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March 3: VEX Competition, Donations, Classroom Fun. 3 de marzo: Competición VEX, donaciones, diversión en el aula


 

Dear Frisco Families,

Please watch this video blog to learn about what we have been up to in STEM classes.

THANK YOU Town of Frisco and the PTSA for your donations over my two years here! Here are some examples of purchases we have made for your students!

  • Dash (see above): Block programming
  • Makey Makey: Circuits, innovation (see our photos and video for fourth grade)
  • Five iPads: iPad apps run robots like our Spheros with the chariots and Dash
  • Lego for Education Programmable Building Kits: Innovation, following directions, problem solving
  • Student field trips and guest speakers: Each grade received $1000 from STEM donations to travel and pay for STEM related guest experiences in order to make learning more authentic.
  • STEM materials: We are always purchasing things like duct tape, pipecleaners, popsicle sticks, and other random materials for the maker space to keep construction options wide open.
  • Collaborative furniture for our library media and STEM spaces
You are all just amazing!

VEX Competition: Wow! Let's get after it, Frisco Panther VEX Team! 3:30-6:00 PM on March 8 at Summit Middle School

Photos:


Cardboard Convention: 
Thank you to my cardboard convention participants! You were creative and you empathized with your client to make some really cool builds. Photos can be found in the folder above.

Have a wonderful week!
Jen Mortensen
FRE Elementary STEM

Estimadas familias de Frisco,

Por favor vean este video blog para aprender acerca de lo que hemos estado haciendo en las clases de STEM.

¡GRACIAS Pueblo de Frisco y el PTSA por sus donaciones durante mis dos años aquí! ¡Aquí hay algunos ejemplos de compras que hemos hecho para sus estudiantes!

  • Dash (ver arriba): Programación de bloques
  • Makey Makey: Circuitos, innovación (ver nuestras fotos y video de cuarto grado)
  • Cinco iPads: Aplicaciones para iPad que hacen funcionar robots como nuestro Spheros con los carros y Dash
  • Kits de construcción programables de Lego for Education: Innovación, seguimiento de instrucciones, resolución de problemas
  • Excursiones de estudiantes y oradores invitados: Cada grado recibió $1000 de donaciones de STEM para viajar y pagar por experiencias de invitados relacionadas con STEM para que el aprendizaje sea más auténtico.
  • Materiales STEM: Siempre estamos comprando cosas como cinta adhesiva, pipecleaners, palitos de helado, y otros materiales al azar para el espacio maker para mantener las opciones de construcción de ancho abierto.
  • Mobiliario colaborativo para nuestra biblioteca y espacios STEM.
  • ¡Sois increíbles!

Competición VEX: ¡Wow! ¡Vamos a por ello, Frisco Panther VEX Team! 3:30-6:00 PM el 8 de marzo en Summit Middle School

Fotos:

Fotos de STEM de febrero por nivel de grado

Convención de Cartón: 
¡Gracias a mis participantes de la convención de cartón! Fueron creativos y se compenetraron con su cliente para hacer unas construcciones realmente geniales. Las fotos se encuentran en la carpeta de arriba.

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