Frisco Elementary STEM News

  Happy Holidays!    Lego credit goes to Naomi in 5th Grade! STEM Newsletter Watch this five minute video about STEM happenings. Here is the second part of that video . Photos from the STEM Lab Kindergarten Legos 1st Grade Dash Programming 4th Grade Marshmallow Family Vehicle Safety Features Build 5th Grade STEM Choice Week NutKases! I will be requesting NutKases for grades 3 and 4 when we come back from break. If you would like to put in an order before then , here is the link to do so. NutKases are fabulously protective of your child's technology, and as I have been sharing, most damage will be waived, if we know your child has the case on when damage occurs.  If you have already requested one, please ask your child if it is on their Chromebook. Some of the older students have them, but they are sometimes a little resistant to using them.  You can clean the outside of the Chromebook and the keyboard with wipes or a damp cloth. There have been a few cases wher...

 Hi, everyone,  Please watch the five minute video  newsletter to hear about Frisco Elementary's STEM activities over the last few weeks. Photos Kindergarten - I don't know how I forgot to mention these, but here are the kindergarteners with their marble mazes that they built. The challenge involved working with your team in order to get the marble to drop into their buckets. 2nd grade build a car that rolls challenge   These students went straight to the additional challenges of having it hold a Lego figure, and it had to roll when you blew it. 4th Grade Spheros and Soccer challenges center - I will take some of these next time. We were have issues:) STEM Requests thin cardboard like cereal boxes regular cardboard pipe cleaners Cool resources explore.org - Check out their live animal cams! They are so interesting, and the cams create a wonderful environment for asking LOTS of "I wonder" sorts of questions. NASA Spinoff Technologies - Ever wonder why it might...