Working on our observation and inferencing skills using the coding blocks in WeDo 2.0! I love the kids faces the first time they press play! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School LEGO Education HAEST HCPSElemScience

Our Kinders in DERECA THOMAS class got to explore with LEGO Education Coding Express! We replicated models and observed what the different coding bricks do! I love watching them be kids while learning! HAEST TampaBaySTEM Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School

In Ms. Metzger’s 4th grade class, students learned about different forms of energy by investigating with flashlights, rubber band guitars and wind up toys! HAEST HCPSElemScience TampaBaySTEM

Today during 1st grade STEM time we used properties of matter to sort out bricks by color and worked cooperatively to build a house! HAEST HCPSElemScience TampaBaySTEM LEGO Education

Today in DERECA THOMAS and Ms. Quinn’s kinder class, students used observations to sort cereal of similar pieces and drew sketches of their sorts. HCPSElemScience HAEST

Today I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Jackson’s class while she was out! We used nonstandard units of measure to measure the size of our foot! HAEST HCPSElemScience Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School

I love these simple machine lessons! 2nd graders in @kenclifton00 class built Cinderella’s Coach and collected data on how different amounts of force effects an object’s motion! Check out that amazing notebook entry! HAEST Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HCPSElemScience LEGO Education

When a science teacher subs during a reading class, you better believe LEGO will be involved! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HAEST LEGO Education @HCPSRead

It was a coding mouse kind of day!! Mrs. Watson let me do a reading center with some of her 2nd graders! We worked on words with “sh” sounds! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HAEST TampaBaySTEM @HCPSRead

Ms. Metzger’s 4th graders got to test out their blueprint and collect data on their marshmallow launcher! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HAEST TampaBaySTEM HCPSElemScience

My 5th graders tested out ramp height, hill height and loops this week! They can’t wait to use this data for their roller coaster deigns next week! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HAEST HCPSElemScience

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I have had a couple different positions this year, but currently I teach 5th grade self contained! This week we have been reading about How to Make S’mores. So learned about solar energy, made a solar oven and made some delicious s’mores! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HAEST i-Ready

During our small groups today, we investigated how the strength of force effects an object’s motion! They loved the LEGO push machine! Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HAEST HCPSElemScience LEGO Education TampaBaySTEM

We reviewed how volume takes up space by building rooms in Minecraft Minecraft Education. We even used the portfolio and chalkboards to label our builds! HAEST TampaBaySTEM Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School HCPSElemScience

Thank you #AbbottElementary and ABC for the amazing book fair you put on for us! The kids loved the two free books they received. Also, thanks for the 10 free teacher books for them to add to their library! This will be an experience they will always remember! Jessica Chavers