helium balloon to make it float half way between floor and ceiling, predict what will work and record trials: How can balance be achieved?
First Grade
- Whose Teeth?: Use pictures and real deer jawbones to analyze teeth to determine approximate age of deer: Why do a deer’s teeth change with age?
- How are clouds formed? What tools have people invented to deal with weather?
- How are nests constructed? Why do different birds have different nests?
- Marble Maze
Second Grade
- Balloon Balance: Tie objects to helium balloon to make it float half way between floor and ceiling, predict what will work and record trials: Why is balance important?
- Lego Wheelchairs: How does the design of a vehicle affect its ability to be pushed easily?
- Build a catapult
- Marble Maze
Third Grade
- Recycling: Make hand-made paper: How can people change how they use resources in order to protect the environment?
- Cargo Bot: programming game on ipad: How can code be written efficiently?
- Keva Brain Builders: Recreate 2D patterns into 3D structures: Which perspective is best to determine balance, proportion and composition of an object?
- Playing a strategic game about measurement of area using Legos
Fourth Grade
- Keva Brain Builders: Recreate 2D patterns into 3D structures: Which perspective is best to determine balance, proportion and composition of an object?
- Qbitz puzzle challenge
- Cool Circuits
- Laser Maze
Fifth Grade
- Qbitz puzzle challenge
- Cool Circuits
- Laser Maze
- Tricking our brain:
Pre-K
- Lego Bridges
- Feather Analysis