Engineering

Can you Make a Pringle Ringle?

S. Melton 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Digital Learning, Engineering, Kindergarten, Physical Science

What is a Pringle Ringle?

The Pringle Ringle is an engineering challenge where you create a ring using only Pringles chips, NO tape or glue allowed.  You need one can of chips for each person.  Choose your FAVORITE flavor!!  The challenge requires a lot of patience as well as careful and precise chip placement!!!  

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What are Squishy Circuits?

S. Melton 5th Grade, Engineering, Physical Science, Supported by FREY Foundation

Fab 5th graders have learned ALL about electricity: circuits, switches, conductors, insulators, electrons, and SOO much more!!  Time to put their knowledge to the test!  Using LEDs, 9-volt batteries, Play-Doh, modeling clay & wire the kids had to create a simple circuit that would conduct electricity!!  May designs FAILED in the beginning, but through collaboration and design improvement WE DID IT!!

Thanks for FREY Foundation for the supplies to make this possible!!

 

Coding About Ecosystems!!

S. Melton 4th Grade, Coding, Engineering, Life Science, Supported by FREY Foundation

CODING is a FOREIGN LANGUAGE!!

Our 4th graders have learned EVERYTHING about ECOSYSTEMS!  It is time to Show What We Know!! We are using a coding app called PBS ScratchJr. Our challenge is to demonstrate the flow of energy in an ecosystem beginning with the sun that includes producers, consumers, and decomposers.  The kids have creative flexibility to design their own sprites within the program as long as the challenge is completed.

I honestly have been BLOWN AWAY  by the coding creativity of these KIDS!!  They understand the topic and are showing their own personalities in their coding!!!  Teacher’s DREAM!!

Thanks to the FREY Foundation for the supplies to engage children on this level!!

 

 

 

 

Balloon Car Racers for the WIN!!

S. Melton 2nd Grade, Engineering, Physical Science, Supported by FREY Foundation

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2nd Grade students worked in collaborative groups to design & create cars powered by balloons for our Force & Motion unit. We connected our project to literature by reading If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen. This was a LONG process, but all classes have FINALLY tested their creations!!  We had many successful designs!  A special congratulations goes out to the top cars that went the farthest distance in their class. 

TOP Distance = 15 feet 5 inches!!  Woohoo!!!

There’s a Whole Lotta Shaking Going On!!

S. Melton 5th Grade, Earth Science, Engineering, Supported by FREY Foundation

5th Graders are learning how Earth has cracks, or faults, in its crust where rocks on either side of the crack have slid past each other. This releases a HUGE amount of energy and can cause EARTHQUAKES!! The students were asked to build a SAFE shelter using these shake tables.  Some worked well, but them it was time to INCREASE the MAGNITUDE!!

 

Frey FIRSTIES are Becoming Engineers!!

S. Melton 1st Grade, Engineering, Supported by FREY Foundation

It’s ONLY the 1st week of STEM Lab and our FREY Firsties are being inspired by literature!!  Chris Van Dusen’s book, If I Built a House, helps to paint a picture of a perfectly, outrageous amazing  Home!!

The kiddos were asked to build an outrageous, amazing addition to Jack’s (the main character) home!!!  Wowzers!!  We have  creative FIRST graders!!  Whoop Whoop!!!!