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Kaleidoscope Project #1: Cardboard Sukkah
Students use Cause and Effect as a lens to learn about Judaics, Engineering, and Procedural Writing by building a sukkah out of only cardboard and string. -
Computer Coding is Introduced
Students begin their year of computer coding (programming) education. This year they will be completing Courses 2 & 3 and deep in their learning of block coding. They will be using this knowledge to code in content learning areas as well using scratch. For detailed information, see our Lower School Coding Scope and Sequence Document -
Cardboard Sukkah Build Day
On this day, students will put their engineering and Judaics knowledge to the test to use only waste cardboard and sting to create a kosher sukkah. This event will inspire writing back in the classroom. -
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Computer Coding Course 3
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STEM Challenge Day
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Hour of Code: Coding & Math
Students are introduced to computer programming/coding and reinforce math concepts of multiplication and repeated addition by connting to the actions of the repeat block and stacked action blocks. -
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Kaleidoscope Project #2: The STEM of Tu B'Shevat
Students use Cause and Effect as the lens to learn about the holiday Tu B'Shevat, related Hebrew language, the science of the water cycle, plant life cycle, and the phases of the moon. Students also use math to make graphs of their science discoveries and in General Studies, students connect their learning to research and projects on biomes. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9drNXudBNSUck43cGlDOFNtc0k&usp=sharing -
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Engineering in Science: Imagination Playground Physics
Students use the big blue blocks of the Imagination Playground to learn about position, motion, forces, and gravity. Link brings you to photos and lesson plans. -
Field Trip: Recycling and Waste Center
Students go to the Recycling and Waste Center. They observe first hand what happens to waste as well as discuss waste with experts in the field. Students reflect on the experience with the lens of Cause and Effect. -
Terrarium Engineering Day
Students design and create a terrarium made from recycled materials based on their understanding of closed water systems and a plant's needs of water and light. -
100th Day of School
Students explore math, patterns, and base 10 systems by building and engineering using 100 objects. -
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Robotics in Science Unit
Students learn and use LEGO WeDo robotics to explore engineering design and meet engineering related science standards at this grade level. For deatiled information on our robotics program, see Lower School Scope and Sequence Document. -
STEM and Israel Day
Students complete a STEM Challenge on a topic connected to Israeli innovations or in partnership with an Israeli organization. -
Robotics Show off
Students demonstrate their robotics creation from their "Robotics in Science" unit.
