By Dr. Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. Grades 3-6 do After-School Robotics after school for a second quarter. During the after-school enrichment, which met every Tuesday and Thursday from February to March, students can build and program robots for various engineering challenges. For the first few meetings, fourth-grade students mentored their third-grade peers. For fifth and sixth … Continue reading Robotics 3rd-6th Grade After School
By Will Vasquez Third-grade students conducted a science project to study craters on the moon. They recorded slow-motion videos of rocks impacting powder to simulate lunar surface conditions. By analyzing the impact patterns and recording data, they learned about how craters form and their different sizes and shapes. The project aimed to understand the geological … Continue reading Moon Crater Project – 3rd Grade!
By Will Vasquez, October has been a fantastic month filled with innovation and creativity! Our students have been working with Tinker toys or Cardboard Construction, they have been taking on exciting challenges that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving. One of the highlights of this month has been the various projects where students have been tasked … Continue reading K-3 Technology Class October Update
By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. The scope of engineering known as robotics is concerned with the creation, design, building, use, and application of robots. Future robotic technology is an automatically operated machine that performs a series of activities independently and completes tasks typically completed by humans. As we consider 21st-century learning, these practices will be a … Continue reading High Point Academy Robotics is now in full gear!
By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. It's all fun and games for fifth grade as they take a trip with world explorers to design and code video games. From September to December (Computer Science Education Week on December 6-12), fifth grade will continue their STEAM work to build skills in research and information literacy, build collaboration and … Continue reading 5th Grade World Explorers STEAM Project
By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. Aly K., Natalia K., Harper T., and Kaya B. are piecing together the early stages of their future civilization. In the 2023-24 school year, this is just one small step in several deliverables for STEAM in sixth grade. In September and well into October, the sixth graders from Ms. von der … Continue reading 6th Grade Full STEAM Ahead!
By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D, What are Lucas C., Simon L., and Nolan L. from seventh grade up to at Ace Hardware in Altadena? That's one of a few cool things happening during STEAM for grades 4-8. The Junior High Enrichment class "...Your Feature Presentation" is a crash course showcasing a topic using the Makershed as … Continue reading Your Feature Presentation
By Will Vasquez We're off to a fantastic start in STEAM class, and I'm thrilled to share some highlights from our first two lessons.Lesson 1: Exploring Patterns in Nature and Human DesignIn our first lesson, we embarked on a journey of exploring patterns in the world around us. The students identified various patterns, from the intricate designs … Continue reading Mud River Challenge – STEAM
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