Combine This or Drown
Sunday, May 5, 2013
What do Combine This or Drown, Zoo Crew, Math Mall, Math 0'2 and Midnight Math have in common? They are all math games. The 5th graders were challenged to create math games that included 20 problems that covered all of the concepts they have studied this year. They were graded on creativity, whether they included math concepts . . . read more
5th Grade Students READ to BID
Frantic bidding filled the Library on Tuesday when 5th graders gathered for the annual AR auction. The AR program allows students to take a test and receive points for the books they read.The auction was established to encourage . . . read more
5th Graders Take Flight
Throughout the month of December, 5th grade students did a number of experiments regarding flight. They started by building two different types of airplanes to determine whether a plane with wide wings would fly farther than a plane . . . read more
LEGO ROBOT REFUSES TO ROLL OFF THE CLIFF
5th Grade
As part of their lego robotics unit, students in the fifth grade designed and built a robot that has sensors on the front bumpers. When the robot approaches the edge of the table, the front bumper senses the end of the table and sends a . . . read more
Pop Goes the Top
What happens when you mix Alka-Seltzer with water and put it into a film canister? Most 5th graders students didn't know, so they realized they would have to do some research. After finding out what Alka-Seltzer was, they were . . . read more
