It has been a very busy few weeks in the STEM classroom. I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving break with friends and family. As I reflected on the year that has passed, I realized how thankful I am to work in such a amazing school in such a wonderful and education-minded community. I feel lucky to come to Wentworth and teach these inspiring children everyday!
Grade level updates below!
Grade 5
5th graders are wrapping up several weeks of learning the ins and outs of 3D modeling in Tinkercad. Students learned how to translate, navigate, nudge, rotate, scale, align and mirror shapes in Tinkercad. Students also learned boolean operations of adding and subtracting 3D shapes in Tinkercad. Students will now move on to using the engineering design process to imagine, plan, create, and improve and final 3D design to be printed in our 3D printers. Choice projects include baseball field models, name keychains, miniature log cabins, and animal faces.
Stay tuned for pictures!
Grades 3 and 4
3rd and 4th graders are continuing to be earthquake engineers and have finally finished testing model buildings on our model shake tables to create earthquake-safe building codes. Students tested their models for the best shape and size, the best foundation, and the best use of braces between support beams tested at a 7.0 magnitude simulated earthquake. Students are now planning a final earthquake safe model building using the building codes they created in testing. Final buildings will need to meet certain design criteria and budget constraints depending on the type of building being constructed. Choices include a hospital, a library, apartment building, or house.
Below are some pictures of the models in earthquake testing,
December 5th kicks off computer science education week! I look forward to participating in Wentworth's Hour of Code events the week before winter vacation!
Have a great week everyone!
-Mrs. Athearn
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