I can not believe that the end of school has happened! As I closed my classroom doors this afternoon for the last time this school year, I was thinking about what a great year it was. It was the first time I was able to take the second grade to dip net; first graders were able to learn about the two most common birds on our campus (the robin and cardinal, some got to know the mockingbird as well) and to identify their songs; the awesome time the third graders got a closer look at the Apollo, Shuttle and Mars rover missions. There are so many more.
In the last quarter fifth graders were learning about motion and basic physics. As a last fun project, the students, in groups, had to create a "lunar rover" that can be self-propelled, travel over a foot of gravel and keep the astronaut (which is strangely similar to an egg) alive. Below are some of attempts.
In the last quarter fifth graders were learning about motion and basic physics. As a last fun project, the students, in groups, had to create a "lunar rover" that can be self-propelled, travel over a foot of gravel and keep the astronaut (which is strangely similar to an egg) alive. Below are some of attempts.