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Thrilled to launch our LEGO League for the 2021-2022 season. Together our team will devise a solution for streamlining how goods make it to homes and businesses. Many thanks to Amazon for the grant! Providence Panthers FIRST LEGO League LEGO Education City of Fairfax Schools

Our fifth graders are using math to find the perfect length bungee cord to give these model humans a safe but thrilling experience. The excitement during testing is palpable! Heather Whitis Providence Panthers City of Fairfax Schools #math #adventuresinteaching #STEM #experimentaldesign

This month we collected 28 pounds of plastic for the #trexrecyclingchallenge. Keep bringing in that plastic and keeping it out of landfills Panthers! We are up to 183 pounds so far this year. FCPS Get2Green City of Fairfax Schools FCPS Region5 Fairfax Schools 🌟 NWF EcoSchools U.S. #Recycle2Win

How would you protect the little pig from the Big Bad Wolf? Create a house of course! Our kindergartener architects have engineered some super strong structures. FCPS STEAM Providence Panthers Heather Whitis #Engineering #STEMeducation City of Fairfax Schools #Kindergarten #Innovation

Loved working with these amazing kiddos as they imagined, built, and coded a solution. They were awesome at the competition this weekend! Heather Whitis

First graders are devising different ways to keep their veggies safe from hungry bunnies. #munchamunchamuncha City of Fairfax Schools Fairfax Schools 🌟 FCPS STEAM Candace Fleming FCPS Region5 Heather Whitis #innovation #creativity

I have been watching these eggs and wasn’t optimistic about their chances. As I went out to candle the eggs this morning I was surprised to see their contents swimming! One of my favorite parts of this job.

We planned to test our kindergarten’s sailboats but our lesson was disrupted in the most adorable way. Providence Panthers City of Fairfax Schools Fairfax Schools 🌟 FCPS Region5 FCPS STEAM #makewayforducklings

Proud of our Eco-Panthers and the conservation work they’ve done this school year. They focused on decreasing waste, protecting our watershed, and creating great outdoor learning spaces. Providence Panthers FCPS Get2Green City of Fairfax Schools NWF EcoSchools U.S. #conservation

We have been busy engineering and innovating at the start of the school year. Providence Panthers City of Fairfax Schools FCPS STEAM FCPS Region5 #innovators #engineeringiselementary

Our youngest innovators have been building their collaboration attributes while completing mini STEAM challenges. So exciting to see their skills grow. fcpsPOGPOL FCPS Region5 City of Fairfax Schools FCPS STEAM #innovation #collaboration

Imaginations ran wild as our third graders invented a creature and then applied their science knowledge to create a habitat model that would meet all of its needs.@FCPSScience FCPS STEAM Providence Panthers City of Fairfax Schools FCPS Region5 #creativethinkers #habitat

Looking for a good book/activity to teach coding and algorithms to first graders. They’ve already heard “How to Code as Sand Castle” as Kinders. What has worked well for you?

First graders followed the engineering design process to create model inclusive playgrounds, where all kids could have fun. FCPS STEAM Providence Panthers City of Fairfax Schools FCPS Region5 Fairfax Schools 🌟 fcpsPOGPOL #inclusion #creativity #collaboration

Sixth graders learned a bit about ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover before designing and building their own landers. The ones that protected astronauts safely in our classroom and lobby drops moved onto roof testing! Providence Panthers FCPS STEAM City of Fairfax Schools FCPS Region5 Space Education

Love doing my best Miss Frizzle when teaching 2nd grade about monarchs. SvahaUSA #monarchs

Congratulations to our own Providence Panthers and Daniels Run ES for both being named as a Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Virginia Naturally School! The only two schools in the county to receive this high honor. cityoffairfaxschools.org/apps/news/arti…

Love doing environmental work and earning awards with my incredible conservation minded students!

The faces of this year’s GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) Club. These girls are going to change the world! #GEMS #girlpower #Engineering #womeninSTEM Providence Panthers FCPS STEAM