Energy/Collision Unit with Mrs. Fitch

Our kids had an absolute blast learning about energy, collisions and investigating these concepts.  We began by watching Mrs. Fitch take an egg down a ramp and crack it.  This made the kids super interested.  

We then played Angry Birds and talked about how this connected to what we were learning.  

Students then used an app to put together their own vehicle.  Students had to follow step-by-step directions and work together to problem solve.  

Today, students began to create test cards to carry and egg down a ramp and hit a wall without breaking.  Students used a fake egg to test their vehicle and the impact.  They were super excited to test the real egg in the afternoon!


Our eggs were all successful!!  None broke completely open!  There was one that had a MINOR crack.  Way to go!! 

Thanks, Mrs. Fitch for coming to teach such an amazing unit to us! 

App Investigation Day

Today we spent the day becoming an expert on an app.  Each student tinkered with an app, learned all about it and then had to teach others.  Each kiddo had to think about how students could use this to be helpful to their learning in the classroom.  I am super impressed with their thinking.  They will each be creating a video to explain what they think and how to use the app for others.  

We can't wait to use all these apps and then share some great presentations with you!

Holiday Class Party

Our holiday class party was so much fun!  The kids had a blast making Santa Claus out of popcorn, having relay races and eating delicious food.  Thank you to everyone for the donations and to our room mom, Trista Marple, for coordinating everything.  The kids and I had a blast!!!