STEM Question of the Week: Week 8

This week's topic is: Earthquakes

This week's question is: 

3rd and 4th graders have recently been studying earthquake engineering. We are learning that an earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault where tectonic plates are moving very slowly on the hot molten rock core of the earth. What do scientists call the places where two plates crash and crunch together?

Check out these research tools from our Learning Commons to find your answer:



https://sites.google.com/a/scarboroughschools.org/wentworth/learning-commons/online-resources

https://kiddle.co

-Mrs. A

STEM Question of the Week: Week 6

This week's topic is: 3D Design

This week's question is: What does CAD stand for in Tinkercad?

Check out these research tools from our Learning Commons to find your answer:

https://sites.google.com/a/scarboroughschools.org/wentworth/learning-commons/online-resources

https://kiddle.co

-Mrs. A

STEM Question of the Week: Week 5

This week's topic is: Daylight Saving Time

This week's question is: What is the basic purpose of Daylight Saving Time and when was it first signed into law in the United States? 

Check out these research tools from our Learning Commons to find your answer:

https://sites.google.com/a/scarboroughschools.org/wentworth/learning-commons/online-resources

https://kiddle.co

-Mrs. A