My Ss never cease to amaze me! Check out one S’s project from our #HourOfCode with Mr. Ray Benton Elementary #CPSBest #BentonBold

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We had an extraterrestrial come visit our class today Benton Elementary They must have known we’ve been discussing Outer space in Science! #VirtualSchool

Our class Benton Elementary got to zoom with Lauren Tarshis today and it was awesome! She had such inspiring words and my Ss are even more excited to read I Survived now! Thank you Unbound Book Festival Daniel Boone Regional Library Kerry Townsend

We had a busy science filled day Benton Elementary We experimented with the density of M&M coloring, started making our dome prototypes for our Mars Colony AND made light up cards with Mr. Ray #CPSBest #STEM #Bentonbold

Almost finished our Mars base with a layer of red sand to help protect us from radiation poisoning. Food is scarce but we’re working hard to finish our greenhouse Benton Elementary #Day2 #MarsBase #MineCraft #STEM #CPSBest #SurvivalMode

Ss got to turn their astronaut badges into buttons today with Mr. Ray during #SpaceClub Benton Elementary They were so excited to pin them to their bags! #STEM #CPSBest

Day 3 of our Mars colony, look at that sunset! We have grown and harvested our first carrots and wheat! Good thing too because we were running out of the food we brought with us! Benton Elementary #STEM #MarsColony #Success #CPSBest

Ss made some pretty awesome space helmets today with Mr. Ray for #SpaceClub Benton Elementary #STEM #CPSBest #FutureAstronauts

We made origami bookmarks today and Ss really showed their creativity! #BentonBold #Creativity #ReadingFun #Unicorns #Chickens #Frogs

Ss were surprised to see how much our “moon beans” had grown over break! #BentonBold #CPSBest #STEMSpaceAtHome #SpaceFood Mr. Ray Benton Elementary

Ss designed great roof top gardens and parks for buildings and abandoned lots in Columbia. They wanted to beautify places, help fight carbon emissions and grow food to help the homeless! #STEM #BentonBold #ClimateAction #RooftopGardens #Plants

Space Club Bonus Mission! Kea Carrow used our new Kid Spark Education Rok Block kits to design trucks that would pick up moon debris from a crashed cargo rocket and bring it back to their lunar bases. Thanks Julie Nichols for the kits! Vivify STEM #BentonBold

Ss decorated their graduation hats custom made by one S’s grandma. They were super excited! Benton Elementary #Graduation #Creativity

Ss were excited to show our MU Pen Pals our Nature Play Area and of course the chickens! Benton Elementary #Mizzou #STEM #BentonBold

We upcycled our breakfast cereal containers into planters. Ss used an old styrofoam egg carton for drainage, preventing the plastic and styrofoam from going into the landfill! Benton Elementary #ReduceReuseRecycle #upcycle #plants #STEM

Benton Elementary Kea Carrow Students connecting the engineering design process to their Mars project and thinking how to explain it to other students #Bentonbold

Our 5th grade researchers got to interview 1st graders to find out what kids really want in their play dough for our Play Dough Product Design PBL! Stay tuned for our final play dough creations! Benton Elementary Mrs. Floyd's Class Miss Brockman #cpsbest #PBL #STEM #Bentonbold