Today Jesus Esquibel brought together our CSSA group of teachers to work on our Tech Quest activities for class. We dug into moisture sensors, remote control cars, data logger, and more. Thank you! We appreciate it! Van Horn Elementary Castle STEAM Academy CSUB Teacher Education Micro:bit Educational Foundation

We start the new year with a new battery! Welcome to our new principal and assistant principal. #wearepbv #twentyfirstyear Van Horn Elementary

We're baaaaack! Today in The NEST our 4th graders created human circuit while we discussed electric energy transference and circuits. Check out their aligned fluency practice too! @wearepbv vanhorn #stem #stemed #steam #literacyintegration #engagement

The NEST is going mobile, today we visit our Kindergarten classes and share the magic of science! #wearepbv #stem #stemed #stemonacart

The NEST goes mobile and pushes into kindergarten. We explored the magic of science (chemical reactions) and discovered some scientific tools. #STEM #stemed #science #scienceinkindergarten #kinderscience #wearepbv #innovation #stemcart

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Thank you to all who came out to Girls Who Code launch party this morning. Jesus Esquibel and Jamie Viveros talked with our students, emphasizing the importance of perseverance within tech spaces. #code #girlswhocode #wearepbv #stem #steam

Mr. Blanton and the Van Horn 5th graders transformed into #everydayalchemists while exploring chemical reactions. We also conjured up some ideas for our own helpful potions. #stemed #stem #steam #wearepbv #alchemy #copperoxide

Taking our learning outside to explore renewable energy and circuitry with solar cells. #stem #steam #stemed #wearepbvusd #thenest #science Amplify

Ahoy Mateys! These 4th grade swashbucklers be takin' to the high sea of knowledge to engineer their very own models o' wind turbines. #TalkLikeAPirateDay #wearepbv #stem #elementaryengineering #verticallearningspaces

We went and made art, while we science'd. #papercircuits #steam #stem #energy #circuits #circuitry #wearepbv

Getting the basics of Scratch Team during our Girls Who Code morning learning session.

We call these pieces STEAM'd Milk, our 5th graders explored the dance of hydrophobic molecules with milk, soap, and food coloring. #steam #stem #stemed #wearepbv #propertiesofmatter #Science #art #mattermatters

These little guys arrived today, thank you Girls Who Code for providing these valuable tools for our GWC learning sessions. #microbit #microprocessors #stem #steamed Jesus Esquibel #wearepbv

Introduction to the EDP with 6th grade. #engineering #stem #stemed #steam #build #make #wearepbv

We are always busy in The NEST! Mr. Jake helps our Girls Who Code integrate micro:bits. Some of our 4th graders build models of the eyeball, and our first graders explore bird beaks and survival. #stem #stemed #science #teachscience #kidscode #wearepbv

Literacy-based STEM Challenge in kindergarten, build a cage for one of the turkeys. Twitter doesn't allow enough pictures to showcase how much wonderful happened during this activity. #stem #STEMeducation #steam #literacyintegration #edp #engineers #wearepbv