Sun, Nov 17, 2019 2:07 PM in Motion in Objects
I just got done teaching a 5E lesson on motion to my second graders. My Engage activity was a balloon that I let go in front of them and then we watched a virtual roller coaster. That got them interested for sure! We then moved into some Explore stations with shapes down a ramp, different objects to slide across a tray, doodle tops that spun, and a marble and pool noodle station...
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Sat, Nov 16, 2019 4:35 PM in STEM and Fairy Tales
I love the idea of bringing Fairy Tales into a STEM lesson. Several years ago when I taught Kindergarten we had some store bought STEM kits that were Fairy Tales themes and the kids loved them. I now teach 2nd grade and we still do teach Fairy Tales but now they are learning the characteristics of those genres and even writing their own Fairy Tales. I would love to have them wri...
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Sat, Nov 16, 2019 4:23 PM in Using GLOBE in Elementary
I am a second grade teacher and just got done doing a week long project using the Globe App. I chose the cloud watching Globe Observer. My students absolutely love it! We read a book about clouds, learned the names of clouds and their characteristics. Then each day they sketched and described the clouds in their journals. Then at different points during different days I ha...
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