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December 3: Spheros, code.org, Kodable, NASA resources

 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 be important to have NASA? Check out the technology that comes from their scientists!

NASA Eyes Immersive Apps - According to NASA, you will, "Experience Earth and our solar system, the universe and the spacecraft exploring them, with immersive apps for Mac, PC and mobile devices."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mortensen




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