Frisco Elementary STEM News

  Hi, Frisco Families, I had a blast going with Mrs. Brendel's class to Francie's Cabin this week. Your kids are absolute troopers, because the hike is decently steep without a pack and snowshoes. The views were beautiful, and we will share photos with 5th grade families. Last week, students had a guest speaker share avalanche science, and and an astronomy guest speaker made the hike to do some activities with the kids.  5th graders have been studying earth and space science in their PYP Unit of Inquiry, so in STEM we built heat shields (STEM constructions) to protect the sensors (Snickers bar) of our Mars rover, as it entered Mars' atmosphere (hair dryer). We did not blow any fuses this year, and this year a few students used water as an insulator--really creative thinking! 1st graders finished their boat builds to save Minions. They quickly learned that cardboard needs to be covered with duct tape in order not to become waterlogged. I shared two ways to make their boats...

Hi, We have been having a blast in STEM, and as always it is so much fun getting the kids back in the Space Lab. Listen to my 5 minute video 1 and video 2 about our activities, and be sure to enjoy the photos below. Thank you to the town of Frisco for the Turkey Day 5K donation. We are so lucky to work closely with our community. ALL students are learning about digital citizenship. We learned about parts of an online news source in fifth grade. It is really important to identify advertisements and the source of the article. Second grade learned about what information is safe to share online. All grades discussed how and why it is important to have balance with our digital lives. Common Sense Media is in English and Spanish and offers brilliant advice for parents and educators. Kindergarten: Circle art, building centers - Kindergarten students worked on collaborative skills and building using gears. We also are solving coding puzzles using the Kodable app. 1st Grade : Animal Adaptat...